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Wolfe Research downgraded Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) on Tuesday to “underperform” from “peer perform” on the company’s financial assumptions post-merger with Skydance and raised doubts on whether the deal will help the media giant grow its direct-to-consumer business. “Skydance will address Paramount’s DTC scale deficit with tech, money, and partners… WithContinue Reading

THEPALMER/E+ via Getty Images This year’s North Atlantic hurricane season is anticipated to be highly active, potentially bolstering pricing across various lines of property-casualty insurance and reinsurance, thereby catalyzing certain underwriters’ stocks, CFRA wrote in a recent note. Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science is predicting a “very active”Continue Reading

Angel Di Bilio/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) fell sharply in premarket trading after the airline carrier provided a business update. The company said its operational performance in Q2 continues to be strong, with minimal cancellations so far. Completion factor quarter-to-date has averaged approximately 99.5%, despite challengingContinue Reading