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• Research Firm’s Founder Explains $6 Million Payment to Fired Forbes Editor
  August 24, 2026
  RJ Shook of Shook Research said he paid Randall Lane, the former top editor at Forbes, for “services and guidance” in partnering with Forbes and later selling his research firm.
• California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger
  August 24, 2026
  The attorney general of California, one of 12 states suing to block the $111 billion deal, accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting earlier settlement discussions.
• Los Angeles Dodgers Owner’s Troubles Roil Insurance World
  August 24, 2026
  Federal investigations of Mark Walter’s business empire have put a spotlight on private-equity-owned insurers that invest premiums in risky assets.
• When Private Equity Comes for Your Favorite Team
  August 24, 2026
  The Los Angeles Lakers have been sold for a record $12.5 billion, the latest sign that huge pools of institutional money are flooding into professional sports.
• Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Want You to Watch Everything From One App: Theirs
  August 24, 2026
  YouTube is racing to catch up to Amazon, which already offers users the chance to subscribe to services like HBO Max from within its app. Netflix is increasingly open to the idea, too.
• Paramount and California to Hold Preliminary Talks on Warner Bros. Deal
  August 22, 2026
  The discussions on Monday are an early effort to resolve a lawsuit that California and 11 other states filed to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
• Stripe Buys A.I. Start-Up OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion
  August 19, 2026
  The deal is significant for the artificial intelligence industry, uniting Stripe’s payments business with OpenRouter’s helping businesses direct their spending on A.I. models.
• Theater Chains Back Paramount-Warner Deal That States Say Will Hurt Them
  August 18, 2026
  America’s three largest movie theater companies have lined up behind David Ellison’s $111 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.