Warner Bros. Discovery Aktie News

Why does Paramount Skydance need the Persian Gulf to finance its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery?

Netflix and Paramount face similar antitrust challenges in their competing bids to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, with regulators expected to scrutinize both deals.

Like a thrilling corporate drama, the battle for Warner Bros Discovery acquired a sensational new subplot last week when, not willing to let go, Paramount Skydance made a comeback with a $108.4 billion all-cash hostile bid for the studio powerhouse, just days after WBD had sealed a deal with Netflix.

Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week's news.

Oracle (ORCL) fell 11% post-earnings as revenue missed and operating expenses outpaced cloud revenue growth, raising debt and spending concerns. AI-driven margin pressures are surfacing across tech, with Broadcom (AVGO) sliding 10% despite strong results, as investors weigh infrastructure costs.

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Is Netflix still buying Warner Bros.? Paramount's $77.9 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.

Netflix says it must acquire Warner Bros Discovery to compete with YouTube, but antitrust experts doubt regulators will buy that argument. The streaming giant's $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery's studios and HBO Max will face scrutiny from U.S. and global regulators, given its scale and the combined 428 million subscribers.