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🚀 Comcast Beats Earnings Expectations as Shares Jump 3.4%!
Media and telecommunications giant Comcast ($CMCSA.US ), the parent company of NBCUniversal and Xfinity, delivered stronger-than-expected third-quarter 2026 results.
The company reported adjusted earnings of $1.07 per share, exceeding Wall Street's consensus estimate of approximately $0.98.
Quarterly revenue reached approximately $29.3 billion, slightly above analysts' expectations.
📈 Investors responded positively, pushing Comcast shares approximately 3.4% higher following the announcement.
The results arrive at a critical time for the telecommunications and entertainment industries, as traditional television faces increasing competition from streaming platforms and broadband providers compete for customers.
Investors are paying close attention to Comcast's ability to maintain profitability while investing in connectivity, entertainment and new digital services.
The key takeaway: earnings resilience at major media companies remains an important signal for the broader communications sector.
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Netflix (NFLX) is around $65.85, down about 1.8% today.

Q3 revenue grew 12%, but Netflix lowered its 2026 ad-revenue outlook to about $2.7B from roughly $3B. That makes the ad tier’s growth story harder to sell, even as profits rise.
My lean: bearish near term until Netflix shows its ad business can scale faster.

Is this a temporary rollout delay—or a sign that Netflix’s next growth engine is taking longer than expected?

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Trump bought Netflix and Warner Bros bonds right as the Warner Bros takeover battle entered its hottest phase

📌 Ethics disclosure filings show that Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million in Netflix bonds between December 12, 2025 and January 20, 2026, while also purchasing another $500,002 to $1 million in Warner Bros Discovery bonds on December 12 and December 16, 2025.

🔎 These trades took place while Netflix was still competing with Paramount Skydance for Warner Bros, and while Trump himself was publicly raising concerns about the market concentration risks tied to the deal. By February 27, Paramount finalized the roughly $110 billion transaction after Netflix withdrew.

💡 In market terms, Netflix bonds stayed mostly flat around $1.03–$1.04 per dollar of face value, while Warner Bros bonds climbed from around 91–92 cents to roughly 95 cents, suggesting a paper gain if the position is still being held.

⚠️ The White House said Trump’s assets are held in a trust managed by his children and that there is no conflict of interest, but the story still draws attention because it highlights a sensitive intersection between political power, media M&A, and bond market capital flows.

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