2025-12-23
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Larry Ellison,
Oracle's chairman and one of the world's richest people pledged a personal guarantee of roughly $40 billion to backstop Paramount's takeover bid for Warner Brothers Discovery.
The American film company is led by Mr.
Ellison's son David.
The $108 billion hostile bid has come under scrutiny for insufficient financing.
Last week Warner told its shareholders to back a rival offer by Netflix.
Donald Trump sparked backlash in Denmark and Greenland by naming an envoy to the Arctic Territory.
Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, said he was honoured to work to,
quote, make Greenland a part of the US.
Mr Trump has repeatedly expressed his hopes to take possession of the Danish-controlled island.
Lars Luker Rasmussen, the Danish Foreign Minister, called the move unacceptable.
America's Coast Guard said it was in active pursuit of an oil tanker which it claimed was part of Venezuela's quote,