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Warner Bros. Discovery's Acquisition By Paramount Has Been Halted Its Shares Dropped

Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has been paused until early August.

Paramount is facing a new setback in its intended acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery: a judge has paused it until early august in the context of a legal case brought forward by several states.

Concretely, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in Oakland said the states made a "strong showing" that the acquisition would amount to an unlawful decrease in competition. Warner Bros. Discover's stock fell as much as 4% on Monday before pairing some gains.

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