Disney's big gambling switch

Plus, WeWork might go bankrupt...

09 Aug

*past 24-hour performance

  • Penn ditches Barstool for ESPN: Disney (DIS) in a major about-face regarding gambling, announced a betting joint venture between ESPN and casino operator PENN Entertainment (PENN), which soon will rebrand its Barstool Sportsbook to ESPN Bet. (Axios)

  • No more China deals: The U.S. is set to ban PE and VC investments in some Chinese technology companies under an executive order the Biden administration will release today. (Bloomberg)

  • Americans’ credit-card debt just hit $1 trillion: Americans’ collective credit-card bill rose to $1.03 trillion from $986 billion in Q2, according to the household debt report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of NY. (CNN)

  • New lending by mortgage REITs has dried up: Companies like Starwood Property Trust (STWD) are slowing mortgage lending in an effort to protect their finances from defaults, which have grown more common. (WSJ)

  • Weight-loss drug frenzy continues: Shares of Eli Lilly (LLY) and Novo Nordisk (NVO) both soared to record highs yesterday, as sales increased of Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and as Novo Nordisk reported a promising clinical trial of its drug Wegovy. (Forbes)

  • Anheuser offloads 8 beers: Canadian cannabis producer Tilray Brands (TLRY) is adding to its alcohol portfolio with the acquisition of 8 beverage brands from Anheuser-Busch (BUD). (Yahoo)

  • SEC hates private chats: U.S. regulators announced a combined $549 million in penalties against major banks (mainly Wells Fargo) that failed to maintain electronic records of employee communications. (CNBC)

  • Paramount jumps on streaming progress: Paramount (PARA) reported an addition of 700k subscribers to Paramount+ in Q2 following its June Showtime integration, bringing its total to 61 million. (TechCrunch)

  • ADT doing everything to pay down debt: Security firm ADT (ADT) will sell its commercial security, fire and life safety unit to private equity firm GTCR for $1.6 billion; will use proceeds to cut debt. (Reuters)

  • Dish might re-buy EchoSTar: Dish Network (DISH) is proposing to buy EchoStar, the satellite network operator it once owned, in an all-stock deal valued at about $4 billion. (CNBC)

  • WeWork said it could go bankrupt. The coworking company that was valued at $47 billion just four years ago warned there was “substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.” (CNBC)

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