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JPMorgan Plans to Target Small-Company Deals as Part of M&A Push

The firm is moving into deals under $500 million, focusing on a generation of baby boomers who are planning business successions.

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Apple to Spend $30 Billion on U.S.-Made Chips From Broadcom

The deal, for billions of chips, is the latest part of Apple's domestic investment pledge.

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Air Canada Picks Outsider as Next CEO to Rebuild Trust After Video Fallout

Air Canada ventured outside the company and country for its new chief executive, months after former CEO Michael Rousseau announced his retirement following backlash over his handling of a crash.

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Dream Finders Boosts Beazer Buyout Bid to Highest Offer Yet

The homebuilder that it is willing to pay $32 per share in cash for Beazer, a 24% increase from a $25.75 per-share bid that was made public in May.

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Bezos' Space Venture Blue Origin Seeks $10 Billion in Funding Round

The round would be the first raised from external investors and value the company at $130 billion.

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UniCredit Nears Control of Commerzbank After Takeover Push

UniCredit said it upped its stake in Commerzbank to nearly half, taking it close to majority control of the bank following a takeover push.

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Northrop, Lockheed, Other Defense Stocks Fall as Trump Sparks Iran War Fears

President Trump criticized Iranian leaders at the NATO summit in Turkey.

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Trump-Backed Company Behind Family Crypto Wealth in Talks to Sell Core Business

The potential sale by AI Financial marks an abrupt reversal for a company that has channeled more than half a billion dollars to the Trumps.

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Vivendi Shares Drop After Paris Court Further Shrinks Hopes for Full Takeover by Bollore

A Paris court ruled that the family of investor Vincent Bollore doesn't have de facto control of Vivendi.

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Apple Loses Court Battle Over iOS and App Store Under EU's Tech Rules

The decision is a blow to Apple as the tech giant battles the Digital Markets Act, an EU law that came into force in November 2022.

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Anthropic's Political Risks Are Real, but OpenAI's Loom Even Larger

The U.S. government's targeting of Anthropic might not last-especially if political winds shift.

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China Says It Has Found Security Vulnerabilities in Anthropic's Claude Code

China said several versions of Anthropic's popular Claude Code "can send sensitive information such as user location and identity to remote servers without the user's consent due to a built-in monitoring mechanism."

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Sino Biopharm Strikes Drug Licensing Deal With AstraZeneca, Deepens GSK Partnership

Sino Biopharmaceutical will receive $200 million upfront from AstraZeneca, and will be eligible for milestone payments.

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GM-Backed Momenta Makes Muted Hong Kong Debut After $751 Million IPO

Shares of the Chinese autonomous driving company rose 2.8% from its IPO price amid caution about the profitability of the self-driving auto industry.

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July 08, 2026 11:15 ET (15:15 GMT)

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