Paramount stock slumps on reports of equity raise for merger

Paramount Global’s stock slumped 8% on Thursday after CNBC’s David Faber reported the company would need to raise as much as $3 billion in new equity if it were to merge with David Ellison’s Skydance Media, according to sources familiar with the deal. This deal comes as media mogul Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of … Read more

Bitcoin briefly slumps below $63,000 after hitting $73,000 last week

Bitcoin extended its slide on Tuesday, dropping more than $10,000 from its all-time high last week. The flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 4% at $64,061.09, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier it fell to as low as $62,320.30, after reaching a record of $73,679 last week. “As ETFs buy up available supply of bitcoins on … Read more

China calls on foreign businesses to share their problems as investment slumps

The flags of China, U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party are displayed in a flag stall at the Yiwu Wholesale Market in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, China, May 10, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — China’s Ministry of Commerce met with foreign businesses in Beijing this week in an effort to address operating challenges, but … Read more

Russian ruble slumps to close 17-month low, strikes previous 100 in opposition to the greenback

This pool picture distributed by Sputnik company exhibits Russian President Vladimir Putin assembly with the Tver area governor on the Kremlin in Moscow on August 9, 2023. Mikhail Klimentyev | AFP | Getty Photographs The Russian ruble slid previous 100 to the U.S. greenback on Monday, nearing a 17-month low as President Vladimir Putin’s financial advisor blamed unfastened financial coverage … Read more