December 2025 - Page 8 of 11 - Elite Only Magazine

It’s a sequel, it’s a remake, it’s a reboot: Lawyers grow wistful for old corporate rumbles as Paramount, Netflix fight for Warner

By Elite Contributors
December 15, 2025

Corporate-law scholars say the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery has become a strange kind of legal nostalgia trip, dragging Paramount back to center stage for the first time in decadesand reviving vintage doctrines from Revlon to the “Cuban beer” defense as Netflix tries to lock up a once‑in‑a‑generation deal. What looks on the…

‘A nightmare’ – The battle over Warner Bros is turning Hollywood upside down

By Elite Contributors
December 15, 2025

Disaster, catastrophe and nightmare. That’s how Hollywood’s creative workers describe the fall of the once mighty Warner Bros, as Netflix and Paramount battle to buy the historic studio and tinsel town braces for more upheaval and job losses. Warner’s decline and impending sale – whether it’s to Paramount…

David Ellison Is Playing a Dangerous Game

By Elite Contributors
December 13, 2025

David Ellison boasts a cozy relationship with President Trump, a string of right-coded hires and financial allies in the Saudi Arabian government. He also may be the best hope to save American moviegoing. It was only a few months ago that Mr. Ellison, the millennial son of the…

Housing will ‘be a problem,’ Fed chair warns after rate cut

By Elite Contributors
December 13, 2025

A divided Fed worried about inflation and the softening jobs market cut short-term interest rates by 25 basis points on Dec. 10 — the third such cut this year. Key points: After announcing its third consecutive rate cut on Dec. 10, a divided Federal Reserve indicated that short-term…

Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks up to 6.22%, but remains close to its low for the year

By Elite Contributors
December 13, 2025

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher this week, though it remains relatively near its low point so far this year. The uptick brings the average long-term mortgage rate to 6.22% from 6.19% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the…

‘Be careful what you wish for’: Top economist warns any additional interest rate cuts after today would signal the economy is slipping into danger

By Elite Contributors
December 13, 2025

The Federal Reserve is likely to deliver its third interest rate cut of the year on Wednesday, a move widely understood to be insurance against the bottom completely falling out of the labor market. But to Sahm—a former Fed economist, recession-indicator architect, and one of the central bank’s most closely watched…

Fed Cuts Rates Again, Signals It May Be Done for Now

By Elite Contributors
December 13, 2025

Three officials dissented in opposite directions. Stalled progress on inflation and a cooling job market made for one of the most divided meetings in years. Federal Reserve officials cut interest rates for a third straight meeting but signaled they might be done for now in the midst of…

The US stock market hits record highs, even as worries about an AI bubble continue

By Elite Contributors
December 13, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street set records on Thursday, even as a sell-off for Oracle and worries about a potential bubble in artificial-intelligence technology weighed on the market. The S&P 500 inched up 0.2% and eked past its prior all-time closing high, which was set in October. The Dow Jones Industrial leaped…

Stock market today: Dow eyes fresh record while S&P 500, Nasdaq fall amid exodus from tech

By Elite Contributors
December 13, 2025

US stocks traded mixed on Friday, with the Nasdaq sliding but the Dow poised to bid for another record after a rotation from tech to value names propelled the index to a new all-time high. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell 0.3%, continuing a tech slump. The Dow Jones Industrial…

Supergirl: Release Date, Cast, Trailers & More

By Elite Contributors
December 12, 2025

Here’s everything we know about Craig Gillespie’s new take on Superman’s unruly cousin, starring Milly Al cock.Thanks to Superman and the second season of Peacemaker, James Gunn’s new DC Cinematic Universe — aka, the DCU — now has a firm underpinning of gods and monsters. But those two projects, along with the animated Creature…

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