THIS IS "THE CLOSE. " ROMAINE: STOCKS REBOUND AND SOFTWARE, ANOTHER RECORD HIGH FOR EMERGING MARKETS. LIVE FROM STUDIO 2 IN NEW YORK, I'M ROMAINE BOSTICK. BAILEY: AND I'M BAILEY. S&P DOWN ABOUT .5%. THIS ALL DOES COME AFTER EARNINGS DIDN'T LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS FROM NVIDIA. DOWN 5%. ON PACE FOR ITS WORSE DAY IF IT CLOSES THERE, SINCE APRIL. THE STOCK'S DOWN 3.5%. U.S.-IRAN TALKS. CRUDE STILL DOWN. NOW SOME JITTERS CALMING SO A BIT OF A SELLOFF OR AT LEAST FLATTENED CRUDE BUT NONETHELESS A LOT OF RED IF YO ...

Netflix dropped its bid to buy Warner Bros. after the studio announced Paramount's latest bid to buy the entire company was "superior." "The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear path to regulatory approval. However, we've always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance's latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so we are declining to match the Paramount Skydance bid," Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters said in ...

PARAMOUNT COMMENTS ON WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY BOARD'S DETERMINATION OF PARAMOUNT'S PROPOSAL AS SUPERIOR [Accessibility Statement] Skip NavigationLOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) ("Paramount") confirms that it has been notified by Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) ("WBD") that WBD's Board of Directors has determined that Paramount's $31 per share, all-cash proposal to acquire WBD is a "Company Superior Proposal" under the terms of W ...

Paramount Skydance may finally have the upper hand on Netflix in the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. The WBD board announced on Thursday afternoon that it believes Paramount's offer to buy the entire company for $31 per share is better than Netflix's proposal to buy its studio and HBO assets for $27.75 per share.This story will be updated. ...

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Key Takeaways PSKY Q4 revenues of $48.14B and a 12 cent adjusted loss both missed consensus estimates.PSKY DTC revenues rose 10%, but TV Media sales fell 5% amid cord-cutting pressures.PSKY guided Q1 revenues of $7.15-$7.35B and reaffirmed $30B 2026 revenue target.Paramount Skydance Corporation (PSKY) reported fourth-quarter 2025 results, wherein both top and bottom lines missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate.The quarter was the company's first full period under the new management team of Chairman and CEO Dav ...

Warner Bros. in Burbank (Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times) As Paramount Skydance's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery stretched into the stratosphere, a painful truth emerged. Paramount's core television business, which includes CBS, Comedy Central and MTV, is rapidly shrinking and its Melrose Avenue movie studio lost money. Paramount this week reported a $339-million operating loss in last year's fourth quarter, which included a half-billion dollars in restructuring costs following Paramount's August takeover ...

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By Dawn Chmielewski Feb 26 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery heaped an additional burden on Netflix's $82.7 billion bid for the movie studio and HBO. The entertainment company behind the buzzy series "Heated Rivalry" and the film "Wuthering Heights" reported fourth-quarter earnings Thursday that showed profit at ‌its cable channels is deteriorating at a fast pace. The networks, which include CNN, the Discovery Network and TNT, are not part ‌of Netflix’s deal. But their worth as a separately traded comp ...

Italy to soften sanctions in bid for smoother relations with markets | ReutersSkip to main content[Exclusive news, data and analytics for financial market professionalsLearn more aboutRefinitiv]A person walks near the Milan Bourse (Italian stock exchange) as global markets brace for a hit to trade and growth caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose import tariffs on... [Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab] Read moreROME, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Italy plans to adopt a less punitive approach ...