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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Warner Bros Discovery has told Paramount to make its “best and final offer” for the film and streaming company within seven days or get out of the way of Netflix’s agreed $83bn deal. The deadline is an attempt by the WBD board to force Paramount to either improve its bid or abandon its pursuit following multiple rejections since October. Netflix has granted a weeklong waiver to WBD to hold discussions with Paramount and “fully and finally resolve this matter”.A person close to the…

President Donald Trump is keeping the focus on housing affordability this year, but there’s one component he’s unwilling to touch: high home prices. Most housing experts agree that one of the main factors that could drive greater affordability is increasing supply. Higher inventory levels tend to result in slower home price growth, which expands homebuying power over time. However, more inventory would also lower home values overall, an outcome Trump seems to find unacceptable. During a Jan. 29 meeting, Trump told his cabinet that homeowners have become wealthier because their homes are now worth more than ever before, adding that…

Eternal Ltd on Tuesday, February 17, announced a strategic collaboration with OpenAI to strengthen artificial intelligence infrastructure across its commerce and ecosystem platforms, including Zomato, Blinkit, District, Hyperpure, and its social impact initiative Feeding India.The collaboration will also extend to Nugget, Eternal’s AI-native venture.The partnership is aimed at embedding AI as foundational infrastructure across Eternal’s consumer and enterprise platforms, with deployments spanning apps, partner platforms, and internal systems, stated the press release.AI across consumer and partner platformsUnder the collaboration, Eternal will work with OpenAI’s Enterprise API platform to explore new ways customers and partners interact with its services. The company…

Newsmakers of D-StreetIndian equity benchmarks ended with gains on Tuesday, recording their second successive positive closing. They were aided by buying trends in IT, consumer and financial stocks, though energy and metals, dragged markets. While Nifty settled at 25,725.40, advancing 42.65 points or 0.17%, the 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 83,450.96, gaining 173.81 points or 0.21%.Here are 6 stocks that saw action today: Source link #Gainers #Losers #Fractal #Analytics #Infosys #among #stocks #limelight #Tuesday

How Trading Has Become More Accessible Through Technology  Before there were any banks or financial institutions, the world’s trade depended on the barter system. People exchanged goods to make a livelihood, and gradually, this system was replaced by metal coins.  A few centuries later, paper currency was introduced, which paved the way for commercial banks and stock markets. So, it wouldn’t be wrong to assume that the world’s monetary system has experienced massive changes over the centuries.  From the barter system to Bitcoin, trading has become more accessible today.   And, it’s a fact that nothing would’ve been possible without the…

Why Young Professionals Are Delaying Term Insurance—And Paying For It Later  The financial priorities of India’s young professionals tell a familiar story: invest in mutual funds, max out EPF contributions, maybe dabble in stocks. Term insurance? That can wait.  Except it can’t. And the longer people postpone that decision, the more it costs them—not just in premiums, but in coverage quality, insurability, and financial security for the families they’re building.  Industry data shows that the average age of first-time term insurance buyers in India has risen to 34, up from 29 just five years ago. That five-year gap sounds modest.…

Image source: Getty Images Diageo (LSE:DGE) shares have really kicked off 2026 in style. They’ve risen an impressive 12% in value, much to the relief of beleaguered investors like me. This recent strength has reduced losses over the last 12 months to 16%. Someone who bought 101 shares in the FTSE 100 company a year ago would have seen the value of their investment drop from £2,173 to £1,823. Dividends of just under £86 would have helped take the edge off, however. While Diageo still faces enormous challenges, I think we could be seeing the start of a heroic share…

Interim resolution professionals acting on behalf of lenders should limit the operations of such companies to the minimum and ensure they are not mechanically run as a going concern in the first 30 days of bankruptcy proceedings when the panel of creditors is being set up. Once the panel of creditors is formed, the resolution professional should submit a ‘going concern assessment’ about the viability of the distressed business at its first meeting so that unviable ones are not sustained with unjustifiable costs, the IBBI proposed in amendments to corporate debt resolution regulations. The regulator also proposed allowing delayed claims…

US HHS deputy secretary and acting CDC chief Jim O’Neill to leave posts, Politico reports Source link #HHS #deputy #secretary #acting #CDC #chief #Jim #ONeill #leave #posts #Politico #reports

Image source: Getty Images In turbulent economic times, the defensive nature of companies on the FTSE 100 can be highly attractive to investors looking for safe passive income. The last year or two might have been the beginning of a sea change in this regard, with 2025 going down as a banner year for the Footsie. London’s leading index bagged a 21% return (with dividends on top!), even outgunning the AI-heavy S&P 500. It’s 5% ahead of it so far in 2026 too. With many believing that more economic bad weather might be forming on the horizon, is the FTSE…