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Today: April 15, 2026
Today: April 15, 2026

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Proxy adviser Glass Lewis recommends Warner Bros shareholders vote for Paramount deal

Independent proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis recommended Warner Bros Discovery shareholders to vote in favor of the company's $110 billion deal to combine with Paramount Skydance. 

Proxy adviser Glass Lewis recommends Warner Bros shareholders vote for Paramount deal
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Ackman's $64 billion Universal bet hinges on power broker Bollore

Bill Ackman's first call before launching his $64 billion bid for Universal Music Group nL6N40Q0JZ this week was to French billionaire Vincent Bollore,

Ackman's $64 billion Universal bet hinges on power broker Bollore
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United Airlines CEO pitched American Airlines tie-up in meeting with Trump, sources say

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby pitched the potential for merging with American Airlines in a meeting nFWN40W13A

United Airlines CEO pitched American Airlines tie-up in meeting with Trump, sources say
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Bill Ackman’s fund wants to buy Universal Music

Bill Ackman’s fund wants to buy Universal Music

Bill Ackman’s fund wants to buy Universal Music
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From box office bomb to media powerhouse: Skydance’s 20-year rise to overtake Paramount, Warner Bros

It's a come-from-behind story fit for Hollywood itself

From box office bomb to media powerhouse: Skydance’s 20-year rise to overtake Paramount, Warner Bros
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Paramount escalates Warner Bros. Discovery fight with new $31-per-share bid

Paramount escalates Warner Bros. Discovery fight with new $31-per-share bid

Paramount escalates Warner Bros. Discovery fight with new $31-per-share bid
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Netflix intensifies bid for Warner Bros making its $72 billion offer all cash

Netflix is now offering to buy Warner Bros

Netflix intensifies bid for Warner Bros making its $72 billion offer all cash
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Paramount’s hostile takeover bid is one of the largest

Paramount’s hostile takeover bid is one of the largest

Paramount’s hostile takeover bid is one of the largest
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Army merges three commands in move to prioritize homeland defense

Army merges three commands in move to prioritize homeland defense

Army merges three commands in move to prioritize homeland defense
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Paramount raises breakup fee in Warner Bros bid to $5 billion, Bloomberg News reports

Paramount Skydance has raised the proposed breakup fee in its bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery to $5 billion from $2.1 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing

Paramount raises breakup fee in Warner Bros bid to $5 billion, Bloomberg News reports
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JPMorgan hires two senior bankers to expand mid-cap investment banking

JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday hired two new managing directors, R.

JPMorgan hires two senior bankers to expand mid-cap investment banking
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Goldman Sachs to buy ETF sponsor Innovator in $2 billion cash-and-stock deal

Goldman Sachs said on Monday it will buy active exchange-traded fund sponsor Innovator Capital Management in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $2 billion, as the Wall Street bank

Goldman Sachs to buy ETF sponsor Innovator in $2 billion cash-and-stock deal
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Blackstone mulls abandoning bid for UK's Big Yellow Group, Sky News reports

Blackstone is "seriously contemplating" abandoning its bid for British self-storage company Big Yellow Group ahead of the upcoming deadline for a firm offer, Sky News reported on

Blackstone mulls abandoning bid for UK's Big Yellow Group, Sky News reports
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Dick's Sporting warns Foot Locker reset could cost up to $750 million; shares drop

(Corrects stock move in paragraph 2 to 3% from 6% in early trading, not premarket; also corrects margin forecast drop in paragraph 8 to a range of 1,000 to 1,500 basis points, not 1,500 basis points

Dick's Sporting warns Foot Locker reset could cost up to $750 million; shares drop
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EU approves Omnicom's acquisition of IPG without conditions

The EU Commission on Monday said it had unconditionally approved Omnicom Group's $13.25 billion all-stock deal to buy rival Interpublic Group.

EU approves Omnicom's acquisition of IPG without conditions
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BHP must get over Anglo, focus on growth projects, investors say

BHP should move on from Anglo American and focus on its growth strategy, investors said on Monday, after the Australian company's last-minute

BHP must get over Anglo, focus on growth projects, investors say
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Blue Owl considers reviving merger of private credit funds, contingent on fund's share price, sources say

Blue Owl Capital is considering reviving a plan to merge two of its private credit funds if the share price of the larger fund improves, as the alternative asset

Blue Owl considers reviving merger of private credit funds, contingent on fund's share price, sources say
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BHP drops bid for Anglo American after early talks

BHP Group said on Monday it is no longer pursuing a potential combination with Anglo American after preliminary discussions with the rival miner's board.

BHP drops bid for Anglo American after early talks
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Auterion says Rheinmetall stake to boost drone software group's growth

Auterion CEO Lorenz Meier said having German defence player Rheinmetall on board as a "significant" shareholder in the U.S.-

Auterion says Rheinmetall stake to boost drone software group's growth
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US states can intervene to challenge HPE's $14 billion Juniper acquisition

A group of U.S. states can intervene in a case over Hewlett-Packard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, which the U.S.

US states can intervene to challenge HPE's $14 billion Juniper acquisition
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Moody's downgrades Six Flags' credit ratings

Moody's downgraded Six Flags Entertainment's credit ratings further into junk-grade territory on Monday, citing the amusement park owner's weak operating results.

Moody's downgrades Six Flags' credit ratings
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Republican state AGs raise concerns about Union Pacific deal for Norfolk Southern

A group of nine Republican state attorneys general on Friday raised competition concerns about Union Pacific's plan to buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in

Republican state AGs raise concerns about Union Pacific deal for Norfolk Southern