Paramount could acquire Skydance in $5 billion all-stock deal, WSJ reports

(Reuters) -A deal between Paramount Global and Skydance Media could see the media conglomerate acquire the independent studio in an all-stock transaction valued at around $5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Under the terms being discussed, National Amusements, which controls Paramount, would receive over $2 billion in cash in the first step…

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Trump suffers twin setbacks as judges reject calls to dismiss charges

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump suffered a pair of legal setbacks on Thursday as judges spurned his calls to dismiss criminal charges over the former U.S. president’s efforts to overturn his 2020 loss in Georgia and his keeping classified records after leaving office. Separately, one of the Republican presidential candidate’s allies, former Justice…

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