Paramount, Skydance near $8B deal: reports

Paramount Global is hammering out the last details of an agreement to be purchased by Skydance Media in an $8 billion deal, according to multiple reports. FOX Business' Charlies Gasparino reported last week that Skydance and its backers were said to be in the final stages of negotiating the purchase of Paramount, and that a deal could be finalized in two weeks. Ticker Security Last Change Change % PARA PARAMOUNT GLOBAL 12.83 +0.92 +7.72% Paramount Global Class B Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal rep ...