In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-host Telis Demos and guest host Miriam Gottfried discuss the Supreme Court case challenging President Trump's reciprocal tariffs and how that’s playing out in the markets. Next, they look at affordability as the winning message from recent elections, such as Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign to be the next mayor of New York City. Plus, they explore the recent drama in the private credit market after executives at Blackstone downplayed the “cockroach” fears sparked by JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. 

After the break, Miriam is joined by Michael Nathanson and Robert Fishman, senior media analysts at MoffettNathanson, to break down the potential Paramount Skydance and Warner Discovery merger. First, the analysts explain why global scale is a necessity for traditional media companies to compete with Disney, and big tech giants like Netflix, Amazon and Google’s YouTube. Later, the analysts discuss whether a merger will follow historical examples and fail to generate value for shareholders or whether this time truly is different.

This is WSJ’s Take On the Week where co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Telis Demos, Heard on the Street’s banking and money columnist, cut through the noise and dive into markets, the economy and finance—the big trades, key players and business news ahead.

Have an idea for a future guest or episode? How can we better help you take on the week? We’d love to hear from you. Email the show at <a href="mailto:takeontheweek@wsj.com">takeontheweek@wsj.com</a>.

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Further Reading
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/media/warner-bros-continues-to-evaluate-options-amid-swing-to-quarterly-loss-3f9c2074?mod=WSJ_TOTWPOD">Warner Discovery Moving Fast on Split or Sale, CEO Says</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/supreme-court-tariffs-case-stock-market-11-05-2025?mod=WSJ_TOTWPOD">Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Trump’s Tariffs</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/wall-street-couldnt-prevent-mayor-mamdani-now-it-has-to-work-with-him-da538248">Wall Street Couldn’t Stop Mayor Mamdani. Now It Has to Work With Him.</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/private-credit-earnings-ease-investor-concern-over-markets-health-bf35f4f1?mod=WSJ_TOTWPOD">Private-Credit Earnings Ease Investor Concern Over Asset Class’s Health</a>

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