frontpage: tue sep 22

frontpage · Sep 22, 2026 · transcript

An overview of front pages for September 22. Paramount has successfully settled with state attorneys general to clear its massive $81 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, avoiding major structural changes while committing to extensive domestic film investments. Meanwhile, the Internal Revenue Service is aggressively challenging wealthy families over complex grantor-retained annuity trusts, highlighting the ongoing scrutiny of high-net-worth tax avoidance strategies. In other domestic and international developments, foreign criminal networks are exploiting outdated magnetic-stripe…