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Aon Nears Roughly $17 Billion Deal for Insurance Brokerage USI
Private-equity giant KKR has owned USI Insurance since 2017.
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The World's Drinks Order Is In. Distillers Were Expecting More.
It's the corporate equivalent of ordering too much alcohol for a party where half the guests turn out to be dry. Except with billions of dollars at stake.
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Nvidia Wants to Run the World's Robots. China Is an Eager Customer.
Chinese companies rely on American chips and software for "physical AI," a growing business where trade remains open under U.S. rules.
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Tim Cook wasn't a 'product guy' - so he re-engineered Apple instead
Dismissed as "not a product guy," the outgoing CEO proved that supply-chain mastery could take Apple to new heights.
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Chevron, Other U.S. Firms Near Deal to Invest Billions in Venezuelan Oil Fields
The U.S. oil major is close to an agreement to add two heavy-oil fields to its portfolio in Venezuela. Halliburton is also in talks.
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Pharma Industry Stares Down Biggest Patent Cliff in Decades
More than $500 billion in projected annual drug sales face patent expirations in the coming years.
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Gap Is Back. Investors Are Starting to Believe.
The brand that set American style for much of the '90s and early 2000s has been undergoing a renaissance.
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FDA Authorizes Juul to Sell New E-Cigarette
The regulator found that the company's new Juul2 products offer greater benefits to the health of the population than risks.
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BioNTech Stock Falls on Cancer Vaccine Setback Days After Moderna's Big Win
BioNTech says it's ending a Phase 2 trial for its investigational personalized mRNA cancer vaccine. It was being tested to treat colorectal cancer.
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Google Tweaks Site Ranking Policy in Most of Europe to Avert Antitrust Fine
The company is changing how it enforces its site reputation policy within the European Economic Area, to appease regulators and avoid a potentially hefty fine.
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Judge Rules Trump Administration's Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Unlawful
A judge said the labeling of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk constituted "unlawful retaliation" and violated the company's First Amendment rights.
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BYD's Overseas Push Drives Quarterly Profit Growth
BYD's net profit rebounded despite slightly lower revenue in the second quarter, showing that the world's top electric-vehicle seller may have turned a corner with the help of its rapid expansion overseas.
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PayPal Shares Dive Premarket on Report of Advent, Stripe Abandoning Takeover Plan
Shares in PayPal fell nearly 15% premarket to $52.47 a share.
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Generali Mulling Monte dei Paschi's $10 Billion Takeover Bid for Banca Generali
The private bank's majority shareholder confirmed its willingness to evaluate the proposal, saying it envisioned new growth opportunities for both companies.
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The L3Harris Shake-Up Is an Opportunity to Bet on Missile Rearmament
The defense contractor's shares have had a punishing year amid headlines that don't hurt its solid fundamentals.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 30, 2026 21:15 ET (01:15 GMT)
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