By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -Gold prices declined again on Wednesday, a day after spot gold had its sharpest single-day drop in over five years, while major stock indexes mostly eased with Netflix shares down after the company's outlook disappointed. Gold, one of the year's best-performing trades, slid as investors booked profits. It remains on course for its strongest year since the 1979 oil crisis and is up more than 50% so far this year. Spot gold was last down 1.73% at $4,052.69 an ou ...

Welcome to Yahoo Finance's flagship show, The Morning Brief. I'm Julie Hyman. Let's get to the three things you need to know today.First up, US stock futures are searching for direction after the Dow closed at a new record on Tuesday. Earnings are driving the action. And while we're still early in reporting season, so far, the results coming in strong.According to LCG, 87% of the reports so far have beaten expectations. And it's already been a busy morning. some of the top movers to watch on their earnings ...

公司股价与市场动态 - 华纳兄弟探索公司股价今年以来已上涨91% [2] - 美国银行分析师预测其股价可能再上涨50%，使公司市值达到750亿美元 [3] - 公司拒绝了派拉蒙的第二次收购要约，使其自身成为潜在的收购目标 [3] 公司业务概况 - 公司在流媒体、电影制作、优质内容和有线电视领域处于领先地位 [6] - 公司通过Max和Discovery+控制约1.169亿流媒体用户 [6] - 拥有华纳兄弟和DC等主要电影制片厂，以及《哈利·波特》、《权力的游戏》等优质内容库 [6] - 其有线电视网络覆盖全球约11亿观众 [6] 公司面临的挑战与出售动机 - 公司负债高达346亿美元，并因失去NBA转播权每年损失6亿美元 [7] - 传统线性电视业务加速下滑 [7] - 公司首席执行官David Zaslav签署新合同，若公司易主将获得数百万美元报酬，这增加了其促成交易的动机 [4] 潜在收购方分析：Netflix - Netflix收购获批可能性为50%至60%，但可能附带条件 [5] - 由于缺乏传统媒体业务重叠，无需联邦通信委员会审查，但合并流媒体市场份额达35%至40%可能引发担忧 [5] - 合并后流媒体市场份额可能高达37%，超过30%的非法推定门槛 [11] - 反垄断问题可通过行为性补救措施解决，例如要求Netflix在未来7到10年内向竞争对手授权关键内容 [13] - 然而Netflix联合首席执行官表示公司更倾向于内部建设而非大型并购 [10] 潜在收购方分析：派拉蒙 - 派拉蒙收购获批可能性为30%至40% [5] - 派拉蒙市值160亿美元远低于华纳兄弟探索，竞购可能需要私募股权和债务融资 [5] - 交易面临高反垄断风险，合并后影院市场份额达34.5%，有线电视市场份额达35%至40%，新闻业务集中也构成问题 [5] - 若进行大规模资产剥离，交易有30%几率获批 [16] 潜在收购方分析：康卡斯特 - 康卡斯特收购获批可能性低于10% [5] - 尽管有能力筹集资金，但垂直整合带来的反垄断风险极高 [5] - 司法部曾以防止出现“不可避免的看门人”为由阻止康卡斯特与时代华纳有线合并，类似逻辑适用于此交易 [17] - 所需的资产剥离规模可能超过500亿美元，这将破坏交易价值 [5] 行业监管环境与分析师观点 - 监管机构是否会允许本已集中的媒体行业进一步整合是关键问题 [7] - 分析师认为亚马逊和苹果也可能成为潜在竞购者 [20] - 对于派拉蒙的竞购可能性，分析师意见存在分歧 [21] - 有分析师认为考虑到白宫和联邦通信委员会过往对康卡斯特的负面评论，其成功收购几乎不可想象 [22]

U.S. stocks traded mostly lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 100 points on Wednesday.Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.25% to 46,806.81 while the NASDAQ fell 0.04% to 22,943.73. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.03% to 6,733.39.Check This Out: Top 3 Industrials Stocks That May Rocket Higher In Q4Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares jumped by 0.8% on Wednesday.In trading on Wednesday, consumer discretionary stocks fell by 0.7%.Top HeadlineNetflix I ...

U.S. stocks traded mostly lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 100 points on Wednesday.Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.25% to 46,806.81 while the NASDAQ fell 0.04% to 22,943.73. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.03% to 6,733.39.Check This Out: Top 3 Industrials Stocks That May Rocket Higher In Q4Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares jumped by 0.8% on Wednesday.In trading on Wednesday, consumer discretionary stocks fell by 0.7%.Top HeadlineNetflix I ...

LIVE Dow Falls After Latest Wave of Earnings Netflix shares were dropping after the streamer missed earnings expectations, but it was a bit of an outlier among large U.S. firms reporting results so far this month. Topics Memberships Subscribe to Barron's Last Updated: Updated 39 min ago Stocks Are Little Changed. Tesla Set to Kick Off Tech Earnings. By Connor Smith With earnings season in full swing, the major U.S. stock indexes weren't moving much to start the day on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Ave ...

Hello and welcome to Morning Brief Market Sunrise. I'm Raman Karamali live from Yahoo Finance Studios in London. It's Wednesday, 22nd October.Coming up on the show, AI giant Anthropic is in talks with Google over a multi-billion dollar cloud deal. Earning season rumbles on with the first of the MAX 7 Tesla reporting today. And despite tariffs, China's exports to the US grew in September.Okay, let's kick off with a quick look at where US stock futures stand and Wall Street looks to open well pretty flat in t ...

US stocks slipped on Wednesday after a record-setting session for the Dow as investors fielded the latest wave of earnings in a busy day highlighted by Tesla (TSLA) and IBM (IBM). The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell 0.3%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) lost 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led losses, down around 0.8%. Wall Street is looking to earnings to lift spirits after upbeat blue-chip results on Tuesday helped propel the Dow to a new all-time closing high. Tesla’s quarterly repor ...

U.S. stocks were mixed Tuesday as investors await earnings results from the Magnificent Seven stocks, starting with Tesla (TSLA) after the market closes on Wednesday.gettyU.S. stocks were mixed Tuesday as investors await earnings results from the Magnificent Seven stocks, starting with Tesla (TSLA) after the market closes on Wednesday. The large-cap S&P 500 index and the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite were nearly flat, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.5%. Tesla is expected to report EPS of ...

Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO, speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21st, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBCThis is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. To be, or not to beBuzzy artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has found itself at odds with the White House over regulatory policy for the AI industry. CEO Dario Amodei jumped into ...