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Jessica Toonkel is a Reuters correspondent covering investing trends, exchange-traded funds and asset management. During her tenure at Reuters, she has covered mergers and acquisitions, activism, wealth management and retirement issues. Jessica has covered finance and retirement topics for 14 years for a range of publications including InvestmentNews, American Banker and Institutional Investor News. In 2012, Jessica was nominated as a Gerald Loeb Award finalist for Reuters’ coverage of the …

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MGM Resorts in deal talks with Barry Diller

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By Jessica Toonkel Verified, Lauren Thomas
| MSN Verified
Jessica Toonkel, Lauren Thomas MGM Resorts has been negotiating a potential deal with Barry Diller's People Inc. after the media mogul offered to buy the casino giant , according to people familiar with the matter. MGM set up a special board committee and lined up advisers to help evaluate the proposal, the people familiar with the matter said. MGM believes Diller's offer undervalues the company, some of the people added.
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MGM Resorts in Deal Talks With Barry Diller

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By Jessica Toonkel Verified, Lauren Thomas
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
MGM Resorts MGM 0.95 %increase; up pointing triangle has been negotiating a potential deal with Barry Diller’s People Inc. PPLI -2.13 %decrease; down pointing triangle after the media mogul offered to buy the casino giant, according to people familiar with the matter. MGM set up a special board committee and lined up advisers to help evaluate the proposal, the people familiar with the matter said. MGM believes Diller’s offer undervalues the company, some of the people added.
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Netflix is exploring live TV and bundles as it struggles to keep viewers hooked

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By Jessica Toonkel Verified, Ben Fritz Verified
| Editor & Publisher Verified
Posted Friday, July 10, 2026 9:51 am Top Netflix executives who gathered for its annual business review this spring had a lot to be cheerful about. Profits were rising, customer defections remained at industry lows and it had hit franchises including “Bridgerton” and “Stranger Things.” But one metric was pointing in the wrong direction: Subscriber engagement was showing signs of decline, according to attendees.
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