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Netflix modifies bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after Paramount threats

Netflix announced its modified all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday after Paramount Skydance continued to threaten a hostile takeover of the Hollywood studio.

Netflix revises its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery to make it an all-cash transaction

January 20, 2026 / 10:11 AM EST / CBS/AP

Natural gas prices soar as cold snap blasts across the U.S.

A big winter storm is forecast to dump heavy snow, sleet and treacherous freezing rain across large areas of the U.S. this weekend.

Stocks slide after Trump threatens European allies with tariffs over Greenland

Updated on: January 20, 2026 / 9:57 AM EST / CBS/AP

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35-year-old brings in around $60,000 a year and lives rent-free by pet sitting full time—everything they own fits in 2 suitcases

Charly Stoever books a steady stream of pet sitting gigs to bring living costs to near-zero.

Netflix sweetens Warner Bros bid with all-cash offer to block Paramount

Streaming company says proposal speeds up completion and allows WBD investors to vote as soon as April

Netflix amends Warner Bros. Discovery offer to all cash

Netflix has agreed to pay $27.75 per WBD share to acquire the company's studio and streaming assets.

‘Meat tax’ could have significant impact on environmental footprint, study finds

Full VAT on meat products could cost EU households as little as €26 a year but cut impact by 3-6%, says paper

Novartis CEO: Confident we are shielded from any further U.S. tariffs

Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan told CNBC in Davos that he believes the Swiss drugmaker is protected from any additional U.S. tariffs on Europe, citing its U.S. manufacturing footprint, inventory levels, and an existing agreement with the Trump administration. He also warned that Europe risks reaching a crisis point unless it ramps up investment into its own innovation and R&D.

European stocks sell off after Trump's tariff threats revive trade war jitters

European stocks finished Tuesday's trading session in negative territory as the specter of fresh trade tariffs lingered, hurting market sentiment.

Bond sell-off accelerates as Trump ramps up tariff threats

U.S. Treasurys and other countries' government bonds sold off on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on various European allies.