Paramount Global

Markets

Midday Market Brief: Just Another Meme-Stock Monday

Photo illustration by Connor Lin / The Daily Upside

The market appeared yawn-inducing at the broad index level, but there was a flurry of activity under the hood.

1 min read

Photo illustration by Connor Lin / The Daily Upside, Photos by Rawpixel and Zlatko Plamenov via Freepik

Media & Entertainment

Can a Paramount Sale Break the Mold of Media Mergers?

Just what, exactly, would Sony and Apollo Global Management be getting out of a Paramount Global acquisition?

6 min read
(Photo Credit: Serba Sembilan/Flickr)

Markets

Warren Buffett Doesn’t See Much Reason to Deplete Huge Cash Pile

Berkshire Hathaway’s legendary investor admitted that he doesn’t have any idea how to put $189 billion of cash to effective use.

2 min read
Photo via Hannah Wernecke

Media & Entertainment

Paramount Ousts CEO Amid Sale Effort

As Paramount Global very publicly pursues a sale, longtime executive Bob Bakish has found himself increasingly on the outs.

2 min read

Media & Entertainment

Nelson Peltz Scores Major Ally in Disney Fight

Photo by Colton Jones via Unsplash

Activist investor Nelson Peltz has earned a huge win in his protracted battle of wills with Disney CEO Bob Iger.

2 min read

Photo illustration by Connor Lin / The Daily Upside, Photos by Vlad Yushinov and Choness via iStock

Consumer

Is the Restaurant Industry at the End of an Era?

Across-the-board inflation — including food costs, labor costs, and real estate costs — is pummeling restaurants. Can the industry survive?

6 min read
Photo by Nandaro via CC BY-SA 3.0

Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year Legacy Media Gave Up on Cable

In 2024, legacy media giants like Disney and NBCUniversal finally had enough with cable — and started making their own off-ramps.

1 min read
Photo by Ajay Suresh via CC BY 2.0

Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year YouTube Became TV

YouTube may have started off as a platform for small screens, but now it’s increasingly dominating the living room TV.

2 min read

Sign Up for The Daily Upside to Unlock This Article

Sharp news & analysis on finance, economics, and investing.