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Paramount Settles States' Antitrust Suit, Clearing Way for Warner Megadeal
The settlement stops short of forcing Paramount CEO David Ellison to make significant structural changes, but includes penalties if it doesn't make good on its promises.
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CarMax Cuts Jobs for Third Time in 12 Months Amid Soft Auto Market
The nation's largest used-car retailer slashed 145 white-collar jobs, about 4% of its corporate staff, as part of a turnaround plan.
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OpenAI Urges Washington to Lead Global Effort to Create AI-Safety Standards
President Trump said he wouldn't stifle growth and that the Justice Department could "rein in things" if needed.
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Shopify to Use Meta's Muse for Agentic Checkout
Shopify plans to allow Meta's personal AI agent to complete purchases on behalf of users with the e-commerce platform's roster of stores.
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Pharmaceutical Companies Push Trump Administration to Protect China Deals
A surge in U.S.-China transactions is drawing scrutiny in Washington, where some lawmakers are pushing to slow the pace of investment.
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Television Networks Suspend Some Coverage of Trump After Bans
The decision came after the White House removed CNN from a rotating group of television journalists who cover the president.
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Private-Equity Firms Buy Indie-Author Publisher Podium for More Than $400 Million
Shamrock Capital and Flexpoint Ford are taking on a company that focuses on audiobooks and self-published authors-two industry bright spots.
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Wegovy Maker Novo Promises New Drugs to Boost Sales, but Investors Are Wary
Shares in the company fell roughly 8% as its CEO laid out plans for new blockbuster drugs in the next few years.
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Ethan Allen Launches Search for Next Chief Executive
The move comes after investor Doug Bergeron, who owns a more than 5% stake in the furniture maker, started a proxy battle for control of board and launched his own search for a potential new CEO.
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Qatar Investment Authority, JPMorgan Announce $20 Billion Partnership
JPMorgan Asset Management will oversee a customized portfolio of $15 billion invested across public equities.
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Auto Industry Workers Protest in Germany Against Job Cuts, Industrial Policy
The protest comes as the industry grapples with intensifying competition from Chinese rivals, both in China and increasingly in Europe, rising manufacturing costs and U.S. tariffs.
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Priority Technology CEO to Take Firm Private in $1.6 Billion Deal
The payment-technology company agreed to be taken private by an investor group led by its chair and chief executive, Thomas Priore, in a deal with an enterprise value of around $1.6 billion.
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Silver Lake Takes On Carl Icahn and the Merger Arbitrage World in Endeavor Fight
The private-equity firm is asking a judge to declare that Icahn and others illegally colluded to fight the $13 billion acquisition.
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Google Fined $463 Million By Irish Data Watchdog Over Location Data Handling
Ireland's Data Protection Commission said Monday that Google infringed the EU's General Data Protection Regulation following a 2020 investigation into the company.
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How Harley-Davidson, an American Icon, Became a Tariff Punching Bag
The U.S. motorcycle maker's politically sensitive profile keeps it on the tariff payback list.
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Nvidia to Support Scale-Up of Autonomous Trucks at Sweden's Einride
The company operates hundreds of electric trucks for major shipping clients across the U.S., Europe and the Middle East, and expects demand to increase to up to 2,000 vehicles by 2028.
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September 21, 2026 19:15 ET (23:15 GMT)
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