Endeavor’s Ultimate Fight, Hedge Fund Games, L.A.’s Leaked Tape Scandal

Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon rollup of the best new work at Puck.

First up today, Bill Cohan uncovers the dynamite stick in Wall Street’s earnings season: a frosty I.P.O. market, deal drought, debt markets in tailspin mode and, oh yeah, that potential multi-billion dollar Twitter writedown.

Plus, below the fold: Matt Belloni grills Endeavor boss Mark Shapiro about Ari’s cash grab, the future of live sports, and more. Baratunde Thurston untangles the fallout from L.A.’s city council leaked tape scandal. And Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to discuss NBCU’s streaming woes and then the latest inside conversation within The New York Times.

WILLIAM D. COHAN

The latest Wall Street murmurs, goings on, and insider deal points.

MATTHEW BELLONI

The president of the multi-tentacled entertainment giant discusses the future of live sports, talent representation, all those acquisitions, the streaming economy, UFC, CAA, the company’s post-I.P.O. dip, Ari’s vision, and much more.

BARATUNDE THURSTON

Solidarity is complicated, especially in politics. But the trials of the last week also offer opportunities to move beyond zero-sum thinking at a time when faith in our democratic process could use a reboot.

PETER HAMBY & JON KELLY

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss NBCU’s streaming woes and then the latest inside conversation within The New York Times.