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Netflix walks away from Warner Bros. Discovery studio

NEW YORK — Netflix is walking away from its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a stunning move that effectively puts Paramount in a position to take over its storied Hollywood rival. On Thursday, after Warner’s board announced that Skydance-owned Paramount’s latest offer to buy the entire company for $31 per share was superior to the agreement it had previously struck with Netflix, the streaming giant quickly announced that it was declining to raise its proposal. It said the new price it would have to pay to acquire Warner would make the ...

Henry Group earns award

JOHNSTOWN The Henry Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services LLC. in Johnstown, has earned the Ameriprise Client Experience Award for 2025. The Henry Group was honored with this award because of their ability to consistently deliver personalized, goal-based advice and exceptional client service. Award recipients earned an overall client satisfaction rating equal to or greater than 4.9 out of 5.0 and maintained stellar business results. The award represents an elite group of Ameriprise advisors recognized as leaders for their commitment to making a ...

The worst day for Nvidia’s stock since last spring

The worst day for Nvidia’s stock since last spring dragged the U.S. market lower, even though most stocks rose. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 17 points, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.2%. Nvidia delivered another stellar profit report and gave a forecast for revenue that again topped analysts’ expectations. But such blowout performances have become typical for the AI chip company, and its stock fell to its worst day since April. Woman: on social media ‘all day long’ as a child A 20-year-old woman is seeking to hold social media ...

Ticker: Nvidia delivers another quarter of stellar growth

Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia on Wednesday announced another quarter of astounding quarterly growth as investors try to decipher whether technology’s latest craze is overblown hyperbole or a springboard into a new era of prosperity and productivity. The results for November-January period blew past the analyst projections that shape investors’ perceptions, as has been the case since Nvidia’s high-end chips emerged as AI’s best building blocks three years ago. Nvidia’s fiscal fourth-quarter revenue surged 73% from the previous year to $68.1 billion while its profit ...

Briefcase: Tyrone DG Market expected to open in spring

TYRONE A new DG Market is under construction at 5495 E. Pleasant Valley Blvd. in Tyrone. At this time, a store opening is slated for spring 2026, but construction progress may alter this date. Dollar General’s DG Market format offers expanded produce, refrigerated and frozen food offerings, dairy products and more, in addition to an assortment of fresh meats. The store plans to employ approximately 10-15 employees, depending on the individual needs of the store. Anyone interested, may apply for available positions online at www.dollargeneral.com/careers. JOHNSTOWN Penn ...

Hegseth pressures AI firm for broader access

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic’s CEO a Friday deadline to open the company’s artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use or risk losing its government contract, according to a person familiar with their meeting Tuesday. Anthropic makes the chatbot ...