Here’s how the smart money on Wall Street sees Paramount’s antitrust battle with California

The bets on Wall Street are stacking up in favor of David Ellison in his battle against California Attorney General Rob Bonta, On The Money has learned. We’re talking about a subset of the trading community known as the “arbitrageur,” or arbs for short. These aren’t the meme touts who get their research from Reddit posts and have gotten slaughtered rolling the dice on speculative stocks while embracing weird conspiracy theories about dark forces tanking their inept investments. Rather, these are the smart money types at hedge funds and on Wall Street trading desks who make bets based on reliable…

Caitlin Clark has heated moment with Paige Bueckers: ‘Calm down’

Things got chippy between Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Wings guard Paige Bueckers on Thursday night. Dallas led Indiana by two points with 10 seconds left in the second quarter when Bueckers, who was guarding Clark, appeared to grab her left arm in an attempt to foul her — as…

The Mets’ 2027 ambitions already come with massive payroll starting point

What will $380 million in payroll get the Mets this season? If they are fortunate, something better than a last-place finish in the NL East. Team owner Steve Cohen, in talking to reporters this week, preached a more disciplined spending approach as he and president of baseball operations David Stearns…

Red Bulls have their eyes on 23-year-old Mexico star Brian Gutierrez

Red Bull New York is pursuing a Mexican international who was part of the country’s World Cup roster this summer.  The Red Bulls are looking to bring in attacking midfielder Brian Gutierrez from Liga MX side Chivas de Guadalajara, amNewYork reported on Thursday.  Gutierrez made four appearances — two of…

49ers’ bad drafts forced them to retread rather than reset

The 49ers held their last practice in front of fans this week, and nothing this training camp has gotten the faithful hooting and hollering more than two particular players. Any play involving red jersey No. 57 and white jersey No. 19 generally elicits a big reaction. Almost a month in,…

Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski missing All-Star Game as ace deals with arm fatigue

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski has been scratched from his scheduled start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday because of arm fatigue and will also miss the All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Brewers manager Pat Murphy announced the decision Saturday after the NL Central leaders were swept by…

CBS news anchor nearly loses life savings in LA scam

A phone scam was so convincing that even veteran CBS News correspondent Matt Gutman admits he nearly walked into his bank and emptied his account before realizing something was terribly wrong. In a video shared Friday on his X account, Gutman recounted receiving a call from someone claiming to work…

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