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Pernod Ricard in Talks to Combine With Jack Daniel's Maker Brown-Forman

The two companies are discussing a deal that is mostly stock and could be weeks away.

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Anthropic Wins Injunction in Court Battle With Trump Administration

A federal judge said the government's 'measures appear designed to punish Anthropic' in a standoff over military use of A.I.

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Orbital Data-Center Startup Aetherflux Raising New Financing at $2 Billion Valuation

Aetherflux, led by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, seeks to launch solar-powered satellites for AI computing.

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Jeep Cherokee Production Halted Over Supplier Dispute

In a lawsuit, Stellantis said a payment dispute with a supplier has shut down a Mexican factory since March 14.

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Elon Musk's X Restructures Ahead of SpaceX IPO

Redundant roles have been removed as the social-media company tries to boost profit and integrate with Musk's space-exploration company.

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FTC Issues Warnings to Payment Processors Against 'Debanking'

Mastercard, Visa, PayPal and Stripe received letters warning them against denying customers access to financial services due to their political or religious views.

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GlobalFoundries Sues Tower Semiconductor for Patent Infringement

The lawsuits allege that Tower infringed on 11 GlobalFoundries' patents in the U.S.

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H&M Earnings Rise as Cost Control Offsets Subdued Sales

The fast-fashion retailer said sales picked up in February due to well-received spring collections, with the trend continuing into March.

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Designer Brands Comparable Sales Fall

Designer Brands reported lower comparable sales for the fiscal fourth quarter, dragged down by a decline in its direct-to-consumer channel.

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Fannie Mae to Accept Crypto-Backed Mortgages for the First Time

The new offering from Better Home & Finance and Coinbase allows home buyers to pledge bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies when making a down payment.

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Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In Sheds Quarter of Staff, Will Focus on Manosphere Fight

A 25-year-old has taken over as the feminist organization's CEO as Sandberg re-engages with philanthropic endeavors.

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Thyssenkrupp Warns 1,200 Steel Manufacturing Jobs at Risk in Germany, France

Its Isbergues site in France would now be closed from June to September, and the steel division production in Gelsenkirchen, Germany had already been temporarily shut, it said.

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Corebridge Financial, Equitable Holdings to Merge

Corebridge Financial and Equitable Holdings agreed to merge in an all-stock deal that values the combined company at $22 billion.

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Arm's Timing Is Good, but Big Chip Move Now Has to Go Perfectly

The chip designer's roots in power-friendly CPUs are a major asset, though the stock's high valuation assumes a lot of success.

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Hapag-Lloyd Warns of Earnings Slump as Iran War Disrupts Shipping

The world's fifth-largest container line by capacity expects a major hit to earnings as disrupted trade flows and costs add to declining freight rates and slowing market growth.

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Monte dei Paschi Board Revokes CEO's Powers Amid Governance Clash

The board suspended Chief Executive Luigi Lovaglio from his duties after a minority shareholder proposed him for another mandate defying the board's plan to appoint a new head.

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Olaplex to Be Acquired by Henkel for $1.4 Billion

The transaction represents a premium of around 55% over Olaplex's closing price on Wednesday, the U.S. company said.

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March 26, 2026 21:15 ET (01:15 GMT)