收购要约与竞争格局 - 华纳兄弟探索公司董事会预计将建议股东拒绝派拉蒙1080亿美元（810亿英镑）的敌意收购要约 [1][2] - 派拉蒙的现金收购报价为每股30美元（22.50英镑），比其竞争对手的出价多出现金180亿美元（135亿英镑） [8] - 此前，Netflix已与华纳达成一项价值720亿美元（540亿英镑）的收购交易，每股作价27.75美元 [2][6] 潜在交易影响与资产 - 若Netflix交易成功，流媒体巨头将获得华纳旗下《哈利·波特》、《蝙蝠侠》、《权力的游戏》等热门特许经营权以及大量经典电影库的版权 [2] - 若派拉蒙交易成功，竞争对手美国新闻频道CBS和CNN将被纳入同一母公司旗下 [8] - 这场收购战的赢家将在流媒体战争中获得巨大优势 [5] 交易相关方与动态 - 由贾里德·库什纳拥有的投资公司Affinity确认已退出对派拉蒙收购要约的财务支持，称“投资动态已发生重大变化” [1] - 此前，Affinity与沙特阿拉伯及其他中东国家的资金共同支持了派拉蒙的收购要约 [1] - 华纳公司于6月宣布计划分拆为两家公司：一家负责电视、电影工作室和HBO Max流媒体服务，另一家负责以卡通、新闻和体育为主的传统电视频道业务 [5] 交易进程与监管 - 派拉蒙的报价直接面向股东提出，要求他们拒绝Netflix的交易，构成敌意收购 [8] - 美国政府将对最终交易拥有很大发言权，胜出公司很可能面临司法部反垄断部门的审查 [11]

The U.S. labor market showed further signs of cooling in November as nonfarm payrolls rose by 64,000, only modestly above expectations but still weak by historical standards, while the unemployment rate unexpectedly climbed to 4.6%,The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6% to 48,114.26, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.2% to 6,800.26. The Nasdaq rose 0.2% to 23,111.46.These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day.Tilray Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:TLRY) Tilray Brands ...

insta_photos / Shutterstock.com Quick Read Analysts at Jefferies say D-Wave Quantum could surge 90% higher in 2026. Roku was just upgraded to an overweight rating with a $135 price target by analysts at Morgan Stanley. Analysts at Citi just reiterated a buy rating on EssilorLuxotica, noting that AI glasses are “the next fast-growing edge device.” If you’re thinking about retiring or know someone who is, there are three quick questions causing many Americans to realize they can retire earlier than ...

Investors shouldn't worry too much about how the Warner Bros. acquisition plays out.If you want to watch a drama unfold, you can stream a movie on Netflix (NFLX +0.20%), or you can read the latest headlines regarding the company's attempt to buy Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD 0.90%). At the beginning of December, Netflix announced a $72 billion bid to buy Warner Bros., which also owns HBO Max.NASDAQ : NFLXNetflixToday's Change( 0.20 %) $ 0.18Current Price$ 93.95Key Data PointsMarket Cap$428BDay's Range$ 93.71 ...

The top tech stock has soared over 230,000% since its initial public offering nearly 30 years ago.Amazon (AMZN 1.70%) is one of most notable success stories in recent history. The company's operations initially involved selling books online. But the business looks nothing like those early days. Right now, Amazon is a technology-powered juggernaut that possesses a leading position in multiple exciting industries. This company has been a wildly successful investment opportunity in the past. But investors are ...

Key Takeaways Transformational technologies drive rapid adoptions and stock performance. Tesla's unsupervised robotaxi testing marks a pivotal moment in autonomy.Cost, safety, and scalability give Tesla a path to surpass early leaders like Waymo.Buy the Technology Innovators and DisruptorsAlthough rare, every few decades, a piece of technology drops that’s so significant and groundbreaking it completely changes the industry overnight. In real-time, these next-generation innovations seem unrealistic and impo ...

Netflix has appointed Dani Dudeck, a former senior exec at Instacart, Zynga and MySpace, as chief communications officer. Dudeck will assume her new duties in mid-January, she wrote on LinkedIn. Rachel Whetstone, former chief communications officer, left the company in October 2024. The tech veteran had been with the company since 2018, but decided not to pursue a refashioned role that would have blended public policy and communications. Dean Garfield, VP of Public Policy, departed along with Whetstone. Th ...

Key Takeaways Jefferies has some ideas about where tech investors should look after a tough stretch for the sector. Tech stocks took a hit last week, with cloud computing giant Oracle (ORCL) and chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO) at the forefront after quarterly earnings that failed to impress investors amid growing skepticism around the AI trade. But Jefferies analysts told clients amid Thursday's selloff that they still see gains for some standouts in the sector, which they identified for their "peer-leading growt ...

In a memo to employees divulged this morning in an SEC filing, Netflix Co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos call their pending $83B acquisition of Warner Bros. “a win for the entertainment business.” Wall Street, however, isn’t entirely convinced. One new report Monday from MoffettNathanson’s Robert Fishman urges the company not to take the bait if and when Paramount increases its hostile bid. Far better, Fishman argues, for the streaming giant to “bow out of the bidding war, put their heads down, and cont ...

So, our next guest is going to be weighing in on Disney's billion-dollar deal with Open AI, dueling bids for Warner Brothers, and so much more this morning. Walter Isacson is here. Great to see you.Of course, Walter's Carella Weinberg advisory partner, Twolane University, history professor, CNBC contributor, uh, amazing writer and allaround great friend of ours. >> Help us understand. Let's go AI first.>> Obviously, >> you saw the the Disney story. Were you surprised. And what do you think it portrays.I was ...