Walt Disney CEO Iger meets with employees, hiring freeze stays in effect
Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday held his first meeting with employees following his return to the top role at the entertainment giant and told them that the company's hiring freeze will remain in effect.
Microsoft bid for Activision likely to be blocked by FTC lawsuit: report
Microsoft's proposed $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard could reportedly be blocked by an FTC lawsuit.
Trump social media SPAC shareholders vote to extend merger deadline to next year
Shareholders of the special purpose acquisition company taking Trump Media public, Digital World Acquisition Corp., have voted to push the merger deadline.
Taylor Swift tour debacle: Ticketmaster and Live Nation may need breakup, Democratic senators say
Democratic senators are calling on the Department of Justice to hold Ticketmaster and Live Nation accountable if any misconduct is found in an ongoing investigation.
US bid to kill American-JetBlue partnership goes to judge
The government and the two airlines are giving contrasting views about the impact of an alliance between the airlines. Newark's status as NYC airport in play.
BHP, world’s top miner, nears biggest acquisition in a decade
BHP predicts that demand for copper – an excellent conductor of electricity and has wide-ranging uses including in construction and electronics – will double in the next three decades.
Estee Lauder to buy Tom Ford in a deal valued at $2.8B
Estée Lauder is acquiring luxury powerhouse Tom Ford in a deal valued at $2.8 billion.
Amazon’s new telehealth service to offer care for common conditions
Amazon's rolling out a telehealth offering to the public called Amazon Clinic, while shuttering it's in house service, Amazon Care, to enter healthcare segment.
Yellen says there is 'no basis' for probing Musk's $44 billion Twitter acquisition
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen weighed in during a CBS News interview on whether there is cause to investigate Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter acquisition.
JPMorgan dodges a buyout-loan bullet
Private-equity firms, corporations and individuals that acquire companies often pay in part with loans made by investment banks to the businesses they buy.
Cryptocurrencies stabilize after FTX deal turmoil
Cryptocurrencies traded higher Thursday morning, stemming this week's declines following the collapse of a deal involving FTX.
Elon Musk sold almost $4B of Tesla shares in Twitter takeover
Billionaire Elon Musk sold almost $4 billion in Tesla shares, a total of 19.5 million in the days following the Twitter takeover.
Crypto exchange Binance plans to buy rival FTX
Crypto exchange Binance said Tuesday it plans to purchase rival FTX, which acknowledged it is experiencing a "liquidity crunch" and asked for the deal.
Walgreens combines VillageMD and CityMD in $8.9 billion deal
Walgreens will put up $3.5 billion of the $8.9 billion deal to add Summit Health-CityMD to it's primary care portfolio.
Private Equity spends nearly $150 million to fuel 2022 races
Private Equity spent more on the midterms than ever before. The top five highest recipients were all Democrats with a Republican as the sixth largest.
US judge cites impact on top-selling authors in blocking book merger
Washington DC judge blocks the merger of the United States' two largest book publishing houses, preventing them from amassing a dominant 49% market share.
Albertsons' $4B dividend payout put on hold by court
A $4 billion dividend payment to Albertson's investors which was due Monday has been put on hold by a Washington State court.
Judge stops merger of Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster
A judge blocked the $2.2 billion merger of top publishers Penguin Random House and rival Simon & Schuster, agreeing with the argument laid out by the Justice Department.
J&J to buy Abiomed in $16.6B deal to boost cardiovascular business
J&J's cardiovascular devices business will benefit from the $16.6 billion deal to acquire Abiomed. The deal comes at a time when J&J is spinning off its consumer health business.
Elon Musk taking Twitter private: What to know
The New York Stock Exchange, which suspended trading of Twitter stock on Friday, has notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that shares of the social media company will be delisted on Nov. 8.



















