{"id":59122,"date":"2026-02-25T15:38:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/netflix-ceo-to-meet-white-house-over-83b-warner-bid-cme-restores-trading-after-outage\/59122\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:38:27","slug":"netflix-ceo-to-meet-white-house-over-83b-warner-bid-cme-restores-trading-after-outage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/netflix-ceo-to-meet-white-house-over-83b-warner-bid-cme-restores-trading-after-outage\/59122\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix CEO to Meet White House Over $83B Warner Bid; CME Restores Trading After Outage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Netflix (<a href=\"\/stock\/NFLX\">NFLX<\/a>) CEO Ted Sarandos<\/strong> is scheduled to visit the <strong>White House<\/strong> on Thursday to discuss the company\u2019s <strong>$83 billion bid<\/strong> for <strong>Warner Bros. Discovery (<a href=\"\/stock\/WBD\">WBD<\/a>)<\/strong> assets amid a heated bidding war with <strong>Paramount Global (<a href=\"\/stock\/PARA\">PARA<\/a>)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CME Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/CME\">CME<\/a>)<\/strong> restored trading for <strong>metals and natural gas futures<\/strong> at <strong>14:45 ET<\/strong> following a major technical outage on the <strong>Globex<\/strong> platform that disrupted markets for several hours.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic<\/strong> warned that the <strong>U.S. &quot;special status&quot;<\/strong> in the global economy is at risk if central bank independence is compromised by ongoing <strong>legal and rhetorical battles<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engie (<a href=\"\/stock\/ENGI\">ENGI<\/a>)<\/strong> reported <strong>FY 2025 revenue of \u20ac71.9 billion<\/strong>, but the energy giant\u2019s <strong>EBIT of \u20ac8.8 billion<\/strong> missed analyst expectations of <strong>\u20ac9.1 billion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>U.S. money-market fund assets<\/strong> grew by <strong>$2.78 billion<\/strong> for the week ending Feb. 24, according to <strong>iMoneyNet<\/strong>, as investors continue to seek safety amid market volatility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos<\/strong> is heading to Washington to defend the streaming giant\u2019s acquisition strategy for <strong>Warner Bros. Discovery (<a href=\"\/stock\/WBD\">WBD<\/a>)<\/strong>. The visit comes as <strong>President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/live\/trump-stock-market\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Trump\">Trump<\/a><\/strong> has publicly pressured the company to remove board member <strong>Susan Rice<\/strong> and as <strong>Paramount Global (<a href=\"\/stock\/PARA\">PARA<\/a>)<\/strong> reportedly sweetened its own rival offer to <strong>$31.00 per share<\/strong>, valuing the legacy media firm at approximately <strong>$108 billion<\/strong>. <em>The outcome of these discussions could determine the future of CNN, HBO, and major Hollywood studios in a rapidly consolidating media landscape.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>CME Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/CME\">CME<\/a>)<\/strong> shares fell nearly <strong>2%<\/strong> on Wednesday after a technical glitch forced a halt in <strong>Globex metals and natural gas<\/strong> markets. The exchange operator confirmed that all <strong>day orders<\/strong> and <strong>good-till-date (GTD)<\/strong> orders for the day were cancelled, though <strong>good-till-cancelled (GTC)<\/strong> orders remained active. Trading finally resumed at <strong>14:45 ET<\/strong>, but the outage left clients at platforms like <strong>NinjaTrader<\/strong> and <strong>Kraken<\/strong> unable to execute critical energy and metals trades during the disruption.<\/p>\n<p>In his final days before retirement, <strong>Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic<\/strong> issued a stark warning regarding the <strong>independence of the central bank<\/strong>. Bostic stated that the U.S. economy\u2019s status as a <strong>global safe haven<\/strong> is &quot;not guaranteed&quot; and must be protected from political interference. <em>His comments reflect growing anxiety within the Fed as the executive branch seeks more influence over monetary policy decisions and interest rate trajectories.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>European energy leader <strong>Engie (<a href=\"\/stock\/ENGI\">ENGI<\/a>)<\/strong> released its <strong>FY 2025 earnings<\/strong>, reporting a <strong>net recurring income of \u20ac4.9 billion<\/strong>. While the company proposed a <strong>dividend of \u20ac1.35 per share<\/strong>, its <strong>EBIT (excluding nuclear) of \u20ac8.8 billion<\/strong> fell short of the <strong>LSEG consensus<\/strong> of <strong>\u20ac9.1 billion<\/strong>. The company cited <em>fluctuating energy prices and infrastructure investments<\/em> as factors in the slight earnings miss, even as total revenue remained robust at <strong>\u20ac71.9 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On the geopolitical front, <strong>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong> confirmed a high-level call with <strong>President <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/live\/trump-stock-market\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Trump\">Trump<\/a><\/strong> and key envoys <strong>Steve Witkoff<\/strong> and <strong>Jared Kushner<\/strong>. The discussion reportedly focused on regional stability and future diplomatic cooperation. Meanwhile, on <strong>Capitol Hill<\/strong>, a <strong>U.S. House panel<\/strong> is expected to advance a major <strong>housing bill<\/strong> in the coming weeks, following the earlier passage of the <strong>Housing for the 21st Century Act<\/strong>, which aims to address national affordability and supply shortages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Netflix (NFLX) CEO Ted Sarandos is scheduled to visit the White House on Thursday to discuss the company\u2019s 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