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Paramount Rival Bidder Says America Is in Danger Daphna Edwards Ziman believes that because Skydance's deal for Paramount includes "bribes" to Shari Redstone and Trump it will lead to more corruption.

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"Libertarian" FCC Commissioner Was Believed to Be Uncomfortable with Paramount Deal: Exclusive Wax hire is mysterious

This is my first exclusive for CorpGov, a site aimed at Boards and shareholder activists. joshonbusiness.substack.com/p/libertaria...

Opinion: Teamsters May Need New Trump Strategy Teamsters President Sean O’Brien took a big chance when he spoke at the 2024 Republican National Convention and got close to Trump.

My first column. joshonbusiness.substack.com/p/opinion-te...

Exclusive: CTE Expert Requests NYC Shooter’s Brain for Research The Co-Founder of the Faces of CTE Kimberly Archie on Monday night reached out to the parents of alleged New York City shooter Shane Tamura to ask for his brain so it could be included in one of the s...

Tragic all the way around. joshonbusiness.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

Exclusive: The Art of Trump's Private Equity Deal President Trump in a matter of months turned from a private equity critic to champion and much of that has come because of a deal involving AI, sources told JOBs.

My Substack Post on The Art of President Trump’s Private Equity Deal
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Trump-friendly Teamsters could still object to Paramount merger: Exclusive Ellison's Skydance faces another challenge in getting Paramount merger approved

The first post to my Substack Josh on Business (JOBs). Teamsters present new Paramount-Skydance hurdle. joshonbusiness.substack.com/p/trump-frie...

New York Post Reporter Suspended After Accusing Editor of Killing Story About Trump Nominee A veteran reporter at the New York Post was suspended from the newspaper after he accused editor-in-chief Keith Poole of killing his story.

Glad to have spoken up. www.mediaite.com/politics/new...

Exclusive | OnlyFans’ billionaire owner quietly looking to cash out — but booming smut site is struggling to find buyer: sources “You’re looking to find billionaires and trying to sell it as not an adult content company but just a platform like X that allows adult content,” a source told The Post.

This scoop was a little dirty but proud to have brought it home. nypost.com/2025/05/21/b...

Exclusive | Sheikh who owns $400M Qatari jet gifted to Trump is embroiled in $20M luxury hotel spat The Qatari sheikh gifting a $400 million plane that’s slated to become Trump’s next Air Force One has also previously faced allegations of corruption and antisemitism.

Not surprising that the Sheik giving Trump the plane threw an anti-semitic rant. Great James Franey story. nypost.com/2025/05/15/b...

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DEA’s most wanted drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero arrives in NYC to face charges after Mexico hands him over to US A drug cartel kingpin, known as the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s top target for his role in the killing of a DEA agent, was moved from Mexico to New York City on Thursday and is expec…

Ray Donovan called this more satsfying than catching El Chapo. Exclusive. nypost.com/2025/02/27/u...

I’m thinking about federal income tax.

If the federal government isn’t meeting its obligations why should we?

Specifically, I’d love to see states get the money first and hold it in trust pending litigation. I want to pay my taxes but not to a government that doesn’t respect the constitution.

Exclusive | Trump angling for nine-figure payout from CBS to settle $10B lawsuit over Harris interview: sources Sources with knowledge of the negotiations told The Post that Trump’s lawyers are poised to ask for as much as nine figures – a sum that would vastly exceed the $16 million recently paid by ABC and…

Trump to ask for much more in CBS settlement than he took in ABC or Meta cases nypost.com/2025/02/07/b...

Hi and what hearing?

Exclusive | Matthew Bowyer, bookie for Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, says half of pro athletes are betting on sports Matthew Bowyer, a bookmaker for Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, opens up to The Post in his first public interview.

First public interview from Shohei Ohtani's translator's bookie. nypost.com/2025/02/03/s...

Exclusive | Larry Ellison’s backing of Trump’s $500B AI project could help save Paramount merger: sources Billionaire Larry Ellison’s backing of Stargate could help grease the wheels for the embattled merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media, sources told The Post.

Ellison quid pro-quo? nypost.com/2025/01/22/b...

Exclusive | Larry Ellison’s backing of Trump’s $500B AI project could help save Paramount merger: sources Billionaire Larry Ellison’s backing of Stargate could help grease the wheels for the embattled merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media, sources told The Post.

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Vail Resorts Has an Epic Problem From Stowe to Switzerland, Vail Resorts transformed skiing. Now, on one of the busiest ski weekends of the year, customers are pushing back.

Great story of corporate greed going too far. www.wsj.com/business/vai...

Tells you all you need to know about the guy.

THAT POOR MAN HAS BEEN TAKING IT ALL DAY SIGN- COMPLAINT DEPT. I THINK YOUR STORE IS WONDERFUL --AND YOU'RE VERY NICE TOO

The Best Of Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller September 2,1947

Exclusive | Latest military mess causing trouble for Feinberg’s private equity firm Steve Feinberg’s big bets on war and weapons have gotten him into another financial mess – and this time his troubles are stoking concerns about potential conflicts of interest as he sits as an adv…

This would be the second most powerful person at the Pentagon. nypost.com/2018/10/07/l...

Elon Musk sued by SEC over late disclosure of Twitter stake in parting shot by lame-duck Gary Gensler The SEC said the delay allowed Musk to continue buying Twitter shares at artificially low prices, allowing him to underpay by at least $150 million.

Gary Gensler sues Musk a few weeks after Musk rejects $263 million SEC demand. Exclusive! nypost.com/2025/01/14/b...

In 1816 when Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein there was no summer cause a volcano erupted and ash clouded the sky.

I always wondered what that would look like and waking up this morning I now know..

The sky is black at 9am.

It’s terrifying, yet mesmerizing.

Stay safe LA.

Thanks very much for the recommendation

Exclusive | James Dolan’s MSG Networks, Optimum dig in for long fight as Knicks game blacked out: sources Optimum pulled the plug on MSG — and Knicks and Rangers fans could be left in the dark well into the new year, The Post has learned.

MSG Networks off of Optimum cable and its one million NYC area customers nypost.com/2025/01/01/b...

Exclusive | Barclays fires over a dozen bankers, traders before Christmas — without giving them bonuses: sources The scrooges at Barclays canned 15 Wall Street workers out of the roughly 50 it pink-slipped last month, two sources with close knowledge of the situation said.

Barclays fires Wall Streeters without giving end of year bonuses. nypost.com/2024/12/27/b...

One year of Sphere Today, Explained · Episode

The Vox had me on speaking about James Dolan's money-losing Las Vegas Sphere. open.spotify.com/episode/1oFu...

I have been covering Ira Rennert on and off for some time.https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/business/ira-rennert-who-owns-425m-hamptons-estate-ordered-to-stand-trial-in-lead-poisoning-case/