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Larry Ellison Personally Guaranteed $40.4 Billion of His Son's Warner Bros. Discovery Deal. Now 12 States Have Sued to Block It, and Oracle Stock Has Fallen 34% This Month.

Larry Ellison personally guaranteed $40.4 billion of his son's bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal now facing a lawsuit from 12 state attorneys general aiming to block the merger. This unprecedented financial entanglement is further complicated by a significant 34% drop in …

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Faces Fresh Deal Uncertainty, Is The Stock Fully Valued?

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is back in focus after Paramount Skydance agreed to delay its proposed US$110b acquisition until at least June 2027, following …

Does Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Trade Below Fair Value After Tender Offer Extensions?

Make better investment decisions with Simply Wall St's easy, visual tools that give you a competitive edge. Paramount Skydance stock has fallen 77.4% over the past five years, yet its current valuation checks suggest the market may now be pricing the company more pessimistically …

This Warner Bros Discovery Analyst Is No Longer Bullish; Here Are Top 4 Downgrades For Monday

A Seaport Global analyst downgraded Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) from Buy to Neutral, impacting its stock which closed at $25.77. Other major downgrades include Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ: HBAN) by B of A Securities, Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA (NYSE: BUD) by Barclays, and Corcept Therapeutics …

New Found Gold Is Moving From Discovery to Production | Keith Boyle

In this interview, New Found Gold CEO Keith Boyle discusses the company's transition from a discovery-focused entity to one aiming for production and cash flow. He explains the strategy behind choosing a lower-capex path for the Queensway project, the impact of the Hammerdown and …

Paramount Stock Falls After Agreeing to Delay Warner Bros. Merger

According to a court filing from Friday, the companies have agreed to pause the transaction until five days after the court issues a final decision on the merger, or until June 1, 2027. Continue Reading

Paramount delays Warner Bros. merger until June amid lawsuit

Investing.com -- Paramount said Friday it agreed to halt its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until June 1, 2027, or until a federal judge rules on a lawsuit filed by state attorneys general seeking to block the deal. The agreement extends a …

Warner Bros. Discovery to Report Second Quarter 2026 Results on Thursday, August 6

NEW YORK, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: WBD) today announced that it will report its second quarter 2026 results on Thursday, August 6, 2026 before the market opens. Links to the live webcast of the conference call …

Warner Bros/Paramount deal paused by judge until mid-August

[Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront 2022 - Show] Mike Coppola/Getty Images Entertainment The delay of Paramount Skydance's (PSKY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PSKY]) planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WBD]) was extended until mid-August, the judge overseeing the state attorneys general's attempt to block the deal …

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Paramount Skydance Wins EU Approval for Warner Bros. Discovery Deal After Offering This Key Concession— but US Hurdles Loom

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. European Commission grants unconditional approval for Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Decision confirms no remedies are required to address competition concerns in …

EUROPEAN COMMISSION APPROVES PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION ACQUISITION OF WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY MARKING MAJOR MILESTONE TOWARDS COMPLETION

LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Commission has today formally cleared the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) ("WBD") by Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) ("Paramount"), representing a major milestone in completing the transaction in line …

Paramount gets EU approval for Warner Bros takeover despite US suit

Investing.com -- Paramount Skydance Corp. received conditional approval from the European Union on Wednesday for its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., marking progress for the deal as it faces legal challenges in the United States. The European Commission approved the transaction …

3 Reasons to Sell WBD and 1 Stock to Buy Instead

3 Reasons to Sell WBD and 1 Stock to Buy Instead Over the past six months, Warner Bros. Discovery's stock price fell to $25.96. Shareholders have lost 8.5% of their capital, which is disappointing considering the S&P 500 has climbed by 7.7%. This was …

WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC. (WBD) SHAREHOLDER CLASS ACTION ALERT: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reminds Investors of the Deadline to File a Lead Plaintiff Motion in a Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD)

Bernstein Liebhard LLP is reminding investors of the deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in a securities class action lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD). The lawsuit alleges that Discovery and WBD made material misstatements and omissions regarding WarnerMedia's HBO Max streaming …

Paramount's $110 Billion Warner Deal Faces Delay That Could Cost Billions

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Paramount Skydance Corp. (NASDAQ:PSKY), a Hollywood studio and streaming company, is facing a potentially expensive legal setback in its proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD), a media group that owns HBO Max, CNN and …

Netflix Fell 45% Over 12 Months But This Ratings House Sees A Doubling Share Price

Quick Read Netflix (NFLX) has dropped 44% over 12 months to just 22x earnings, with BMO's $135 target implying nearly 100% upside driven by doubling ad revenue. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) surged 103% on its Paramount merger while Disney (DIS) fell 19%, making Netflix's …

Paramount's Warner deal is suddenly in real trouble

Most large mergers do not die in a courtroom. They die of exhaustion. The lawyers stay expensive. The financing goes stale. The executives who staked their reputations on the thing start quietly updating their contact lists, and one morning somebody runs the numbers and …

