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Warner Bros. Discovery takeover fight: Paramount’s $30 vs Netflix’s $27.75 per share

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Warner Bros. Discovery faces competing bids: an all-cash US$30/sha...

Paramount’s bid, backed by Ellison, RedBird, major US banks, and...

Netflix’s narrower bid excludes WBD’s linear networks, aiming ...

WBD’s board is running a broader strategic review, weighing thes...

Why 2025 Sees M&A Deal Counts at a Low While Megadeals Push Overall Value to Decade Highs

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M&A deal counts in 2025 are at their lowest in over a decade, but ...

Q3 2025 alone saw about $1.26 trillion in megadeals and a jump in ...

Large, well-capitalized firms—especially in North America and in...

This tilt toward fewer, bigger deals heightens pressure on midsize...

JPMorgan Boosts EMEA Growth, McKinsey Restructures & SpaceX IPO Looms at $1T

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JPMorgan’s new EMEA co-CEOs plan to lift regional revenue by 20%...

The bank has already lifted bonus limits for London-based material...

McKinsey is cutting more than 10% of staff, mainly in non-client-f...

SpaceX is moving toward a potential 2026 IPO after a secondary sal...

2nd Circuit Clears Prime Brokers in Archegos Case: Limits on Fiduciary Duty & Insider Claims

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The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld dismissal of insider ...

The court held Archegos was not an insider of the issuers because ...

The panel found Goldman and Morgan Stanley owed Archegos no fiduci...

The ruling narrows insider trading risk for prime brokers in unwin...

Morgan Stanley’s Q3 Momentum: Beating Goldman Sachs in Equities & IB, GS Holds Value Edge

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Morgan Stanley’s Q3 2025 results showed faster growth in revenue...

Goldman delivered strong earnings, leading investment banking fees...

Valuation favors Goldman with a lower price-to-tangible-book, whil...

Both banks cleared Fed stress tests and announced large buybacks, ...

JPMorgan’s MONY Token Fund Redefines Money Markets via Ethereum

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JPMorgan has launched MONY, a $100 million tokenized money-market ...

The fund targets only accredited investors with high asset thresho...

Investors can subscribe and redeem in USD or USDC and receive toke...

MONY escalates the tokenized cash-management race against BlackRoc...

Goldman & Morgan Stanley Warn of 10–20% Market Correction — Asia Poised as Growth Haven

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Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley CEOs expect a normal but sizable ...

The IMF warns that stretched valuations, high government deficits,...

Despite caution, major banks advise investors to stay invested, st...

Asia, particularly China, Hong Kong, Japan, and India, is highligh...

US M&A Value Explodes in October 2025: Megadeals Lead While Private Equity Holds Mid-Market

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US M&A deal value in October 2025 jumped about 146% year over year...

Lower financing costs from recent Fed rate cuts and narrower valua...

Private equity’s share of large deals fell as corporates dominat...

EY expects US deals over $100 million to keep growing into 2026, w...
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