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Google Avoids Breakup of Dominant Ad Tech Business

A federal judge ordered an end to practices that depress ad rates for web publishers, but declined to order a divestiture of Google's ad exchange and other technology.

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Chevron to Invest $7 Billion in Venezuela, Doubling Production

Other oil-and-gas companies, including Italian giant ENI and smaller U.S. players Primavera and Aspect Holdings, signed production deals as well.

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Uber's $15 Billion Takeover Bid Gets Delivery Hero Board Backing

The German delivery company said its management and supervisory boards had independently reviewed the U.S. giant's offer.

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AIG's Zaffino Stepping Down as Chairman, Joining Palantir

Peter Zaffino, who earlier this year retired as AIG's chief executive, will join Palantir as global head of financial services.

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2 Reasons Uber Is Slashing 3,300 Jobs

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the move will 'make Uber simpler and faster' and 'create more capacity to invest in our future.'

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Southwest Airlines Jumps Into the Airport Lounge Competition

Four initial lounges are being built as the airline hopes to lure fliers to a new high-end credit card it plans to launch next year.

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Brown-Forman Quarterly Sales Slip on Tequila Slowdown

The whiskey giant's earnings per share outpace analysts' expectations; the company has contended with sluggish spirits market.

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BP Names Replacement for Chairman Ousted Over Bullying Concerns

Interim chairman Ian Tyler will take the role permanently, making him the company's third chair in less than a year.

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Aurora Cannabis Rejects Curaleaf Offer as Inadequate

Aurora Cannabis urged its shareholders to reject an unsolicited $272 million hostile takeover bid from Curaleaf Holdings, saying the offer is inadequate and undervalues parts of its business.

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Ryanair Cuts Traffic Target to Reduce Exposure to Unhedged Winter Oil

The budget airline said it expects winter traffic to be flat on year and that its capacity cut will reduce winter losses.

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Elon Musk Wants to Make Power-Turbine Components. It Won't Be Easy.

Stocks of blade-and-vane manufacturers fell in response, but the threat to them is still remote.

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Volvo Car Sales Slip on China, U.S. Weakness

Global sales fell 7.4% on year in the quarter, with demand hit by continuing market challenges in the U.S. and China.

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Blackstone Backs Cybersecurity Startup Huskeys to Fight Unwanted AI Traffic

The company, valued at more than $100 million, uses agentic AI to block threats.

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AI Startup Wonderful Hits $5 Billion Valuation, Plans 1,000-Strong Team

Founded just last year, the startup already has 650 employees and is expanding its forward-deployed engineering teams around the world.

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Italian Gaming Group Lottomatica to Merge With Spain's Cirsa

Gaming groups Lottomatica and Cirsa Enterprises have agreed to an all-share merger deal that they say will create the second-largest listed gaming and sports betting operator in the world.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 02, 2026 15:15 ET (19:15 GMT)