Warner Bros. Discovery's Q2 2026 Earnings: What to Expect

Warner Brothers Discovery By JHVEPhoto New York-based Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) operates as a media and entertainment company worldwide. With a market cap of $67.4 billion, the company offers a complete portfolio of content, brands, and franchises across television, film, streaming, and gaming. …

5 Words From Netflix's Co-CEO Ted Sarandos That Suggest an Acquisition May Not Necessarily Be on the Horizon for the Streaming Giant

Key Points Earlier this year, Netflix walked away from a deal to acquire Warner Bros. The company's slowing growth may be putting pressure on management to make a big move. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos, however, doesn't appear to be in any rush to pursue a …

Paramount-Warner merger faces legal setback as antitrust challenge threatens $100 billion deal (PSKY) (WBD)

Warner Brothers Studios ©LiAnG Federal judge pauses merger pending antitrust review The proposed merger between Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) has encountered a significant legal hurdle after a US federal judge temporarily halted the transaction, casting uncertainty over a deal valued …

Judge Blocks Paramount Skydance Acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery With Temporary Order

US Judge Halts Paramount-Warner Bros. $110 Bln Merger

(RTTNews) - A California district judge granted a temporary restraining order pausing the proposed $110 billion merger between media giants Paramount Skydance (PSKY) and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Last week, a coalition of 12 U.S. states had filed an antitrust lawsuit seeking to stop …

Stock Market Today, July 20: Warner Bros. Discovery Falls 4% as Judge Pauses $110 Billion Paramount Skydance Deal

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD), a global film, TV, cable, and streaming entertainment conglomerate, closed at $25.86, down 3.76%. Shares fell after a California federal judge paused Paramount Skydance's (NASDAQ:PSKY) $110 billion acquisition. Investors are watching what antitrust developments come next. Trading volume reached 44.2M …

Court orders Paramount to pause Warner Bros deal

Lawsuit warns Paramount's planned takeover of Warner Bros risks inflicting 'substantial harm' on cinemas - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A US court has ordered Paramount to pause its $110bn (£82bn) takeover of Warner Bros after a dozen states launched a legal effort to block the …

Paramount takeover of Warner Bros paused on orders of judge

A judge has ordered a temporary halt to the takeover of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) by Paramount Skydance, as several US states move to block the deal. The ruling, which applies for 14 days, was handed down by a US district judge ahead of …

Judge temporarily blocks Paramount-Skydance’s $110 bln Warner Bros Discovery deal

Investing.com -- A U.S. judge has temporarily halted Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, granting a 14-day temporary restraining order in a lawsuit brought by a coalition of state attorneys general led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. California District …

Paramount-Warner Bros. deal on hold after court ruling

Hollywood's biggest deal in decades is on hold. On Monday, a federal judge temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance's efforts to complete its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, ruling that the proposed $111-billion merger "raises serious questions" about whether the combination violates U.S. antitrust law. District …

Judge orders Paramount to temporarily pause Warner Bros acquisition

By Jody Godoy and Dawn Chmielewski July 20 (Reuters) - A coalition of states led by California won a pause of Paramount's $110 ‌billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, after the states ‌argued letting the merger close would irreparably harm competition. The …

Paramount's $110 Billion Warner Bros. Deal Clears Early Court Challenge

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Paramount Skydance Corp. (NASDAQ:PSKY), an entertainment company pursuing Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD), a film, television, and streaming business, has cleared an early legal challenge to its proposed $110 billion takeover after a California federal judge rejected an …

Judge halts $110B Paramount and Warner Bros. merger

A U.S. District Judge has temporarily halted the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance Corporation due to antitrust concerns raised by a 12-state coalition. The legal injunction imposes potential daily financial penalties of $7 million for the acquiring company starting …

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) closed the most recent trading day at $26.87, moving -1.54% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.01%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.77%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.4%. Shares of the operator …

Judge in Paramount Skydance lawsuit to rule by July 22

Zhanna Hapanovich * The judge ruling on the lawsuit brought by 12 state attorneys general against Paramount Skydance’s (PSKY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PSKY]) merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WBD]) will issue a ruling by July 22 following a hearing in California Friday afternoon. * The lawsuit …

12-State Legal Challenge Clouds Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

Warner Brothers Studios ©LiAnG A coalition of 12 U.S. states has launched an antitrust challenge against the proposed $110 billion merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD), raising the prospect of lengthy legal delays and increased uncertainty for investors. The lawsuit, led …

NBC Universal could be Netflix's next big acquisition target: BofA analyst

While reporting mixed second quarter earnings results, it's Netflix's (NFLX) disappointing third quarter outlook that's dragging the stock lower on Friday. BofA Securities senior media & entertainment analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich addresses whether an acquisition is still on the table for the streaming giant …