Alex Ossola

industrial production rose by 0.7 percent in January, the third straight month of growth.

Production topped analyst expectations.

And American skier Michaela Schifrin has won the gold in the women's slalom.

It's the third gold of her career.

She now has more gold medals than any other U.S.

alpine skier in the history of the Games.

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Warner and Paramount are headed back to the bargaining table.

Plus, to fund his proposed budget, New York City's mayor could raise property taxes by almost 10 percent.

And millions of people in Congo are at risk of starvation.

It's Tuesday, February 17th.

I'm Alex Osola for The Wall Street Journal.

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

First up on this evening's show, media news.

The saga continues.

Warner Brothers Discovery said today that it will restart deal talks with Paramount.

Warner's board has set a seven-day window for Paramount to make its, quote, best and final offer.

Netflix says its $72 billion deal for Warner's movie and TV studios, plus its HBO Max streaming service, is still better than Paramount's bid.