Amazon nears deal to buy MGM Studios for nearly $9 billion

cnbc2021-05-25

KEY POINTS Amazon is close to a deal to buy MGM Studios for between $8.5 billion and $9 billion, sources say. It would be Amazon’s biggest acquisition since it bought Whole Foods in 2017 for $13.7 ...

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JJHou
2021-05-27
JJHou
No wonder
The_scalper
2021-05-25
The_scalper
Streaming space is competitive and consolidating
potatochip
2021-05-25
potatochip
More choices for consumers [Wow]
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kenong62
2021-05-25
kenong62
Prime Amazon is ready to compete with Netflix
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aaffsmcjje
2021-05-25
aaffsmcjje
Wow
Chris68
2021-05-25
Chris68
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