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Paramount Names Leadership Team for Combined Entity Post $81 Billion Warner Deal

David Ellison, CEO of Paramount, will be chairman and chief executive of the combined company-dubbed Skydance-alongside co-CEO Ynon Kreiz.

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Schneider Electric to Buy Software Maker PTC for $22.6 Billion

The acquisition aims to create one of the largest industrial-software portfolios at a time when the rise of AI is reshaping customer needs.

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Barbie-Maker Mattel Faces Growing Shareholder Pressure to Consider a Sale

Ariel Investments, which has a 5.4% stake in Mattel, said Monday it believes the company's shares remain significantly undervalued with its current structure as a public company.

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C.H. Robinson to Buy RXO for About $5.8 Billion

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has agreed to buy truck broker RXO for around $5.8 billion in cash and stock in a deal that would create a logistics company with an enterprise value topping $25 billion.

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Trump Accounts' Extraordinary Expansion Puts Individual Stocks Into Kids' Holdings

The latest shift in the program ties children's wealth building directly to the fate of particular companies.

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Electronic Arts Bondholders Allege Default Following Largest LBO

EA bondholders alleged a $1.4 billion debt default, escalating a dispute over whether the videogame maker must pay them off at a premium after going private in the largest leveraged buyout of all time.

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GE HealthCare to Buy Sofie for Nearly $1 Billion to Grow Medical-Imaging Business

The deal expands GE HealthCare's footprint in radiopharmaceuticals, its fastest-growing segment.

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Texas AG Paxton Launches Investigation Into UnitedHealth Group

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent civil investigative demands to the company to collect evidence around potential violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, according to his office.

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Starbucks Accused of Mislabeling 'Sugar-Free' Protein Drinks in Lawsuit

The class action case filed by three consumers on behalf of a proposed class of Starbucks customers alleges that eight beverages whose names began with the words "sugar-free" in fact contained lactose, a naturally occurring sugar in milk.

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Aramco CEO Says Oil Inventories Could Take Two Years to Rebuild

Amin Nasser said the global supply cushion was scarily thin, with estimates less than 6 billion barrels of commercial inventories remain-and most of that wasn't practically available.

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Shionogi to Acquire IntraBio for $2 Billion

The Japanese drugmaker said IntraBio's expertise would strengthen capabilities across its rare disease pipeline.

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Robotics Startup RobCo Hits $1 Billion Valuation

The German company aims to capitalize on growing demand for autonomous industrial robots.

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Intesa Sweetens Monte dei Paschi Bid to $35.3 Billion, But Warns on Rival Deals

The bank sweetened the total offer value and warned it could pull out if Monte dei Paschi shareholders backed rival deals.

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Ithaca Energy to Buy Offshore Canada Oil Assets for Up to $1.1 Billion

The company said the deal adds scale and diversification in an operating environment similar to the U.K. Continental Shelf and materially enhances its production outlook.

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October 05, 2026 17:15 ET (21:15 GMT)