Press Digest: New York Times business news - December 17

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17/12/2025 05:38

Dec 17(Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Jared Kushner's private equity firm, Affinity Partners, is no longer participating in a bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O.

- Netflix NFLX.O adds podcasts in deal with iHeartMedia IHRT.O, under which at least 15 podcasts produced by iHeartMedia will publish their video episodes exclusively on Netflix.

- U.S. officials excoriated the European Union for discriminating against American technology companies and threatened to penalize European tech companies in return.

- U.S. President Donald Trump announced blockade on some oil tankers going to and from Venezuela.

 (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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