McDonald’s will assess if franchisees are providing value under new standards

McDonald’s will assess if franchisees are providing value under new standards

In Lisbon, Portugal, on January 12, 2025, people sit by a McDonald’s storefront. McDonald’s rolls out new value deals, like the McValue Menu, to combat economic challenges and attract budget-conscious customers, as global sales face pressure amid shifting consumer trends. Luis Boza | Nurphoto | Getty Images McDonald’s will soon assess its franchisees on how … Read more

Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD ‘to finish what we started,’ CEO Ellison says

Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD ‘to finish what we started,’ CEO Ellison says

CEO of Paramount Skydance David Ellison poses on the red carpet for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 7, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Paramount Skydance is launching a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after it lost out to … Read more

Home sellers are giving up at ‘unusually high rate,’ says new Realtor report

Home sellers are giving up at ‘unusually high rate,’ says new Realtor report

Homes in Hercules, California, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Late fall tends to be the time when the most homes come off the market, as so-far unsuccessful sellers would rather not sit through the slowest winter months. In October, however, delistings, which are reported with a … Read more

Trump trade war shift away from Chinese manufacturing has reached tipping point

Trump trade war shift away from Chinese manufacturing has reached tipping point

A container is offloaded from the Wanhai 175 cargo ship at the Tan Vu Terminal, operated by Vietnam Maritime Corp., at Haiphong Port in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The proportion of volume from suppliers in China, Hong Kong, and Korea has declined from 90% to 50% over … Read more

The regulatory path ahead for a Netflix and Warner Bros. deal could get dicey

The regulatory path ahead for a Netflix and Warner Bros. deal could get dicey

Logos of Netlfix and Warner Bros. Reuters The Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery deal came together quickly — but its path to regulatory approval may not be so speedy. Netflix stunned the media industry on Friday when it announced its proposed $72 billion deal to acquire the iconic Warner Bros. film studio and streaming service … Read more

Trump administration waives $11 million fine for Southwest Airlines’ 2022 holiday meltdown

Trump administration waives  million fine for Southwest Airlines’ 2022 holiday meltdown

A Southwest plane and baggage carts at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration said it will forgive the last $11 million of a civil fine against Southwest Airlines that stems from the carrier’s 2022 holiday meltdown that … Read more

India warns IndiGo of regulatory action and takes action to cap airfare surge

India warns IndiGo of regulatory action and takes action to cap airfare surge

India’s aviation watchdog on Saturday warned airline IndiGo of regulatory action after it canceled thousands of flights over the last week, stranding passengers and forcing government action to limit a surge in airfares caused by the crisis. The country’s biggest airline, IndiGo canceled the flights because of a shortage of pilots after it failed to plan … Read more

David Ellison’s hunt for WBD made David Zaslav richer — and it may not be over

David Ellison’s hunt for WBD made David Zaslav richer — and it may not be over

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison speaks during the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on October 9, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images This isn’t exactly what David Ellison had planned in September. Just a few months ago, the Paramount Skydance CEO sent a letter to the Warner Bros. Discovery board of … Read more

Netflix’s plan to buy Warner Bros. throws the theater industry into upheaval

Netflix’s plan to buy Warner Bros. throws the theater industry into upheaval

A man walks past movie posters at at AMC Theater in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Movie theater operators woke up Friday to the possibility of a new world order. Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a deal for the streaming giant to acquire WBD’s film … Read more

Trump administration views Netflix and Warner Bros. deal with ‘heavy skepticism,’ senior official says

Trump administration views Netflix and Warner Bros. deal with ‘heavy skepticism,’ senior official says

The Trump administration views the proposed $72 billion deal for Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery‘s film and streaming assets with “heavy skepticism,” a senior administration official told CNBC’s Eamon Javers on Friday morning. Netflix said Friday that it would acquire Warner Bros.’s film studio and streaming service, HBO Max. Paramount Skydance had made multiple … Read more