Market Chatter: US Judge Approves Settlement Clearing Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

04:09 PM EDT, 09/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- A US judge approved a settlement allowing Paramount Skydance (PSKY) to complete its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), multiple news outlets reported Wednesday. US District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin signed off on the agreement between the companies and a coalition of 12 state attorneys general led by California that had challenged the deal on competition grounds, the reports said. Paramount and Warner Bros. did not immediately respond to requests for comment from MT Newswires. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)