Disney, Facing Activist Investor Pressure, Adds 2 Board Members

The Walt Disney Company, bracing for a second proxy battle with the activist investor Nelson Peltz, reinforced its board on Wednesday. James P. Gorman, Morgan Stanley’s chief executive, and Jeremy Darroch, who formerly ran Sky, a British television company, will join Disney’s board early next year, according to a securities filing. “Their appointments reflect Disney’s …

Some in Netanyahu’s Government Pressure Him to Reject Longer Cease-Fire

As international pressure grows to extend a temporary cease-fire with Hamas, some right-wing members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government are threatening to bring it down if he does not resume fighting in Gaza. The far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, said on Wednesday that if Israel did not continue its war with Hamas, his …