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Why Warner Bros Discovery Rejected Paramount’s Higher Bid in Favor of Netflix’s Deal

Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to an $82.7 bil...

Paramount Skydance responded with a larger $1...

Paramount amended its proposal with Larry Ell...

WBD’s board still deemed Netflix’s lower-pric...

Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger Kicks Off STB Review Amid Key Regulatory Risks

Americas M&A Transportation & Logistics

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have forma...

The stock-and-cash deal, overwhelmingly appro...

The companies project about $2.75 billion in ...

The merger faces significant regulatory and p...

Unity’s Futures Potential: Balancing Growth and Risk in Derivatives Strategy

Global Markets Financial Services

The article argues that futures are increasin...

Unity Software is highlighted as a potential ...

Futures’ obligation-based structure and unlim...

Key uncertainties include Unity’s path to pro...

Lowenstein Bolsters Crypto, Derivatives Practice with Ryne Miller to Navigate U.S. Regulation

Americas Firms Business Services

Lowenstein Sandler has launched a Commodities...

The firm is targeting rising demand for legal...

Regulatory shifts, including CFTC pilots on d...

This move positions Lowenstein to capture mor...

Oil & Metals Under Pressure: How Trade Wars, Recession Fears & OPEC+ Output Are Shaping 2025

Global Markets Energy

Oil prices fell about 3% to a four-year low, ...

China’s imposition of 34% tariffs on U.S. goo...

Growth-sensitive commodities including copper...

OPEC+ plans to increase output, forecast down...

AI Advances Push Down Long-Term Bond Yields as Consumption Growth Expectations Dim

Americas Markets Financial Services

Releases of major generative AI models since ...

The pattern implies bond investors are revisi...

Short-term yields barely move, suggesting mar...

Forecasting platforms like Metaculus grow mor...

Asia Markets Kick Off 2026 with Mixed Moves Amid Thin Liquidity, AI & Policy Risks

Asia Markets Technology

Asian trading was thinned by New Year holiday...

Among open markets, the Hang Seng fell, Shang...

Low liquidity and partial global closures, in...

Looking into early 2026, investors are focuse...

Why You’re Seeing Bloomberg’s “Unusual Activity” Block: What It Means & How to Fix It

Global FYI Information Services

Bloomberg is blocking access because its syst...

Triggers include VPNs or proxies, shared or p...

To regain access, you typically must complete...

If issues persist, changing networks or IPs, ...

Goldman Sachs Bets on Asia as Dollar Weakens: What Investors Need to Know

Asia Markets Investment Banking

Goldman Sachs expects a structurally weaker U...

Positioning for this view, the bank has conso...

Asia and broader emerging markets are seen as...

Risks include potential U.S. economic resilie...

EIB Unveils Game-Changing Trade & Export Finance Strategy to Unlock €105B Globally

Europe Policy Financial Services

The European Investment Bank is pivoting towa...

It plans to deploy about €10 billion per year...

Security, defence, clean tech, supply chains,...

Pilots such as the Ukraine reinsurance scheme...