EA's $55B Deal to Go Private, Walmart CEO's AI Warning, CEO Changes 9/29/25

Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber led off the show with the deal the day: Videogame publisher Electronic Arts has agreed to be taken private by Silver Lake Partners, Affinity Partners and Saudi Arabia's PIF

in a $55 billion buyout. The anchors reacted to comments by Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, who was quoted as saying "It's very clear AI is going to change literally every job." Changes in the C-suite: New CEOs at CSX,

Barrick Mining and GSK, while Comcast named its President Mike Cavanagh to join Brian Roberts as Co-CEO effective January 2026. Also in focus: Markets and government shutdown watch,

President Trump reiterates his threat to impose 100% tariffs on movies filmed outside of the U.S., Jim's new book "How To Make Money In Any Market" goes on sale Tuesday.

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