Paramount CEO David Ellison was left on read during a key part of the negotiations to buy Warner Bros. Discovery — and now we know why. Ellison's text message to WBD CEO David Zaslav on December 4, which said that Paramount's offer was not its "best and final," went unanswered in the hours leading up to WBD's decision to accept Netflix's offer.In a new SEC filing, WBD said Zaslav didn't respond to Ellison's text since it "did not present any actionable improved proposal for consideration and it would not h ...

AUGA Group, RAB (hereinafter – the Company) successfully paid all accrued interest on 17 December 2025 under the 20,000 green Bonds issued pursuant to the base prospectus approved by the Bank of Lithuania on 25 November 2019, each with a nominal value of EUR 1,000, ISIN LT0000404238 (hereinafter – the Bonds), via Nasdaq CSD, SE, through which they are to be further distributed to the persons entitled to receive them. As provided for in the Company’s restructuring plan, from the date the plan entered into fo ...

Velishchuk Yevhen / Shutterstock.com Quick Read Standard Chartered cut its 2026 Bitcoin target from $300K to $150K due to slower institutional buying through ETFs. Bitcoin ETFs hold approximately $124B with institutions comprising roughly 25% of that base. The bank’s long-term $500K Bitcoin target remains but shifted from 2026 to 2030. If you’re thinking about retiring or know someone who is, there are three quick questions causing many Americans to realize they can retire earlier than expected. t ...

CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) will release earnings results for its third quarter before the opening bell on Thursday, Dec. 18.Analysts expect the Richmond, Virginia-based company to report quarterly earnings at 32 cents per share, down from 81 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for CarMax's quarterly revenue is $5.63 billion, compared to $6.22 billion a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.On Sept. 25, CarMax reported worse-than-expected second-quarter financial results.C ...

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) aren't exciting stocks anymore — and after a bruising reset, that's starting to look intentional. Pfizer's stock has been back in focus this month after the company laid out a cautious 2026 outlook, acknowledging that the post-COVID reset isn't over yet. Track PFE stock here.Management flagged flat-to-low single-digit growth expectations, with COVID product declines continuing to fade out of the base. The market's response was telling: shares slipped, but ...

A strike at Brazil's Petrobras has reached workers in all offshore oil platforms in Campos basin, said local union FUP in a statement on Wednesday. ...

Bill Ackman, the CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, has historically invested in a very different manner than Warren Buffett, the legendary investor dubbed the “Oracle of Omaha.” The activist investor makes splashy, aggressive bets and touting them in the financial media. But recent reports have quoted Ackman as saying he wants to build a “modern-day Berkshire Hathaway,” suggesting a potential shift in his strategy. Read Now: Self-Made Millionaires Suggest 5 Stocks You Should Never Sell Find Out: ...

GIG HARBOR, Wash., Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IP Strategy (Nasdaq: IPST) (the “Company”), the first public company to adopt a treasury reserve policy centered on the $IP token, today highlighted Poseidon, a decentralized AI data initiative incubated by Story’s $IP Layer 1 blockchain, as a leading example of real-world AI infrastructure emerging on the Story network. Poseidon is focused on sourcing, compiling and cataloguing high-quality, rights-cleared audio data for AI training, addressing one of th ...

GIG HARBOR, Wash., Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IP Strategy (Nasdaq: IPST) (the “Company”), the first public company to adopt a treasury reserve policy centered on the $IP token, today highlighted Poseidon, a decentralized AI data initiative incubated by Story’s $IP Layer 1 blockchain, as a leading example of real-world AI infrastructure emerging on the Story network. Poseidon is focused on sourcing, compiling and cataloguing high-quality, rights-cleared audio data for AI training, addressing one of th ...

Who is Danny / Shutterstock.com If 2025 has taught investors anything about investing, it's that the markets have a mind of their own. Even when the bulls appear to dominate, the bears have had the fortitude to wrestle back control, leaving the markets in flux and investors scrambling to keep up. While perks like 2026 COLA increases can help, high yield ETFs could take you further ahead. For 2026, the Social Security Administration is penciling in just a 2.8% COLA, based on the change in the CPI-W betwe ...