S&P 5007,623.68▼0.5% Nasdaq25,955.34▼0.2% Dow52,215.16▼1.2% Russell 2K2,775.90▼0.3% 10-Yr4.99%+4bp VIX19.45+0.42 WTI$103.44▲4.0% Gold$4,010.00▼1.2% EUR/USD1.120▼0.3% BTC$80,268▼1.0% Nikkei62,908▼2.6%
At close · Sat, Oct 24, 2026
Daily Market Updates.

US Markets

Home›US Markets›Equities›Skydance employees brace for expected restructure as m…

Skydance employees brace for expected restructure as megamerger dust settles

Battle far from over after Paramount and Warner Bros deal creates new global entertainment powerhouse “It feels like the calm before the storm,” says an executive at Skydance, the newly minted media empire formed from the megamerger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). “David has got what he wanted, but now there is a price to pay.” Earlier this month, David Ellison, Skydance’s chief executive, sealed the $110bn (£82bn) deal , creating a global powerhouse spanning two Hollywood studios each more than a century old, the TV networks HBO, MTV and Discovery, and news outlets CBS and CNN.

More like this

Sources

Get the close, explained.

One email every trading day: what moved, why it moved, and what's on deck tomorrow. Read in 3 minutes.

Free. Unsubscribe anytime.