ASX posts third record high, Netflix scraps Warner takeover bid | Finance Report | ABC NEWS

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Netflix abandoned its plans to take over Warner Bros Discovery, leaving Paramount as the winner of their bidding war — with its $156 billion buyout offer. Meanwhile, the ASX climbed to its third consecutive record high, and thousands of workers have lost their jobs to AI since the year began, as finance presenter David Chau explains.
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