[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.2%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.3%), and DJIA (+0.3%) maintain their modest gains with an hour left in this week's action.
CNBC has provided some color on the widely discussed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD 25.89, +1.35, +5.50%), reporting that Paramount Skydance (PSKY 13.64, -1.18, -8.00%) is mulling taking an offer to the company directly to shareholders.
Meanwhile, Netflix (NFLX 100.68, -2.54, -2.47%) is confident they will get the regulatory approval needed to make the deal go through.