3. Streaming shuffle
If you think there are too many streaming services, streaming companies may well agree. Several are already bundling their own services together, like Disney is doing with Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+. NBCUniversal's Peacock has sought to go even bigger by looking to team with competitors. Executives at the company discussed potential larger bundles with HBO+ and Paramount+, but were met with resistence, sources told CNBC. Peacock also has had talks with smaller services such as AMC and Starz about potential partnerships, too, although those discussions haven't yielded any progress, either, sources said. But while nothing is moving toward a big bundle at the moment, some industry insiders think it'll happen eventually. "The question becomes what catalyzes it to happen," Tom Rogers, former president of NBC Cable and current executive chairman of Engine Media, told CNBC.
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4. Ukraine bears down
Ukrainian forces are moving closer to the Luhansk region, one of the four areas of Ukraine that Russia claimed to annex in recent days, and Russian leaders are likely worried, according to the UK Defense Ministry. The moves make it increasingly likely that Ukraine's military can strike an important road with artillery, the ministry added, noting that it would further strain "Russia's ability to resupply its units in the east." Elsewhere, Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy touted more "good news from the front lines," saying his forces have made significant gains in the country's south. Read live Ukraine war updates here.
5. Global CEOs expect a brief recession
Business leaders around the world expect a recession to hit the global economy within the next 12 months, according to new survey findings from KMPG. Many of them project it to be a "mild and short" slowdown, and they see more growth prospects emerging in the near future, however. "CEOs worldwide are displaying greater confidence, grit and tenacity in riding out the short-term economic impacts to their businesses as seen in their rising confidence in the global economy and their optimism over a three-year horizon," said Ong Pang Thye, a managing partner for KPMG Singapore.
And one more thing ...
The American League has a new single-season home run champion. Aaron Judge hit his 62nd dinger of the season Tuesday night in Texas, putting him atop fellow New York Yankees Roger Maris (61 in 1961) and Babe Ruth (60 in 1927).
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– CNBC's Sarah Min, David Faber, Jonathan Vanian, Ari Levy, Alex Sherman, Lillian Rizzo, Holly Ellyatt and Su-Lin Tan contributed to this report.
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