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Netflix $NFLX ( ▲ 8.48% ) jumped 8.49% in after-hours trading on Thursday after the streaming giant ended its previous deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery $WBD ( ▼ 2.1% ).

Details: Netflix declined to raise its offer after Warner Bros. determined that Paramount Skydance's $PSKY ( ▲ 3.58% ) latest offer was a “Superior Proposal.”

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: It’s good for Netflix investors because walking away avoids overpaying, protects the balance sheet, and keeps the focus on Netflix’s high‑return core streaming business instead of a risky mega‑acquisition integration.

Final Thoughts: In after-hours trading, Warner Bros Discovery fell 1.74% while Paramount Skydance jumped 6.17%.

Notable Earnings Today: Sunstone Hotel (NYSE: SHO), Northwest Natural (NYSE: NWN), 1stdibs.com (Nasdaq: DIBS), Amneal Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AMRX), Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE: AMR), ANI Pharma (Nasdaq: ANIP), BrightSpring Health Services (Nasdaq: BTSG), Calumet Specialty Products (Nasdaq: CLMT), Delek US Holdings (NYSE: DK), Endeavor Silver (NYSE: EXK), Globalstar (Nasdaq: GSAT), Gogo (Nasdaq: GOGO), Via Transportation (NYSE: VIA).

Notable IPOs Today: Art Technology Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: ARTC), Brookline Capital Acquisition Corp II Units (Nasdaq: BCACU), Columbus Circle Capital Corp II Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: CMII), Generate Biomedicines, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: GENB), SPACSphere Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: SSAC), Soren Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: SORN), Atrium Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: RNA), QDRO Acquisition Corp. Units (Nasdaq: QADRU), Iron Dome Acquisition I Corp. Units (Nasdaq: IDAQU).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Calosyn Pharma (StartEngine), WhiteBeard (Wefunder), Immersive Exposure (Wefunder), Wild Tonic (Wefunder). Hevo (Republic), SecurKeys (Crowdcube).

Notable Economic Events Today: Producer Price Index / Core PPI (8:30 a.m. ET), Chicago PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), Construction Spending (10:00 a.m. ET).

Despite posting mixed financial earnings results on Thursday, the financial technology company Block $XYZ ( ▲ 15.92% ) surged 23.52% in after-hours trading.

Financials: Block reported earnings of 65 cents per share in the past quarter, which were in-line. Revenue reached $6.25 billion, which was better than expected.

Powering the Story: On Thursday, the company announced plans to reduce its workforce of 10,000 people by eliminating over 4,000 jobs. This cost-cutting move made the stock rise.

Final Thoughts: Block is trying to recover after seeing its stock fall 16% in the past year.

Dell $DELL ( ▲ 16.24% ) jumped 11.57% in after-hours trading on Thursday after posting strong financial earnings results and bullish comments about AI.

Financials: Dell reported earnings of $3.89 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $33.4 billion. Both were better than expected.

Quote: “The AI opportunity is transforming our company.” - COO Jeff Clarke.

Final Thoughts: It’s a big recovery for Dell’s stock following a lackluster start to 2026.

AI Spending: CoreWeave slides as surging capex, backlog risks overshadow small revenue beat (Reuters)

Not Upbeat Enough: Zscaler stock drops after solid quarter fails to excite investors (SiliconANGLE)

Surprise Partnership: Bitcoin Miner MARA jumps 17% after striking a deal with Starwood to build AI data centers (CoinDesk)

Bitcoin Winter: Bitcoin fans latch onto ‘ridiculous’ Jane Street conspiracy to explain price slump (Fortune)

Key Threshold: Mortgage rates fall below 6% for the first time in more than 3 years (CNN)

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