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Here’s what to expect in Paramount’s quest to elbow out Netflix and buy Warner Bros. Discovery
David Ellison at Netflix’s “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys” at The Egyptian Theatre on August 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Gilbert Flores | Variety | Getty Images Paramount Skydance laid out its plan Monday to convince Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders that it’s a better buyer for the company than Netflix. The hostile […]
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Comcast president outlines unsuccessful WBD offer and future of NBC’s Peacock
Mike Cavanagh, President of Comcast Corporation attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 10, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. T Kevork Djansezian | Getty Images Comcast’s top brass on Monday pulled the curtain back on the company’s unsuccessful bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, detailing an offer far different from its rival bidders. […]
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McDonald’s will assess if franchisees are providing value under new standards
In Lisbon, Portugal, on January 12, 2025, people sit by a McDonald’s storefront. McDonald’s rolls out new value deals, like the McValue Menu, to combat economic challenges and attract budget-conscious customers, as global sales face pressure amid shifting consumer trends. Luis Boza | Nurphoto | Getty Images McDonald’s will soon assess its franchisees on how […]
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United maintains elite status requirements for 2027, but here’s what’s changing
A traveler speaks to an agent at the United Airlines desk at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on November 25, 2025, ahead of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Kamil Krzaczynski | Afp | Getty Images United Airlines is joining Delta Air Lines in holding steady its requirements to earn elite frequent flyer status next year […]
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Rising stocks and IPOs helped create 287 new billionaires this year
Wall Street sign in New York with American flag and Christmas tree lights in the background. Mwelsh | Istock | Getty Images Rising stock markets, a return of merger activity and flowing inheritances helped create 287 new billionaires this year, bringing the global total to over 2,900, according to a new report. Billionaire wealth reached […]
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From the California gold rush to Sydney Sweeney: How denim became the most enduring garment in American fashion
Jodie Foster, Billie Perkins, and Robert De Niro perform a scene in Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese in 1976 in New York, New York. Michael Ochs Archives | Moviepix | Getty Images In the dwindling days of the California gold rush, the wife of a local miner faced a problem. Her husband’s denim work […]
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The regulatory path ahead for a Netflix and Warner Bros. deal could get dicey
Logos of Netlfix and Warner Bros. Reuters The Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery deal came together quickly — but its path to regulatory approval may not be so speedy. Netflix stunned the media industry on Friday when it announced its proposed $72 billion deal to acquire the iconic Warner Bros. film studio and streaming service […]
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David Ellison’s hunt for WBD made David Zaslav richer — and it may not be over
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison speaks during the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images This isn’t exactly what David Ellison had planned in September. Just a few months […]
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Netflix’s plan to buy Warner Bros. throws the theater industry into upheaval
A man walks past movie posters at at AMC Theater in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Movie theater operators woke up Friday to the possibility of a new world order. Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a deal for the streaming giant to acquire WBD’s film […]
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Southwest Airlines cuts outlook on government shutdown demand hit, higher fuel costs
Planes line up on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on Nov. 10, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Southwest Airlines cut its 2025 earnings forecast on Friday, citing a demand dip during the federal government shutdown, the longest ever. The carrier said it expects 2025 earnings before interest and taxes of […]
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