DOJ probes Netflix for potential anticompetitive leverage in $72B Warner Bros merger

Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/doj-probes-netflix-power-over-233132671.html The Justice Department’s investigation of Netflix Inc.’s (NFLX) proposed $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD) includes scrutiny of the streaming giant’s behavior and whether it wields anticompetitive leverage over creators in negotiations for acquiring programming. The …

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Trump’s new White House ballroom funded by companies under investigation — $300M “renovation” built with quiet leverage

Most corrupt Presidency in history. pic.twitter.com/hMyWdGksTT — Maine (@TheMaineWonk) November 4, 2025 It feels wrong the moment you hear it. They’re calling it a “White House renovation,” but it’s something else entirely. They’re turning the East Wing into a $300 …

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Each day the AI boom looks more like 2008 again layered leverage hidden risks and a conveyor belt of money no one can trace…Goldman saying there isn’t a bubble yet

Everyone’s chasing the next Nvidia but Buffett’s old playbook might win again. Goldman: “Not a bubble, just a very expensive balloon tied to 5 companies and a prayer.”Translation—diversify before the pin shows up wearing a recession. — TradingPulse X (@TradingPulseX) …

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Bundesbank scraps Basel rules for small banks; Leverage ratio replaces buffers leaving SMEs exposed

Germany’s Bundesbank is eyeing a shortcut for small and medium-sized banks. Basel capital rules could be scrapped in favor of a single leverage ratio. No risk-weighting. No buffers. Just raw exposure. https://finanz-szene.de/banking/bundesbank-erwaegt-verzicht-auf-basel-anforderungen-fuer-kleinbanken/ The leverage ratio was never meant to stand …

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Hedge funds are shorting stocks again, boosting leverage to new record. Chicago PMI plunges to four-month low, sinks to 40.5 in May. Supercore PCE turns negative for the first time since covid.

The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Index fell for a second straight month to its lowest level in four months. The index sank to 40.5 this month from 44.6 in April, falling short of the 45.1 forecast. The latest reading marks the …

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China’s leverage was “empty shelves”, EU’s leverage is “services and mag7”; Investors were just warned that trade war 2.0 is back on schedule.

China's leverage was "empty shelves", EU's leverage is "services and mag7"https://t.co/axYc5BpIBm https://t.co/aa38r5kL07 — Marko Kolanovic (@markoinny) May 26, 2025 Clearly someone notified Trump that 90 days is July 8th, not June 1st, because how else would he know? Hence disaster …

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