Disney is using targeted promotions—including a limited-time $59 evening ticket at Disneyland, resident specials and free-dining offers—to spur demand. In the company’s most recent quarter, attendance at its domestic theme parks rose 3% year over year, the biggest increase since 2023. Domestic per-capita guest spending also increased 4% from a year earlier, suggesting the lower-priced options did not dilute spending per visitor. By contrast, Universal and SeaWorld have reported weaker attendance trends over the same period.

Paramount Skydance has settled a lawsuit with dozens of US states that challenged its $110bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery, removing a major obstacle, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said. Under the agreement, Paramount must release at least 30 films each year. It must also ensure 20% of film production takes place in the US for the first two years, rising to over 30% in the following three years.

Saudi Arabia increased crude exports from the Middle East Gulf after its East-West pipeline was attacked, with Saudi Aramco loading about 14 million barrels on Sunday. Since September 12, Gulf loadings have rebounded to an average of 3.7 million barrels per day, data show. The recovery helped push Brent below $100 a barrel for the first time since September 9, easing concerns about supply disruptions.

Eli Lilly has broken ground on a $6.5 billion manufacturing campus in Houston. The facility will be used to produce the company’s oral GLP-1 weight-loss drug, Foundayo. The project is expected to create thousands of jobs. The move expands Eli Lilly’s manufacturing capacity for obesity treatments.

AMD briefly pushed its market capitalization above $1 trillion intraday on Monday, becoming the fourth U.S. chipmaker to hit the milestone after Nvidia, Broadcom and Micron. The stock touched a record $613.92 and ended the day up 9%, extending its recent rally to more than 26%. The move reflects investor bets on AMD’s expanding role in artificial-intelligence computing.

Meritage Hospitality Group, one of the largest Wendy’s franchisees in the U.S., has filed for bankruptcy protection after rising beef costs and a dispute with Wendy’s corporate parent. Store-level earnings fell 48% in 2025, while the company posted a $31.5 million net loss and revenue declined 7.6% to $617.7 million. Wendy’s franchising unit has asserted $146.9 million in claims, including past-due royalties and fees and Continuous Operations Fees.

AMD shares climbed as much as 9% intraday on Monday to a record $613.92, briefly pushing the company’s market capitalization above $1 trillion. The move makes AMD the fourth U.S. chipmaker to reach the milestone, after Nvidia, Broadcom and Micron. Investors have been backing AMD’s expanding role in AI computing, with the company stepping up launches of its MI300 and MI400 chips to challenge Nvidia’s lead. Goldman Sachs has also raised its price target on the stock.

Paramount has reached a settlement with a 12-state coalition led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, removing a key antitrust hurdle to its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The $111 billion transaction, billed as the largest merger in Hollywood history, had been paused while states pursued an antitrust lawsuit. The agreement was reached just ahead of a $7 million-per-day “ticking fee” set to begin accruing on Oct. 1. It clears a major path toward completing the deal.