Bovespa slips while Canada and Mexico edge higher
“CNBC reports Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery closed Tuesday, after competing bids and an antitrust hurdle. W-B-D is up point one percent.” — Hank Ledger, on air
At a glance
- First reported by CNBC: “Paramount's hard-fought takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery closed Tuesday. Here's how we got here”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 11:12 AM ET on Market Hours, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Warner Bros, Mexico, Canada, Paramount.
- BBN covered this story before: Paramount Swallows Warner Bros in $110B Merger (October 6).
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- CNBCParamount's hard-fought takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery closed Tuesday. Here's how we got here
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCNBC reports Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery closed Tuesday, after competing bids and an antitrust hurdle. W-B-D is up point one percent.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYears of paperwork for a point one. That's the most expensive yawn in American history, and I respect it.
The story so far
- Bovespa Jumps 7.7%; Paramount Closes Warner Bros. Deal · bloomberg.com
- Paramount and Warner Bros. Become One Hollywood Giant · AP News
- Paramount Completes $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Merger · The Verge
- Paramount Closes $111 Billion Warner Bros Deal · Financial Times
- Paramount completes Warner Bros. deal, forms Skydance · Washington Examiner
- Paramount Swallows Warner Bros in $110B Merger · BBC
- Bovespa slips while Canada and Mexico edge higher (this story)
- Paramount Closes $81 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Deal · The Daily Caller
- Paramount Completes Warner Bros. Acquisition · Bloomberg.com
- Nuclear Deal, Tariffs and a Record S and P · Bloomberg.com
- Paramount completes Warner Bros takeover to form Skydance · ABC Australia
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