Paramount closes $110B Warner Bros. Discovery takeover, forming Skydance
The deal closes after competing bids and an antitrust hurdle, creating a studio aiming to rival Disney and Netflix while facing heavy cuts and about $80 billion
Ft · +14 outlets
S&P 500 hits record high as oil slides, bond market slump persists
The rally is increasingly reliant on a handful of AI-linked tech names even as surging Treasury yields and corporate borrowing costs threaten equities.
Ft · +15 outlets
Anthropic IPO filing reveals CEO Dario Amodei earned $18M in 2025
The disclosure lands mid-pack among tech CEOs as the AI developer eyes a public listing and faces questions over its reported valuation.
Pluang · +12 outlets
US trade deficit widens to $105.6 billion, largest since Trump tariffs
The gap rose 13.7% from July and topped forecasts, underscoring persistent import demand despite tariff policy.
CNBC · +11 outlets
Nigeria's Dangote refinery targets 10 million retail investors for planned IPO
The CEO says the offering aims to draw more retail investors than Saudi Aramco's listing, a major test of Africa's equity market depth.
Reuters · +13 outlets
Anduril lands $2.9 billion Navy submarine shipyard contract after Luckey joins Pentagon group
The award signals defense tech leaders' growing influence in Washington's military reindustrialization push.
CNBC · +1 outlets
DeepSeek weighs doubling latest funding round to up to $15 billion
The Chinese AI developer could upsize the round to about $14.9 billion, with the final amount still subject to talks.
CNBC · +7 outlets
UBS CEO warns France needs 'hard measures' as debt crisis turmoil worsens
A pre-election sell-off in French bonds has raised fears it could shake the wider Eurozone.
CNBC · +3 outlets
Uber to acquire ezCater for $2.3 billion in catering delivery push
The deal expands Uber's delivery business into large corporate and event orders that pay workers more.
Business Insider · +14 outlets
Palmer Luckey's Erebor bank tops $7 billion in deposits since launch
The tech-industry startup bank is seeking to fill the void left by Silicon Valley Bank's collapse.
Ft · +9 outlets
Geography, Break: rebounding oil exports through Strait of Hormuz vulnerable to Iranian tanker attacks
Nearly 20 commercial ships have come under attack in a month, keeping oil markets on edge as Brent trades near $100.
CNBC · +4 outlets
Vitol chief warns of tanker shortage and risk of $200-a-barrel oil
The head of the world's largest independent oil trader cites a shipping squeeze creating a new bottleneck.
Ft · +4 outlets
Mattel faces investor pressure to consider a sale amid stagnating growth
A major investor is pushing the Barbie maker to explore a sale after weak sales and profitability.
CNBC
Mistral unveils new AI model it says rivals best open systems from China
Western developers are racing to compete with Chinese firms in open-weight and open-source AI.
CNBC · +14 outlets
Ford selloff tests Wall Street's faith in an earnings recovery
The automaker's shares come under pressure as investors reassess profit expectations for the sector.
Bloomberg.com · +2 outlets
Ray Dalio predicts a debt crisis within three years as US nears 'limits'
The hedge fund founder says soaring interest payments are squeezing out other spending and sees cracks in credit markets.
Business Insider
Meta Muse gives AMD a boost as AI momentum shifts to personal agents
AMD and Intel have outperformed megacap tech peers over the past month on the personal agent boom.
CNBC · +1 outlets
Car buyers stretch loans to record lengths as monthly payments hit highs
A record number of buyers took out 84-month or longer loans in the third quarter, a potential warning sign for consumer credit.
CNBC