Stock Market 5 March 2026

California Attorney General Rob Bonta says his office is actively investigating Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, cautioning the planned merger remains far from settled and pledging a “vigorous” review. The Guardian cited Alvaro Bedoya, ex-Federal Trade Commission commissioner, who believes state attorneys general “have a shot at stopping it.” Bill Baer, who once led antitrust at the Justice Department, described a possible multi-state lawsuit as a “real threat.”