Investments and Business

Looming over Bakish's exit are larger questions about Paramount's future. Like many media companies, Paramount has struggled to get its streaming business off the ground in recent years as audiences for its cable channels have declined. As a result, it has long been considered a takeover target by rivals looking to build their own content libraries and increase their influence in cable deals. In recent months, the company has discussed merging with Skydance, a media company run by tech scion and Hollywood executive David Ellison. Ms. Redstone, who is Paramount's controlling shareholder, has already signed a potential deal for her…

The day after the Cannes Film Festival premiere of “The Apprentice,” a biopic about Donald J. Trump, the former president responded to the film, calling it “malicious defamation” and threatening legal action. “This garbage is pure fiction that sensationalizes lies that have long been debunked,” said Steven Cheung, a Trump campaign spokesman. Directed by Ali Abbasi and written by author Gabriel Sherman, "The Apprentice" follows Trump (Sebastian Stan) as an ambitious young man trying to establish himself as a real estate mogul. He finds a mentor in the shrewd lawyer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) and a first wife in model…

Here are lives at the intersection of fun and scary. One of my companions summed the whole experience up perfectly. He leaned back in his chair at dinner that night, shrimp taco in hand, “These are the kinds of experiences that give something back to you. They show you who you are in a whole new way.” These eight shots crystallize the hard work moms put into keeping their kids alive, happy, and healthy. They might give you the inspiration you need for filling out that card—or stand-alone for your mom’s interpretation.Bob Dyalon At the bottom of the mountain, my legs shaky,…