Warner Bros. rejects Paramount's bid, accuses it of "consistently misleading" shareholders

Warner Brothers Discovery has rejected Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid, saying it carries many risks and is inferior to Netflix’s offer.  The company’s board said the Ellison family that controls Paramount “consistently misled” them about guarantees and urged shareholders not to sell them their stocks. Plus, as oil prices rose following Donald Trump’s order to blockade oil tankers in and out of Venezuela, we take a look at just how central oil is to the country’s economy.