SPINNERETTE 11.02.23
2 companies Repdigit #MTCH
DIS (+2.22) + HEL.A (+2.22)
A SHIELD
A SHIELD is meant to provide Protection, Cover or Shelter
Greek Mythology: The Aegis is a shield used by Zeus and his daughter Athena. Aegis was made by Gorgon Aix, the daughter of the Sun God Helios. In Homer’s Iliad Zeus’s son Hephaestus crafts the Aegis into a shield for Zeus.
SHIELD history from Middle English is an armor made of any strong material carried by a warrior held by straps or a handle attached on one side used as a defense against a foe.
Police badges are in the shape of a Shield to represent a person who protects.
On the lighter-side, MARVEL the comic book company that created The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D which stands for Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. And of course, their is the famous Captain America’s SHIELD magnificently crafted by Howard Stark and given to Steve Rogers during World War II.
DIS is Disney an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate founded by Walt Disney and his brother Roy Disney in 1923 known as Disney Brothers Studio which celebrated their 100th anniversary on October 16, 2023. It changed its name in 1986 to Walt Disney Company which is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, CA. The company’s mascot and corporate icon is their iconic Mickey Mouse. The company is best known for its film division which includes Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Animations and Searchlight Pictures. Disney owns and operates ABC broadcast network, cable TV networks Disney Channel, ESPN, Freeform, FX, National Geographic and recently acquired the remainder of HULU from Comcast for US$8.6 BILLION. In addition to Film & TV, Disney is also known for their Amusement Parks, Books, Music, Video Games and Web Portals. The company has been public since 1940 and trades on NYSE. Their Revenue is listed near US$89 BILLION and they employ more than 200,000. website: www.waltdisneycompany.com
A DADDY LONGLEGS: According to Wikipedia, the inspiration for Mickey Mouse was fashioned after the silent film stars Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks. He started his career in 1928 in secret by replacing Oswald the Lucky Rabbit which was contractually owned by Charles Mintz who was the middleman producer between Disney and Universal through his company Winkler Pictures who owned Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Conflicts between Disney and Mintz caused them to eventually separate. The inspiration to use a mouse came from Walt Disney who had a tame mouse at his Laugh-O-Gram Studio in Kansas City, MO. The Disney animators that remained with Walt Disney were Mickey Mouse creator Ub Iwerks and his apprentices Les Clark and Wilfred Jackson. Also, Mickey’s first name was originally Mortimer Mouse but Walt Disney’s wife Lillian convinced her husband to change his name to Mickey Mouse and a star was born.
Traded Today @ $83.29
HEL.A is Heico Corporation a aerospace and electronics company. The company was founded by William Heinicke as Heinicke Instruments in 1957 and is headquartered in Hollywood, CA. The company has a very long list of acquisitions since the 1990’s. Their revenue is listed around US$2 BILLION and employ approx. 6,500.
.A denotes Class A shares which usually grants shareholders more voting rights than Class.B shares.
Traded Today @ $129.52