Tesla soars, S&P closes above 5,500

Tesla soars, S&P closes above 5,500

This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Oct. 4, … Read more

Tesla soars, S&P closes above 5,500

Tesla soars, S&P closes above 5,500

This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Traders work on the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March … Read more

Skydance Paramount deal for Redstone’s National Amusements revived

Skydance Paramount deal for Redstone’s National Amusements revived

Shari Redstone, president of National Amusements, speaks at the WSJ Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 21, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters David Ellison’s Skydance has reached a preliminary deal with Shari Redstone’s National Amusements to merge with Paramount, according to two people familiar with the matter, resurrecting a deal which failed … Read more

Media mogul Barry Diller weighs a bid to gain control of Paramount

Media mogul Barry Diller weighs a bid to gain control of Paramount

A new suitor for Paramount Global has emerged. Media mogul Barry Diller is taking a look at acquiring National Amusements Inc., the company owned by Shari Redstone and the controlling shareholder of Paramount, CNBC’s David Faber reported on Tuesday. Diller’s IAC, an internet media and publishing company, has signed a nondisclosure agreement and is looking … Read more

‘Roaring Kitty’ gets chewed up, Nasdaq hits record

‘Roaring Kitty’ gets chewed up, Nasdaq hits record

Nasdaq closes at record high, Paramount streaming service on the block, ‘Roaring Kitty’ takes 6.6% Chewy stake Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more

‘Roaring Kitty’ gets chewed up

‘Roaring Kitty’ gets chewed up

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock exchange during morning trading on Nov. 10, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images What you need to know today This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on … Read more

Paramount seeks streaming partner. Warner Bros. Discover is interested

Paramount seeks streaming partner. Warner Bros. Discover is interested

The Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, US on Monday, April 29, 2024.  Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Paramount Global is holding talks with other entertainment companies about merging its Paramount+ streaming service with an existing platform. If it reaches a deal, it may kick off a new wave of streaming partnerships that … Read more

‘Inside Out 2’ tops $1 billion at global box office, first since ‘Barbie’

‘Inside Out 2’ tops  billion at global box office, first since ‘Barbie’

Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke voice Joy and Anxiety, respectively, in Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.” Disney | Pixar Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” is the newest member of the billion-dollar club. The animated feature has tallied $1.014 billion worldwide as of Sunday, making it the highest-grossing film of 2024 and the first film … Read more

YouTube dominates streaming, forces media companies to adapt

YouTube dominates streaming, forces media companies to adapt

It’s been almost 20 years since the founding of Alphabet’s YouTube, and Hollywood still doesn’t really know what to do with it. YouTube, which effectively invented user-generated content, claims a daunting share of overall media consumption. And it’s no longer just dominating the internet, it’s dominating the living room, too. YouTube made up 9.7% of … Read more

Paramount+ to increase prices for its streaming plans

Paramount+ to increase prices for its streaming plans

Paramount Global is hiking the price of its flagship streaming service as the company looks to turn around its business. The company said Monday it will raise the price of the Paramount+ with Showtime plan by $1 to $12.99 a month, and the price of its Paramount+ Essential option will increase by $2 to $7.99 … Read more