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Warner Bros. Discovery — the home of HBO, CNN and DC Studios — has signaled that it may be open to selling all or parts of its business, just months after announcing plans to split into two companies. In an announcement Tuesday, the entertainment and media giant said it had initiated a review of “strategic alternatives” in light of “unsolicited interest” it had received from multiple parties for both the entire company and Warner Bros. specifically. Warner Bros. Discovery did not specify who that interest was coming from — but the review arrives after reports of a potential bidding war. Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery jumped nearly 10% Tuesday.

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CSX railroad replaced its CEO less than two months after an investment fund urged it to either find another railroad to merge with to better compete with the proposed transcontinental Union Pacific railroad or fire outgoing CEO Joe Hinrichs. The outgoing CEO came to the railroad in 2022 after a long career with Ford and focused on repairing CSX’s relationship with its unions after a bitter contract fight. But Ancora Holdings said CSX’s performance deteriorated under Hinrichs. Hinrichs resigned to clear the way for Steve Angel to become CEO. Angel also comes from outside the rail industry although earlier in his career he oversaw GE’s locomotive building unit.