AT&T announces plans to create a new media giant. Elon Musk sends bitcoin and crypto prices plunging with just one word. Israeli airstrikes kill 43 in Gaza.

Published: May 17, 2021, 5:16 p.m.

Julia Chatterley is live from New York. Here are the top business news stories today!\n\nStreaming spin off! AT&T announces billion-dollar deal to merge WarnerMedia and Discovery, creating a new media giant. Bitcoin bashed? Elon Musk sends bitcoin and crypto prices plunging from a one-word tweet. Deadliest day - Israeli airstrikes kill 43 in Gaza, with no end to the conflict in sight.\n\nIt\u2019s Monday, let\u2019s make a move.\nTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices