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Judge Rejects Paramount Skydance’s Motion to Expedite Warner Bros. Discovery Trial Seeking Details on Netflix Deal - Variety
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Judge Rejects Paramount Skydance’s Motion to Expedite Warner Bros. Discovery Trial Seeking Details on Netflix Deal - Variety

A Delaware judge dismissed Paramount's motion to expedite the lawsuit against WBD, which is seeking details on how WBD valued the overall Netflix transaction and the proposed Discovery Global networks spin-off.

VarietyTodd Spangler
Amazon threatens ‘drastic action’ after Saks bankruptcy, says $475M stake is now worthless - CNBC
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Amazon threatens ‘drastic action’ after Saks bankruptcy, says $475M stake is now worthless - CNBC

Amazon invested $475 million into Saks' acquisition of Neiman Marcus. It wants a federal judge to reject Saks' bankruptcy plan because it harms creditors.

CNBCGabrielle Fonrouge, Annie Palmer
Boston Scientific to acquire Penumbra for $14.5B - MedTech Dive
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Boston Scientific to acquire Penumbra for $14.5B - MedTech Dive

With the planned purchase, Boston Scientific will gain several thrombectomy devices to remove clots from blood vessels.

Medtechdive.comElise Reuter
Los Angeles Billionaire Moves To Nevada After California Threatens To Tax Wealth - Forbes
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Los Angeles Billionaire Moves To Nevada After California Threatens To Tax Wealth - Forbes

Exclusive: The buyer behind a record $21 million Las Vegas-area penthouse is a lifelong California resident who says the state’s taxes have pushed him out: “I just felt a little bit like I wasn’t wanted.”

ForbesChase Peterson-Withorn
ICE arrests two immigrant workers heading to Meta site in Louisiana, sheriff says - The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate
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ICE arrests two immigrant workers heading to Meta site in Louisiana, sheriff says - The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate

ICE agents were assisted by the Richland Parish Sheriff's Office in the arrests. Here’s more.

Shreveportbossieradvocate.comADAM DUVERNAY | Staff writer
Amazon Blasts Saks Funding Deal, Says Equity Is ‘Worthless’ - Bloomberg.com
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Amazon Blasts Saks Funding Deal, Says Equity Is ‘Worthless’ - Bloomberg.com

A judge turned back Amazon.com Inc.’s initial challenge to Saks Global Enterprises’ foray into Chapter 11, by approving short-term financing for the bankruptcy.

BloombergJonathan Randles, Steven Church
S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise, powered by chip stocks: Live updates - CNBC
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S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise, powered by chip stocks: Live updates - CNBC

Wall Street is attempting to recover from back-to-back losing sessions.

CNBCSarah Min, Pia Singh
Super Greens powder recall: 45 sick with salmonella linked to 'Live It Up' supplement, including Illinois, Wisconsin, CDC says - 6abc Philadelphia
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Super Greens powder recall: 45 sick with salmonella linked to 'Live It Up' supplement, including Illinois, Wisconsin, CDC says - 6abc Philadelphia

The CDC issued a nationwide warning of an outbreak of salmonella linked to a Super Greens supplement.

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Verizon offering customers $20 credits after hourslong outage impacted thousands - ABC News

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BlackRock assets surge above $14tn after record quarter - Financial Times
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BlackRock assets surge above $14tn after record quarter - Financial Times

World’s largest asset manager drew in almost $700bn from clients in 2025

Financial TimesEric Platt
Who’s leaving, who’s staying: The SF Standard’s billionaire tax tracker - The San Francisco Standard
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Who’s leaving, who’s staying: The SF Standard’s billionaire tax tracker - The San Francisco Standard

With a 5% wealth tax looming, California’s billionaires are moving LLCs, buying Florida homes, and betting the measure fails.

Sfstandard.comMargaux MacColl, Rya Jetha
The Fight For Warner Bros. May Get Uglier - The Hollywood Reporter
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The Fight For Warner Bros. May Get Uglier - The Hollywood Reporter

After multiple rejections, David Ellison could hit the nuclear button in his quest to wrest the studio empire from would-be-buyer Netflix. But this next fight may be more public — and bruising.

Hollywood ReporterAlex Weprin
Just 198,000 Americans filed jobless claims last week, fewer than expected as layoffs remain low - AP News
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Just 198,000 Americans filed jobless claims last week, fewer than expected as layoffs remain low - AP News

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as U.S. layoffs remain low despite growing concern about a weakening job market. U.S. filings for jobless aid for the week ending Jan. 10 fell by 9,000 to 198,000, down from 207,000 the previous week…

Associated PressMatt Ott
Jobless claims — aka layoffs — fall below 200,000. Labor market shows signs of bottoming out. - MarketWatch
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Jobless claims — aka layoffs — fall below 200,000. Labor market shows signs of bottoming out. - MarketWatch

Unemployment filings extremely low historically

MarketWatchJeffry Bartash
Spotify Is Raising U.S. Subscription Prices in the Next Month - Variety
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Spotify Is Raising U.S. Subscription Prices in the Next Month - Variety

Spotify is increasing the prices of its premium, ad-free streaming plans in the U.S. over the next month.

VarietyTodd Spangler
Billionaire Rams owner Stan Kroenke becomes America's biggest private landowner - CNBC
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Billionaire Rams owner Stan Kroenke becomes America's biggest private landowner - CNBC

Kroenke represents a growing wave of ultra-wealthy entrepreneurs investing in long-held ranches and farmland.

CNBCHayley Cuccinello
Goldman Sachs sees M&A accelerating, as companies believe the ‘art of the deal’ is now possible - MarketWatch
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Goldman Sachs sees M&A accelerating, as companies believe the ‘art of the deal’ is now possible - MarketWatch

Shares of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley surged into record territory after both banks beat profit expectations amid strong growth in investment banking

MarketWatchTomi Kilgore
The California wine industry might finally hit bottom next year - San Francisco Chronicle
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The California wine industry might finally hit bottom next year - San Francisco Chronicle

The State of the U.S. Wine Industry report, published annually by Silicon Valley Bank, predicts that the industry downturn will bottom out in 2027 or 2028.

San Francisco ChronicleJess Lander
Why your power bill is spiking faster than a nearby data center’s - The Washington Post
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Why your power bill is spiking faster than a nearby data center’s - The Washington Post

As electricity prices climb, an unusual disconnect is emeging between what regular people pay -- and what data centers pay.

The Washington PostShannon Osaka
Capitol agenda: A crypto titan flexes in the Senate - Politico
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Capitol agenda: A crypto titan flexes in the Senate - Politico

Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott postponed a markup of landmark crypto legislation amid opposition from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.

PoliticoJasper Goodman