Paramount Skydance Corporation

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Paramount Skydance has signed a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion, according to an audio recording of a meeting of WBD employees, which was <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/warner-bros-signs-110-billion-deal-with-paramount-its-executive-discloses-2026-02-27/">reviewed by </a>Reuters. The deal comes after Netflix <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/netflix-otkazalsa-ot-bor-by-za-warner-bros-discovery-on-resil-ne-povysat-stavku">dropped its </a>claim to Warner Bros. assets the day before, on Feb. 26. The streaming giant did not raise the bid after months of struggle.

Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion - Reuters

Netflix, Inc.

Netflix has given up the fight for Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing the way for Paramount's $111 billion deal for Skydance. AI startup Anthropic is not giving in to the standoff with the Pentagon. And in Japan, Nintendo is preparing a 300 billion yen cross-package sale with MUFG and Bank of Kyoto and a parallel buyback amid regulatory pressure. These and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of February 27.

Highlights for this morning: Anthropic turned down by the Pentagon, Netflix pulled out of the fight for Warner Bros.

Quotes of streaming service Netflix jumped 11% in extended trading on Thursday, February 26, after it became known that it <a href="https://www.advanced-television.com/2026/02/26/wbd-paramount-skydance-proposal-superior/">refused to</a> buy the assets of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), which it had been <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/sdelka-na-72-mlrd-netflix-pokupaet-cast-biznesa-warner-bros-discovery">vying </a>for since December. Earlier in the day, WBD's board of directors <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/26/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-skydance-deal-superior-netflix.html">deemed</a> Paramount Skydance's new, improved offer more favorable, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/26/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-skydance-deal-superior-netflix.html">explains</a>.

Netflix has given up the fight for Warner Bros. Discovery. It decided not to raise the bid

NVIDIA Corporation

Salesforce, Inc.

IonQ, Inc.

Nutanix, Inc.

Synopsys, Inc.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

The Trade Desk, Inc.

Thomson Reuters Corporation

United Therapeutics Corporation

Circle Internet Group

Clear Secure, Inc.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc

Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

New York morning: markets assess Nvidia report and look for new drivers

Paramount's quarterly loss jumped 2.5 times amid falling revenue from TV networks

Revenue at Paramount's only profitable business has plummeted. Will its purchase by Warner save it?

Deckers Outdoor Corporation

Henry Schein, Inc.

HP Inc.

Victoria's Secret & Co.

David Einhorn, the founder of hedge fund Greenlight Capital, seriously <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1489933/0001172661-26-001122-index.html">revamped</a> his portfolio last quarter, almost completely getting rid of HP securities in favor of companies from the industrial sector and media business. The most notable deal was the purchase of shares of Warner Bros. Discovery. Over the past quarter, the value of the fund's public portfolio <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/article/4853256-tracking-david-einhorns-greenlight-capital-portfolio-q3-2025-update">grew by </a>12% to $2.85 billion.

Movies, running and AI skepticism: what the investor who predicted Lehman's collapse changed in his portfolio

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

The growing tensions between the United States and Iran and the consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of President Donald Trump's global duties will remain the focus of investors' attention this week, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/week-ahead-for-fx-bonds-u-s-iran-tensions-u-s-data-in-focus-cb8d772f?mod=central-banking_news_article_pos4#:~:text=Growing%20tensions%20between%20the%20U.S.%20and%20Iran%20will%20continue%20to%20be%20a%20major%20focus%20for%20investors%20in%20the%20week%2C%20as%20will%20be%20the%20impact%20of%20the%20U.S.%20Supreme%20Court%E2%80%99s%20decision%20to%20strike%20down%20President%20Trump%E2%80%99s%20global%20tariffs.">expects</a> The Wall Street Journal. The decision of the highest court does not bring significant clarity to the situation with duties, but so far investors regard it as a positive factor, <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/nvidia-warner-bros-berkshire-hathaway-home-depot-and-more-stocks-to-watch-this-week-87338ad3?mod=RTA#:~:text=The%20high%20court%E2%80%99s%20ruling%20brings%20little%20clarity%20to%20the%20tariff%20situation%2C%20but%20investors%20viewed%20it%20as%20a%20positive%20development%20for%20now.">notes</a> Barron's.

Nvidia and Berkshire earnings and Trump's message: what investors need to know this week

After the Warner Bros. board of directors rejected Paramount twice in the past three months in favor of the Netflix deal

Warner Bros. has given Paramount a week to make a "best and final" takeover offer

BHP Group Limited

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

The Walt Disney Company

Apple Inc.

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.

Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc.

Coinbase Global, Inc.

Pinterest, Inc.

Expedia Group, Inc.

Morning in New York: quotes are looking downward

Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Alibaba shares led the selloff in China's technology sector after the Pentagon put some of the country's largest companies on a list of firms that promote the military. Warner Bros. Discovery is discussing a possible resumption of talks with Paramount amid a deal already signed with Netflix. The AI boom is triggering a structural shortage of DRAM memory, driving up prices and threatening the margins of tech giants. These and other topics are in our review of key events for the morning of February 16.

Main by morning: Pentagon crashes Alibaba stock, battle over Warner Bros. continues

Investment company Ancora Holdings has acquired a stake in Warner Bros. Discovery and said it intends to oppose the sale of studios and streaming assets to Netflix, Reuters<a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/ancora-capital-builds-stake-warner-bros-plans-oppose-netflix-deal-2026-02-11/"> writes</a>. The activist investment company considers Paramount Skydance's offer more favorable and less risky from the point of view of regulators.

Warner Bros. has an activist investor. Does this threaten the Netflix deal?

Tesla, Inc.

Gold, silver and platinum hit all-time highs due to geopolitical risks and pressure on the US Federal Reserve. Tesla shares rose sharply after Elon Musk announced the launch of robotaxi rides in Austin without the use of a security checker. TikTok finalized the separation of its U.S. business from China's ByteDance. About these and other topics - in our review of key events by the morning of January 23.