Media


Paramount Skydance’s Stock Fades. The Warner Bros. Merger Will Take Years to Pay Off, BofA Says.

BofA reiterates an Underperform rating on Paramount stock after the company’s deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Netflix Stock Can Heal From Warner Bros. ‘Scars,’ Analyst Says. Why He Still Won’t Make It a Buy.

Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall resumed coverage of the stock with an Equal Weight rating and $105 price target.

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CrowdStrike and 11 Other Stocks That Have Gained Every Day of the Iran War

The conflict in the Middle East has turned the market on its head, with investors piling back into beaten-down software stocks.

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Broadcom, Trade Desk, Berkshire Hathaway, Rigetti, Corning, Ciena, Expedia, and More Stock Market Movers

Shares in Broadcom rise after the chip maker beats Wall Street’s earnings targets for its fiscal first quarter.

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Trade Desk Stock Skyrockets. Why the Shares Are Getting a Big Boost.

The ad technology company’s shares are among the worst-performing in the S&P 500 over the past year.

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StubHub Stock Plunges. Shaky Earnings Guidance Isn’t the Only Problem.

The ticketing marketplace faces regulatory and political pressure.

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A Real Estate Firm Promoted by X Was Alleged to Be a Ponzi Scheme. Now It’s Filed For Bankruptcy.

Some RAD investors had told Barron’s that they lost their life savings investing in the real-estate firm.

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Pinterest Stock Jumps as Activist Elliott Takes $1 Billion Stake

Pinterest says it will use the proceeds from the activist’s investment to repurchase shares of its common stock.

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This Media and Internet Stock Soars 73%. It’s Offloading a Big Chunk of Business.

Ziff Davis agrees to sell its connectivity business to Accenture for $1.2 billion in cash.

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Stock Markets Aren’t Panicking Over Trump’s Iran Attack—Yet. This Is Why.

Oil supply under threat as conflict widens, chaos spreads through travel, shipping, jobs report due on Friday, and more news to start your day.

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Streaming Is Going to Cost More. That’s the Price of Mergers.

‘While consolidation has a tendency to increase pricing, it decreases churn,’ said Alex Holtz, research director of IDC.

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Paramount’s ‘Scream 7’ Adds to Media Company’s Weekend of Wins

It was another dose of good news for Paramount Skydance, which on Friday announced a deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery after a bidding war with Netflix.

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Netflix Walks Away a Winner After Losing Warner Bros. to Paramount

Paramount is taking on a lot of debt to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, faces a difficult approval process, and will have a tough time absorbing the media giant.

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Paramount Is Officially Buying Warner Bros. Why the Stock Soared.

Warner Discovery was always a must-have for Paramount, so this is a great outcome for shareholders.

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Netflix Is the Real Winner After Dropping Warner Bros. Bid. CEO Puts Shareholders Over Ego.

Netflix said it was a disciplined buyer and at the required price to win the bidding contest, buying Warner Bros. was no longer attractive.

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Netflix, Paramount, Block, Sunrun, Dell, Rocket Lab, Nvidia, CoreWeave, and More Stock Market Movers

Netflix drops out of the bidding war for Warner Bros., leaving Paramount Skydance victorious in its quest for the Hollywood company.

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Block Is the Latest AI Scaremonger. Why Markets Must Stick to the Fundamentals.

Nvidia suffers worst day in almost a year, China gets relief from Trump’s tariffs, Netflix calls it quits on Warner Bros. bidding war, and more news to start your day.

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Netflix Declines to Match Paramount’s Offer for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s board deemed the latest offer from Paramount Skydance to be superior.

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Nvidia, Sandisk, Paramount, IonQ, D-Wave Quantum, J.M. Smucker, Celsius, and More Stock Market Movers

Nvidia tumbles after the chip maker’s fourth-quarter earnings fail to assuage investors’ concerns over artificial-intelligence disruption.

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Warner Bros. Earnings Report Falls Short. What It Means for the Netflix Takeover Saga.

Netflix’s bidding war with Paramount could come down to what investors think Warner’s cable assets are worth.

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Trade Desk Stock Falls After Downgrade. Why the Slump Is Getting Even Worse.

Trade Desk stock falls after reporting discouraging sales growth forecasts.

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AI Will Create Big Winners—and Losers. What Earnings Tell Us About the Divide.

Salesforce’s outlook underwhelms, Paramount’s Ellison sees Warner Bros. as growth ‘accelerant,’ tax experts skeptical Trump’s tariffs can replace income taxes, and more news to start your day.

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Paramount Skydance Gets Boost From Streaming Amid Merger Fight

The media company raised its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery by a dollar a share, challenging Netflix to raise its own offer.

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Netflix Stock Gains. The Market Is Betting It Loses Warner to Paramount

Paramount Skydance boosted its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery to $31 per share, including a $2.8 billion breakup fee to Netflix.

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