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Warner Bros. Discovery confirms it has received buyout offers and is considering its options

SUMMARY: Just months after announcing plans to split into two companies, Warner Bros. Discovery has signaled that it may be open to a sale of its business. In an announcement Tuesday, the entertainment giant said it had initiated a review of "strategic alternatives" in light of "unsolicited interest" it had received from multiple parties for both the entire company and Warner Bros specifically. Warner Bros. Discovery did not specify where that interest was coming from -- but the review arrives after growing reports of a potential bidding war. Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery, headquarted in New York, jumped more than 9% Tuesday morning.

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Wall Street holds steady at the cusp of its records

SUMMARY: The U.S. stock market is holding near its record heights. The S&P 500 was flat Tuesday and is sitting just 0.2% below its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up by 5 points, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1%. The relatively steady trading came as the floodgates open for companies reporting how much profit they made during the summer. General Motors, Coca-Cola and GE Aerospace all climbed after they topped analysts' expectations. But several Big Tech stocks took a break as momentum slowed following their own rallies. The price of gold also dropped from its record.

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GM boosts full-year outlook as it foresees a smaller impact from tariffs and 3Q results top Street

SUMMARY: General Motors anticipates a smaller impact from tariffs and is boosting its full-year adjusted earnings forecast as its third-quarter performance topped Wall Street's expectations. Shares surged on the news. The automaker reduced its expectations for the full-year gross impact from tariffs to a range of $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion. Its previous guidance was $4 billion to $5 billion. GM anticipates that its tariff mitigation actions will offset about 35% of the impact due to a lower tariff base.

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Citi Foundation is putting $25M toward tackling young adults' unemployment and AI labor disruptions

SUMMARY: Citi Foundation is donating a half million dollars to each of 50 groups that provide digital literacy skills, technical training and career guidance for low-income youth around the world. The effort is a response to high unemployment among young adults and concerns that artificial intelligence will replace entry-level roles. Ed Skyler, Citi's Head of Enterprise Services and Public Affairs, says "what we want to do is make sure young people are as prepared as possible to find employment in a world that's moving really quickly." But Brookings Institution senior fellow Martha Ross says the scale of technology's labor market disruption is "too big for philanthropy" to fix alone.

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Coca-Cola sees third-quarter revenue rise on higher prices

SUMMARY: The Coca-Cola Co. said Tuesday its third quarter revenue rose largely due to higher prices. The Atlanta beverage giant said Tuesday that its organic revenue grew 6% to $12.41 billion in the July-September period. That was in line with Wall Street's expectations, according to analysts polled by FactSet. Coke said its unit case volumes were up 1% worldwide. Case volumes were flat in North America and Latin America and down 1% in Asia. But they rose 4% in the company's Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Coca-Cola said it hiked prices 6% in the quarter.

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The Gilded Age of Private Equity for the Masses

SUMMARY: Are investors really better off behind the velvet rope?  Investors should be wary when fund marketers talk about "democratizing investing" or opening access to areas previously only available to the elite.

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What to expect for Japan's economy under Sanae Takaichi, its 1st female prime minister

SUMMARY: Share prices have soared in Japan recently on hopes that conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi, who was chosen Tuesday to be Japan's first female prime minister, will double down on market friendly policies. That includes hefty spending on defense and cheap credit. Investors have pushed the benchmark Nikkei 225 share index close to the symbolically important 50,000 level, anticipating further gains after she takes office. Here's what might be expected from what has been dubbed "Sanaenomics:"

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How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 10/20/2025

SUMMARY: U.S. stocks rallied to the cusp of their records. The S&P 500 climbed 1.1% Monday and pulled within 0.3% of its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 515 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1.4%. Apple helped lead the way amid optimism about demand for its latest iPhone design. Amazon's stock held up despite a widespread outage for its cloud computing service that disrupted the internet around the world. This week will feature a raft of big names reporting their latest quarterly results, including Coca-Cola, Tesla and Procter & Gamble.

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Apple's rally pulls Wall Street to the cusp of its record

SUMMARY: U.S. stocks rallied to the cusp of their records. The S&P 500 climbed 1.1% Monday and pulled within 0.3% of its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 515 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1.4%. Apple helped lead the way amid optimism about demand for its latest iPhone design. Amazon's stock held up despite a widespread outage for its cloud computing service that disrupted the internet around the world. This week will feature a raft of big names reporting their latest quarterly results, including Coca-Cola, Tesla and Procter & Gamble.

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Disney+ and Hulu cancellations rose after ABC briefly pulled 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

SUMMARY: Disney+ and Hulu subscription cancellations rose during the month that ABC briefly cancelled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," according to data from subscription analytics company Antenna. ABC pulled the show off the air for less than a week in September in the wake of criticism over his comments related the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Antenna estimates total cancellations in September were 4.1 million for Hulu and 3 million for Disney+. The "churn rate," or the percentage of customers that cancel their subscriptions in a specific month, jumped from 5% in August to 10% in September for Hulu. That figure jumped 4% in August to 8% in September for Disney+.

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