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Paramount, owned by Skydance, extended the tender deadline for its hostile offer for Warner Bros. Discovery as it tries to reach the share threshold needed, while Warner continues to back a rival Netflix deal.
Markets ended the week mixed, with Intel tumbling on guidance and investors pushing gold to another record amid geopolitical tensions and earnings season.
Markets fell sharply on January 20, 2026, as tariff threats tied to disputes with European countries fueled a broad selloff. The move weighed heavily on high-valuation technology stocks and pushed investors toward more defensive corners of the market.
Senate Democrats say they are prepared to block a government funding package if it includes Homeland Security money, raising the risk of a partial shutdown as the Jan. 31 deadline approaches and immigration enforcement becomes the political fault line.
Stocks fell sharply after President Trump threatened tariffs tied to the Greenland dispute, underscoring investor sensitivity to geopolitical shock and policy uncertainty. The selloff hit major U.S. indexes and reverberated across Europe, while safe-haven assets gained as traders priced a renewed risk of transatlantic escalation.
U.S. stocks fell sharply after Trump threatened new tariffs on imports from eight European countries, intensifying fears of renewed trade conflict. Tech shares helped lead the decline as investors sought safe havens like gold and silver.
A massive winter storm sweeping across a large portion of the U.S. is disrupting travel, supply chains, and local commerce. Airlines and rail operators are canceling services while governments issue alerts and emergency declarations, adding economic strain for businesses and households.
U.S. stocks fell after President Donald Trump said he would impose new import taxes on goods from eight European countries beginning in February. Investors weighed the renewed trade uncertainty, Europe’s potential response, and the risk that new tariffs could feed inflation pressures and complicate interest-rate decisions.
Netflix revised its proposal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets with a $72 billion all-cash offer, as it tries to outmaneuver a rival bid from Paramount-Skydance. The competing offers set up a high-profile media consolidation fight likely to draw intense regulatory scrutiny.
A closely watched private-sector survey found January activity remained in expansion territory, supported by improved new orders but restrained by labor-market softness and ongoing cost worries. The report suggests growth is continuing but moderating at the start of 2026.
Under Armour says it is looking into a data breach after reports suggested tens of millions of customer records—including email addresses and other basic profile information—were compromised.
U.S. stocks fell sharply after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on imports from eight European countries, adding to investor anxiety about trade volatility. The move sent major indexes lower and pushed investors toward traditional safe havens, according to the Associated Press.