Paramount+ and HBO Max signage. Reuters | Getty Images Paramount+ and HBO Max will be combined into one streaming service if regulators approve Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount CEO David Ellison said on a conference call Monday. A combined service would have about 200 million subscribers given existing totals, Ellison said during…
Skaman306 | Moment | Getty Images Even as many consumers feel stretched to cover rising daily costs, more low- and moderate-income individuals have turned to investing, according to a new report. Since 2020, the number of low- and moderate-income investors has increased by 2.7 times, or 167%, according to new research from the BlackRock Foundation, the private…
A display board shows canceled flights to Dubai and Doha amid regional airspace closures at Noi Bai International Airport, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Thinh Nguyen | Reuters Airline and travel stocks fell Monday after airspace closures throughout the Middle East forced…
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) welcomes Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov (L) and Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi before a meeting regarding the Iranian nuclear issue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 14, 2025. – | Afp | Getty Images As U.S. and Israeli strikes entered their third day,…
People protest against the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, ICE immigration raids, and in support of Palestinians during a demonstration outside the Westwood Federal Building in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 22, 2025. Bing Guan | Afp | Getty Images The U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran is extending into its third day…
NASA is preparing to launch a mission to the moon — and it’s making history for more reasons than one. The space agency’s Artemis II launch marks the U.S.’s first journey back to the moon in more than 50 years. It will also carry the first Black astronaut and the first female astronaut to travel…
Two of the largest U.S. gym operators delivered the same headline in their latest earnings reports: strong growth. But beneath the surface, Life Time Group Holdings and Planet Fitness told very different stories about the American consumer. They highlighted a widening divide between higher-income households that continue to spend freely and more price-sensitive consumers who…
The Paramount logo is displayed above an entrance to Paramount Studios on Feb. 23, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A day after Paramount Skydance emerged as the winner to take over fellow media giant Warner Bros. Discovery, questions are mounting about the companies’ regulatory path forward. The WBD board said…
A sign marks the entrance to the U.S. Department of Education headquarters building on June 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. J. David Ake | Getty Images News | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday dismissed the Trump administration’s request to eliminate a student loan repayment plan that lowered monthly bills for millions of borrowers….
The Warner Bros. Discovery board may have enriched its shareholders Thursday when it chose Paramount Skydance‘s acquisition offer over Netflix‘s, but it also terrified a lot of its employees. While some of those people own WBD shares and may prefer the financials of Paramount’s $31-per-share bid to Netflix’s $27.75-per-share offer, CNBC spoke to 10 WBD…