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WestJet drops Raleigh-Durham, cuts 16 US routes amid travel decline
Edward Russell, The Points Guy
WestJet will end 16 U.S. routes this year as it adjusts to shifting Canadian travel patterns.
Feb 28, 2026, 2:00 PM
Four Conditions Make Cash Transfers Save Lives
Aaron Richterman, Harsha Thirumurthy, The Atlantic
The success of other countries shows how cash-transfer programs can work in the United States.
Feb 28, 2026, 1:38 PM
Netflix Just Avoided a Huge Headache
David Sims, The Atlantic
The streamer saved more than money by giving up on Warner Bros. Discovery.
Feb 27, 2026, 10:31 PM
California to Paramount: Assimilate This
Cheryl Eddy, Gizmodo.com
After Netflix dropped out of the race to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount is poised for victory—but it's not there yet.
Feb 27, 2026, 7:30 PM
Netflix stock surges as it walks away from Warner Bros deal
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Netflix declined to raise its proposal to match a higher one from Paramount for Warner Bros.
Feb 27, 2026, 6:35 PM
Insider Trading Allegations Are Yet Another Example of Crypto Being No Different From Wall Street
Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com
Crypto is crashing but the outlook for insider trading scams is bullish.
Feb 27, 2026, 6:00 PM
Paramount and Warner Bros' deal is about merging studios, and a whole lot more
David Folkenflik, NPR
The nearly $111 billion marriage would unite Paramount and Warner film studios, streamers and television properties — including CNN — under the control of the wealthy Ellison family.
Feb 27, 2026, 5:36 PM
RFK Jr. Now Suggesting Americans Eat Like the Bear He Dumped in Central Park
Danielle Han, Jezebel
“Good food is not expensive,” the HHS Secretary said on Thursday, before saying Americans should eat more liver because it's cheaper than steak.
Feb 27, 2026, 4:08 PM
With Netflix Retreat, Trump Ally Larry Ellison Will Soon Own Warner Brothers, HBO, CNN, CBS, Paramount, Discovery, And Part Of TikTok
Karl Bode, Techdirt
Netflix has retreated from its protracted bidding war with Larry Ellison for control of Warner Brothers, giving the Trump ally likely control of Warner, CNN, and HBO. In a statement, Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters said that Paramount’s latest of…
Feb 27, 2026, 1:23 PM
Now What? 7 Big Questions We Have Now That Paramount — Not Netflix — Is Buying Warner Bros. Discovery
Brian Welk, IndieWire
Now that Paramount, not Netflix, is buying Warner Bros. Discovery, we have a lot of big questions about what the future holds.
Feb 27, 2026, 1:00 PM
10 Friday AM Reads
Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com
My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • People Loved the Dot-Com Boom. The A.I. Boom, Not So Much.: The dot-com era generated genuine public excitement. The AI boom is generating anxiety, skepticism, and resentment — even as the money keeps pouring in. (New…
Feb 27, 2026, 11:30 AM
Over half of Americans say health care, vacation, new car are unaffordable: Poll
Emily Guskin, Abcnews.com
About two-thirds who don’t own a home don’t think they’ll be able to afford one.
Feb 27, 2026, 11:02 AM
Netflix Walks Away From Warner Bros Deal, Paramount Set to Take Over
Tim Hardwick, MacRumors
Netflix has dropped out of the takeover battle for Warner Bros. Discovery, putting Paramount Skydance on course to win the whole WBD business. The world's largest streaming service had been pegged to land a deal in which it would acquire Warner Bros., HB…
Feb 27, 2026, 10:56 AM
Hedge funders were in Miami, but they're not 'all in' on Miami yet
Bradley Saacks, Business Insider
Like the US men's hockey team, hedge funders in South Beach aren't planning to stay long.
Feb 27, 2026, 10:56 AM
Netflix's $82.7 billion deal to buy Warner has been dramatically gazumped by Paramount, to the tune of $111 billion
Edwin Evans-Thirlwell, Rock Paper Shotgun
Netflix’s $82.7 billion proposal to buy the parts of Warner Bros Discovery that include Hogwarts Legacy creators Avalanche, Lego devs TT Games, Mortal Kombat studio NetherRealm and Batman Arkham outfit Rocksteady has… fallen through. Read more
Feb 27, 2026, 10:28 AM
Here's what smart people are saying about Paramount winning the Warner Bros. Discovery deal
Meghan Morris, Business Insider
Business and political leaders discuss the impact of the deal, from antitrust concerns to Netflix's big breakup fee.
Feb 27, 2026, 5:02 AM
It's easy to understand why Netflix walked away from WBD
Peter Kafka, Business Insider
We are going to have lots of questions about the WBD-Paramount tie-up. But explaining why Netflix bailed is more straightfoward.
Feb 27, 2026, 1:26 AM
Warner Bros. Discovery Deems Paramount’s New Takeover Offer ‘Superior,’ Netflix Backs Out Of Bidding
Jen Lennon, Kotaku
Netflix has declined to raise its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, leaving the door open for David Ellison's Paramount Skydance to take over
Feb 27, 2026, 12:05 AM
Netflix Backs Out Of Warner Bros. Deal, Paramount Set To Acquire Historic Studio
staff@slashfilm.com (Jeremy Smith), /FILM
Netflix is no longer pursuing the acquisition of Warner Bros., paving the way for Paramount to take over the historic studio.
Feb 26, 2026, 11:35 PM
Netflix says it won't raise its offer for Warner Bros.
James Faris, Business Insider
Netflix said it wouldn't pay more for Warner Bros. two days after Paramount increased its offer.
Feb 26, 2026, 11:06 PM
Americans Are Leaving the US in Record Numbers
msmash, Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader shares a report: In its 250th year, is America, land of immigration, becoming a country of emigration? Last year the U.S. experienced something that hasn't definitively occurred since the Great Depression: More people moved out than moved …
Feb 26, 2026, 12:07 PM
Tariffs cost American shoppers. They're unlikely to get that money back
Stephan Bisaha, NPR
After the Supreme Court declared the emergency tariffs illegal, the refund process will be messy and will go to businesses first.
Feb 26, 2026, 10:00 AM
How relief for the 40 million Americans without a retirement account could work
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower, Business Insider
President Donald Trump announced a federal savings match plan for private-sector workers during his 2026 State of the Union speech.
Feb 26, 2026, 9:28 AM
‘Compute Equals Revenues’: Nvidia Needs Jensen Huang’s New Catchphrase to Be True
Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com
Here's everything you need to know from Nvidia's latest earnings call.
Feb 26, 2026, 2:05 AM