NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. is telling shareholders of the company that it believes a $72 billion buyout offer from Netflix is superior, and to reject a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance. Paramount went hostile with its bid last week, asking shareholders to reject the deal with Netflix favored by the board of Warner Bros. Paramount is offering $30 per Warner share, or $77.9 billion, to Netflix’s $27.75 per share. A Warner Bros. merger with either company would alter the landscape in Hollywo ...

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January WTI crude oil (CLF26) today is up +0.76 (+1.38%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26) is up +0.0166 (+0.99%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are rising today amid heightened geopolitical risks in Venezuela and Russia.  President Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned tankers off Venezuela, and the US is preparing new sanctions on Russian energy exports if Russia rejects a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.  Crude prices fell back from their best level after weekly EIA crude inventories fell less t ...

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Key Points China is canceling old lithium mining licenses, mostly for non-operational mines. Chinese lithium prices spiked on the news, pushing lithium stocks higher today. 10 stocks we like better than Standard Lithium › Shares of Standard Lithium (NYSEMKT: SLI), a Canadian lithium company that produces its white metal from filtering brine primarily in Arkansas, jumped more than 6% in early trading Tuesday. Prices have settled at about a 5% gain as of 11:05 a.m. ET. It all started in China. Imag ...

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Visa (V) is making a bold push into blockchain-based payments, launching a USDC stablecoin settlement for U.S. banks and fintechs. This move could reshape how money moves through the global financial system. The credit card giant announced that issuer and acquirer partners can now settle obligations in Circle's (CRCL) dollar-pegged USDC. It is the first time a major payment network has brought stablecoin settlement to the U.S. at scale. More News from Barchart Visa's stablecoin settlement program has ...

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