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- Paramount-Skydance (PSKY) has settled lawsuits brought by 12 state attorneys general and the Writers Guild trade union, a move that will allow the company to close its historic $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. Shares of Paramount and Warner Bros. both jumped on Monday after Bloomberg News first reported that a settlement had been reached, with Warner now trading very close to the $31-a-share acquisition price.
- Shares of chip-related companies like Intel (INTC) and AMD (AMD) soared Monday as early signs of success for Meta Platforms' new artificial intelligence agent sparked a wave of enthusiasm around demand for the chips needed to power such agents. Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) jumped 10% to close above $1 trillion in market value for the first time. Intel gained 12%, Arm (ARM) climbed 17% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rallied 4.3% to notch its fifth straight session of gains.
- UPS (UPS) shares were lower in trading today after Bank of America analyst Ken Hoexter lowered his price target on the stock, as well as his 2026 and third-quarter revenue estimates for the company. He also cut his 2026 earnings per share estimates.

Accenture Gains, Warner Bros. Rises on Paramount Settlement, Critical Metals Trades Higher
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Paramount to Settle Lawsuits Over Merger; Accenture Gains on Anthropic Pact; HP Falls
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Strategy Makes First Purchase of Bitcoin Since August; Paramount to Settle Lawsuits; Critical Metals Shares Rise
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