Business & Finance: US Today

22% — That's the Kalshi prediction market's odds that Paramount Skydance fails to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery by July 2027, up from under 20% before 12 state attorneys general sued to block the mega-merger.

Money Moves

• Dow Jones slips ~200 points to trade near 53,550, roughly 1,200 points below its August 5 record, as geopolitical risk outweighs solid Q2 earnings
• Nvidia discloses $21B SpaceX stake — 122.8 million Class A shares revealed...