Omer Taha Cetin / Anadolu via Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance shares jumped for a second straight day on reports that the latter is preparing a bid to buy the former Key Takeaways U.S. equities were mixed at midday a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq hit record highs on optimism about Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts. Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance shares jumped for a second straight day on reports that Paramount is preparing a b ...