About this episode
P.M. Edition for Dec. 8. Paramount has launched a nearly $78 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, going directly to shareholders just a few days after Warner agreed to a $72 billion Netflix deal. Plus, the Trump administration announces a $12 billion bailout for struggling U.S. farmers grappling with the effects of the president’s tariffs. And pharmaceutical companies are shaking up the drug industry, selling some medicines directly to patients . WSJ reporter Peter Loftus joins to discuss the winners and losers from the shift. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices