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Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Approve Paramount Acquisition as Hollywood Celebrities, Democrats Protest Mega Merger
NEW YORK (AP) — HBO Max, “Harry Potter” and CNN may soon find themselves under a new roof: Paramount. That's because shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday voted to sell the entire business to the company that owns…
Banijay Group completes the acquisition of Tipico Group
Press Release Paris, April 23, 2026 Banijay Group completes the acquisition of Tipico Group and creates a European champion in sports betting and online gaming Banijay Gaming becomes the leader in sports betting in Continental Europe with leading…
American Airlines CEO says merger with United would be 'bad for customers
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom rejected the idea of a United Airlines merger, telling investors on Thursday's first-quarter earnings call that it would be bad for all parties. 'The idea of the two largest airlines in the world getting together…
Warner Bros Discovery vote to approve $110bn merger with Paramount Skydance
Shareholders of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) voted “overwhelmingly” to approve the company's $110bn merger with Paramount Skydance, the parent company of CBS News, on Thursday. But shareholders voted against generous proposed…
Chicken supplier Harim emerges as major M&A player
Harim Group, Korea's largest poultry processing firm, has emerged as a major player in the country's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market, as its home shopping unit was selected as the preferred bidder to acquire Homeplus Express, a supermarket…
Yeadon school merger to be considered by Leeds City Council
Don Mort Local Democracy Reporting Service Two schools in Leeds could be merged if the proposal is agreed by city council leaders. The governing bodies of Westfield Infant and Westfield Junior School in Yeadon are proposing the move to create a…
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve Paramount Skydance merger
The biggest media merger in years is inching closer to the finish line. Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted Thursday to approve the company's acquisition by Paramount Skydance, a tie-up that would unite two of Hollywood's most storied film…
Biden killed the Spirit Airlines merger. Now Trump wants taxpayers to save the company.
President Donald Trump is reportedly set to add an airline to the stable of private companies he's demanded the government take a piece of. 'The Trump administration is in advanced discussions with budget carrier Spirit Airlines about a bailout,'…
Warner Bros investors back US$110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance
Warner Bros Discovery shareholders on Thursday backed the company's proposed US$110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance, but cast an advisory vote against executive compensation plans tied to the deal. Under the pay packages proposed to…
Union Pacific Profit Up 5% as It Builds Toward Acquisition - TT
(Union Pacific Railway via Facebook) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific delivered 5% higher earnings in the first quarter as the railroad worked to prepare its case to convince regulators that its $85 billion acquisition of eastern rival Norfolk…
How to use customer acquisition and retention goals in Google Ads
Google has introduced new capabilities within its new customer acquisition goals, including high-value customer bidding and retention targeting. Most Google Ads strategies still treat new customers as inherently more valuable. That assumption…
Microsoft's Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announces new vision for Xbox's future, notes interest in acquisitions
Two months after the new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma stepped up as Phil Spencer retired, she's taken some time to reflect on the current state of Microsoft's gaming brand alongside Xbox EVP and chief content officer Matt Booty while also detailing plans…
Warner Bros. Investors Approve $110 Billion Paramount Merger
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve a takeover by Paramount Skydance Corp., despite widespread opposition to the deal in Hollywood. Paramount agreed to buy Warner Bros. for $110 billion in February, beating out…
Acquisitions Lift Mullen Group Revenue to Q1 Record - TT
Total revenue increased 10.2% to C$547.7 million from C$497.1 million in the first quarter a year earlier. (Mullen Group) Mullen Group's first-quarter revenue rose 10.2% to C$547.7 million, primarily driven by acquisitions. Net income increased to…
Tesla slips one-sentence disclosure of a mysterious $2 billion AI hardware acquisition into its latest filing
Tesla is quietly buying a mystery AI hardware company. In a brief one-sentence mention in its 10-Q filing, released alongside its Wednesday earnings report, the company said it entered into an agreement in April to buy the firm for up to $2 billion…
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