US Richmond Fed manufacturing shipments index for Sep -5; prior 11.

Paramount reached a settlement with California and 11 other states that had sued to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, removing a major state-level obstacle to the deal. The agreement, announced by the California attorney general, requires Paramount to increase U.S. film production—adding at least $300 million a year in domestic production spending—and to raise annual theatrical releases after closing. It mandates production of 30 films per year in the first two post-close years and 32 per year in the following three years, with at least four independent films annually and a minimum 20% of releases classified as tentpoles.

European indices closed higher on Monday, Sep 21: Germany's DAX up 288.12 pts (+1.14%) at 25,584.56; UK's FTSE 100 up 82.71 pts (+0.78%) at 10,741.84; France's CAC 40 up 73.92 pts (+0.92%) at 8,138.94; Euro Stoxx 50 up 82.65 pts (+1.33%) at 6,318.85; Spain's IBEX 35 up 213.36 pts (+1.09%) at 19,727.16; Italy's FTSE MIB up 824.25 pts (+1.60%) at 52,369.50.