Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has pledged a $40.4 billion personal guarantee to strengthen Paramount Skydance’s hostile all-cash offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, addressing concerns over financing and trust backing. The amended bid keeps the $30 per share valuation and boosts breakup fees to match Netflix’s competing proposal, with the tender deadline extended to January 21, 2026 as shareholders weigh their options.

LIC Housing Finance Ltd has lowered its interest rates on new home loan sanctions to 7.15% per annum effective December 22, 2025, following the Reserve Bank of India’s recent 25 basis-point repo rate cut. The move is intended to make home ownership more affordable and support housing demand by reducing borrowing costs for prospective buyers in a cautious market.