"We have to get this Clarity Act across the finish line and any market participants who don’t want it should move to El Salvador," Bessent told the Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 5."If there are people who think we are going to operate in this environment without rules, they are probably wrong, and they should move to El Salvador," Solomon was quoted as saying by CNBC, echoing recent remarks from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent .However, Solomon at the event also called for regulations to ensure tha ...

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos speaks during comedian Ricky Gervais's star unveiling ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, U.S., May 30, 2025.Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos will head to the White House on Thursday for meetings on his company's efforts to acquire part of Warner Bros. Discovery as Paramount ratchets up its rival bid, Politico reported Wednesday.The reported visit is set to occur five days after President Donald Trump demanded that Netflix immediately fire former Obama administration offi ...

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hugh Johnston, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) will participate in a question-and-answer session at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Monday, March 2, 2026 at approximately 4:05 p.m. ET/ 1:05 p.m. PT. To stream live, please visit www.disney.com/investors. A recording of the question-and-answer session will be archived on our website. ...

The battle between Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ: PSKY) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) continued recently, with Warner Bros. (NASDAQ: WBD) saying Paramount has raised its all-cash bid to buy the company by $1 to $31 per share. Furthermore, Paramount included a $7 billion termination fee if the acquisition is not approved by regulators. Paramount had already made its offer more attractive by agreeing to pay the $2.8 billion termination fee that Warner Bros. would owe Netflix if it walked away from the agreement i ...

That former support now acts as formidable resistance. The only remaining technical floor sits at $105-$110, shown in green at the bottom. MSTR briefly touched this level during capitulation before bouncing to current levels.See Also: 1.5 Million Users Are Already Working Inside This AI Platform — Investors Can Still Get InA descending trendline from the $473 peak defines the downtrend, with MSTR accelerating below even this bearish channel in recent capitulation.The company used the entire amount to buy 59 ...

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Core Viewpoint - Paramount has expressed its approval of the Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) board's assessment that its latest acquisition offer could be a viable option, providing further details on the enhanced terms of the proposal [1][2]. Group 1: Offer Details - Paramount has increased its cash offer to $31 per share for 100% of WBD, up from the previous offer of $30 [4]. - The revised offer includes an accelerated "ticking fee" of $0.25 per quarter starting after September 30, 2026, until the deal is finalized [4]. - Paramount has raised the regulatory termination fee to $7 billion if the transaction fails due to regulatory issues [4]. Group 2: Additional Commitments - Paramount has committed to providing additional equity funding as necessary to support the solvency certificate required by PSKY's lending banks [5]. - The definition of "Company Material Adverse Effect" has been adjusted to exclude the performance of WBD's Global Linear Networks business, closing a potential loophole [5]. - Paramount reaffirmed its obligation to pay a $2.8 billion termination fee to Netflix if the existing merger agreement is terminated [6]. - The company also confirmed it would eliminate WBD's potential $1.5 billion financing cost related to its debt exchange offer [6]. Group 3: Current Status and Next Steps - WBD is still in discussions with Paramount while maintaining its agreement with Netflix, which offers $27.75 per share for Warner's studios and streaming business [7]. - WBD has a fiduciary duty to evaluate all proposals but has previously rejected all of Paramount's offers until this latest one [7]. - For a switch in deal partners to occur, WBD's board must first determine that Paramount's revised proposal is superior, after which Netflix will have four business days to match the offer [8].

Paramount Skydance Corp. on Tuesday tabled a new $31-a-share buyout offer for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., potentially sparking another bidding war with Netflix Inc., which is seeking to improve its own deal, reported Bloomberg.The famed Hollywood studio isn’t withdrawing its recommendation that investors support Netflix’s $27.75-a-share agreement to acquire the company’s studio and HBO operations, according to a statement Tuesday. Instead, it maintains that the latest Paramount terms meet the threshold for ...

After 10 tries, David Ellison's Paramount Skydance has finally made a proposal that Warner Bros. Discovery's board is excited about. Paramount is prepared to pay $31 per share for all of WBD, including its TV networks like CNN and TruTV, up from $30 per share in its previous public offers, WBD told shareholders on Tuesday.WBD's board said Tuesday that Paramount's offer "could reasonably be expected" to lead to a superior proposal to Netflix's. However, WBD added that its board had "not made a determination" ...