The earnings season that kicks off next week looms large for stock pickers. Here is what’s ahead

The earnings season that kicks off next week looms large for stock pickers. Here is what’s ahead

The earnings season that kicks off next week looms large for stock pickers, and could cement the recent broadening out of the bull market. Inflation data is also on the docket. The 2026 stock market that’s taking shape is looking different from what came before. While the S & P 500 is widely forecast on Wall … Read more

Here’s what investor Joe Terranova is selling before year-end

Here’s what investor Joe Terranova is selling before year-end

As 2025 winds down, investor Joe Terranova is selling out of some of his positions and readjusting for the new year. Terranova, chief market strategist for Virtus Investment Partners, joined CNBC’s ” Halftime Report ” on Monday to share that he sold out of his position in the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) , a gold … Read more

Free streaming service Tubi is rivaling major players for viewership. Here’s how it’s winning

Free streaming service Tubi is rivaling major players for viewership. Here’s how it’s winning

Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty Images Tubi hit profitability this year doing what other streaming services are trying to: attract younger audiences who are willing to sit through ads. The Fox Corp.-owned free streaming platform has long been among a sort of second tier of streaming services alongside lower-budget and less popular offerings like … Read more

Why Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders might opt for Paramount’s offer — and why they might not

Why Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders might opt for Paramount’s offer — and why they might not

Ted Sarandos, left, co-CEO of Netflix, and David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery. Mario Anzuoni | Mike Blake | Reuters Hours before Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to sell its studio and streaming assets to Netflix, Ted Sarandos, the co-CEO of Netflix, called WBD CEO David Zaslav to inform him Netflix wouldn’t be bidding any … Read more

Paramount guarantees Larry Ellison backing in amended WBD bid

Paramount guarantees Larry Ellison backing in amended WBD bid

US film producer David Ellison arrives for Paramount’s “Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts” premiere in New York City on June 5, 2023. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Paramount Skydance on Monday guaranteed the backing of billionaire Larry Ellison in an amended offer for Warner Bros. Discovery — a clear response to questions raised … Read more

What’s ahead for media in 2026? Anonymous executives make bold predictions

What’s ahead for media in 2026? Anonymous executives make bold predictions

CEO and President of Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav and CEO of Paramount Skydance, David Ellison. Mike Blake | Brendan McDermid | Reuters It’s time for everyone’s favorite holiday tradition — CNBC’s annual anonymous media executive predictions! CNBC spoke with 16 of the most powerful and influential executives in U.S. media, sports and entertainment, who … Read more

Trump says Netflix, WBD deal could be ‘problem’ as son-in-law Kushner backs Paramount bid

Trump says Netflix, WBD deal could be ‘problem’ as son-in-law Kushner backs Paramount bid

U.S. President Donald Trump 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 President Donald Trump expressed skepticism on Sunday night about Netflix‘s proposed acquisition of parts of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying … 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

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

S&P 500 closes higher, notching four-day win streak and nearing record after light inflation reading

S&P 500 closes higher, notching four-day win streak and nearing record after light inflation reading

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 21, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 edged higher on Friday, securing its fourth straight winning day, as traders digested inflation data that could provide further incentive for the Federal Reserve to lower interest … Read more