Paramount has its eyes on Warner Bros. — but the big question is how to pay for it

Paramount is reportedly looking for private-equity help with a possible $60 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, suggesting a deal may take longer than initially expected.
Levi Strauss (LEVI) Q3 2025 earnings

Levi Strauss‘s profits are growing more than Wall Street expected despite higher costs from tariffs, thanks to targeted price increases and a shift away from wholesalers, the company said Thursday as it reported fiscal third quarter results. During the quarter, Levi’s gross margin grew 1.1 percentage points to 61.7%, up from 60.6% in the year-ago […]
Why rare-earth stocks are rallying as China gears up for Trump meeting on trade

China is tightening export controls over rare earths amid ongoing trade tensions with the U.S.
Delta premium travel set to overtake coach cabin sales next year

A view from the Delta Sky Club at Los Angeles International Airport, Sept. 2, 2022. AaronP | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images Delta Air Lines customers are getting used to first class. Revenue from the pricier, roomier seats toward the front of the plane could eclipse sales from standard coach seats for at […]
PepsiCo’s revenue grows, as higher prices offset a continued drop in beverage volumes

PepsiCo saw an earnings beat and an improved full-year outlook, even as beverage volumes in North America extended their long streak of declines.
Macao becomes more than a gambling destination. Casinos win anyway

If you blindfolded an American tourist and plopped them on the Cotai Strip in Macao, they might take one look at the Venetian hotel and the replica Eiffel Tower and assume they were in Las Vegas. Like Las Vegas, Macao — a special administrative region of China — is transforming itself with fresh entertainment, waterparks, […]
PepsiCo (PEP) Q3 2025 earnings

FILE PHOTO: Cans of Pepsi are seen at the PepsiCo Walkers factory in Leicester, Britain, August 14, 2024. Hollie Adams | Reuters PepsiCo on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, as international growth offset another quarter of declining volume in North America. Shares rose nearly 2% in premarket trading. Here’s what the company […]
‘I watch antenna TV’: I’m 66. Will I lose my disability benefits if Social Security goes belly up?

“I read that the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund is good until 2099.”
Here’s a new, flexible way to work that can ease your fears about retirement

“I was a little bit lost”: How one retiree found balance and purpose by not fully retiring.
‘I haven’t filed taxes in 20 years’: I’m 55 and about to get laid off. I’ve $1 million in crypto. Am I in big trouble?

“I have $800,000 split across two 401(k) plans and a $69,000 lump-sum pension.”



