Disney has posted second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street forecasts, helped by the home video sales of Frozen and Thor: The Dark World.
Walt Disney Company’s earnings rose 12 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter.
Revenue gains at Disney’s parks and movie studio led to a 32-percent increase in net income during the January-March quarter.
The online retailer Amazon. com has reported muted second-quarter earnings.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has posted a 47-percent increase in third-quarter net income thanks to pay TV networks and its movie studio.
When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company, it will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world.
