By the numbers: Disney stock was trading at $133.65 a share when Chapek accused DeSantis of promoting legislation that would “unfairly target gay, lesbian, nonbinary, and transgender kids and families.” Disney shares opened at $89.44 and continued to fall on Wednesday ahead of DeSantis’s formal entry into the 2024 presidential campaign.
• That’s a decline of 33.1 percent in a little over 14 months.
• Disney announced Wednesday it was preparing to heartlessly fire more than 2,500 employees in an effort to save money.
• DeSantis was reelected in November 2022 by a margin of 19.4 percentage points.
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