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Disney bets on Sky deal to drive streaming profits overseas
Disney has struck a multiyear deal with the United Kingdom's leading entertainment aggregator, Sky.
The agreement announced Wednesday will fully incorporate Disney+ streaming content into Sky's platform. Disney+ Standard...Read more
Warner Bros. Discovery board faces pressure as activist investor threatens to vote no on Netflix deal
Activist investor Ancora Holdings Group is calling on the Warner Bros. Discovery board to consider a revised bid from Paramount Skydance and negotiate with the David Ellison-led company, or it says it will vote no on the ...Read more
Shareholders approve merger of American Water and Essential Utilities, which serve PA and NJ
Shareholders of Camden, New Jersey-based American Water Works and Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania-based Essential Utilities, which owns the Aqua water and sewer companies, voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to merge and create a ...Read more
New Trump administration rule will bar green card holders from applying for SBA loans
A new Trump administration rule limits Small Business Administration loans to U.S. citizens, barring green card holders from applying.
The new rule, which goes into effect March 1, surprised many lenders because it ...Read more
Rampant post-fire price gouging went unpunished, report alleges
When the Palisades and Eaton fires displaced thousands of tenants last year, landlords across L.A. jacked up rental prices while the flames were still burning. Officials were quick to respond, vowing crackdowns on price ...Read more
California reserved $165 million for Tesla to electrify its trucking industry. The result may stifle EV innovation
A California clean-air program, designed to rapidly electrify the state’s truck and bus fleets, has recently faced intense criticism for reserving its largest-ever tranche of funding to subsidize Tesla’s all-electric ...Read more
US adds 130,000 jobs and unemployment falls after tepid 2025
U.S. payrolls rose in January by the most in more than a year and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell, suggesting the labor market continued to stabilize at the start of 2026.
Employers added 130,000 jobs last month ...Read more
Andreessen Horowitz's rising influence over Trump-era AI policy
One of Silicon Valley’s most storied venture capital firms has emerged as a hidden hand steering artificial intelligence policy in Washington, as President Donald Trump embraces the industry’s relentless push into the ...Read more
Poverty simulation offers 'eye-opening' experience for Silicon Valley leaders
In the echoing expanse of a Sunnyvale, California, food bank, Silicon Valley leaders scrambled across a warehouse floor, making a dull cacophony as they ran to different tables where they begged for work, bargained for ...Read more
Thousands of apartments set to take over empty office buildings with new LA ordinance
Los Angeles officials just made it easier to convert empty commercial buildings to housing, opening the door to the creation of thousands of apartments across a city clamoring for housing.
Developer Garrett Lee is already...Read more
Meta, TikTok and others agree to teen safety ratings
Meta, TikTok and Snap will be rated on their teen safety efforts amid rising concern about whether the world's largest social media platforms are doing enough to protect the mental health of young people.
The Mental ...Read more
Social Security and You: Questions About Spousal Benefits Never Stop
I've been saving up questions I've gotten from readers about benefits for spouses. It's an issue I've covered a hundred times in this column. But the questions still keep coming. So, here is column No. 100 -- one about ...Read more
Ford predicts improved 2026 after hits to 2025 earnings
Ford Motor Co. is predicting a stronger 2026 after the automaker posted a net loss of $8.2 billion last year from special charges related to redeploying assets for its electric vehicle business.
Without those, the ...Read more
Ford reports 2025 profit sharing for U.S. autoworkers
Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it will pay profit-sharing bonuses of approximately $6,780 to hourly autoworkers in the United States for 2025.
The total amount for employees could be above or below that depending on ...Read more
Even Dollar Tree is going after rich shoppers now
Dollar Tree’s 9,000th store opened last year within a few miles of a Louis Vuitton, a steakhouse selling $525 Wagyu beef and Audi, Porsche and Ferrari dealerships, where the average car costs more than what a typical ...Read more
Stellantis credit rating cut by Moody's after writedowns
Moody’s Ratings downgraded Stellantis NV’s credit rating, citing the carmaker’s warning that a recovery in profitability will take longer than expected due to the costs of scaling back its electric vehicle plans.
...Read more
Boeing will open 737 Max line in Everett by 'midsummer'
Boeing will open its fourth Max production line in Everett, Washington, this summer, setting a timeline that the Everett community has been waiting to hear for two years.
Boeing hopes to eventually reach a Max production ...Read more
Boeing deliveries dip in January, but surpass rival Airbus
Boeing delivered 46 airplanes in January, including 37 737 Maxes and five 787 Dreamliners.
That’s lower than Boeing’s December output of 63 planes, including 44 Maxes and 14 787s.
But it marks Boeing’s highest ...Read more
New Target CEO shakes up leadership, staffing
In his second week as Target CEO, Michael Fiddelke shuffled his leadership team and consolidated store districts — moves that drew mixed reactions from retail experts.
After several quarters of lackluster performance, ...Read more
19% of all home sales in Las Vegas Valley falling through, report says
The Las Vegas Valley has seen one of the biggest year-over-year jumps in home purchase agreement cancellations in the U.S., according to a new report from Redfin.
According to the report, 19% of all residential real ...Read more
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