Eli Lilly Nears Deal for Cancer Biotech
Deal for Kelonia Therapeutics could come as soon as Monday.
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QXO to Buy Insulation Company TopBuild for $17 Billion
QXO has agreed to acquire insulation products company TopBuild for $17 billion, marking the building products distributor's biggest deal to date.
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Blue Origin Rocket Stumbles on First Commercial Mission
Jeff Bezos' rocket company said a satellite from customer AST SpaceMobile was deployed into an incorrect orbit.
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Deere Settled for $99 Million Over Repair Costs. Farmers Are Still Worried.
Farmers are waging a legal battle against what they say is Deere's tight grip over repairs and the escalating costs of fixing complex equipment.
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The CEO Preaching Straight Talk About AI and Job Losses
Verizon's Dan Schulman is all in on AI. But he warns that it is time for business leaders to acknowledge its disruptive potential.
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Justice Department Rebuffs French on X Probe, Musk Interview
The U.S. told French authorities it wouldn't facilitate their efforts to investigate Elon Musk's X, after a raid on the social-media platform's Paris office earlier this year.
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Intel Is Making Progress. But It Isn't Out of the Woods Yet.
A shift in the AI market helps the chip maker, but the stock has already tripled while Intel's turnaround is far from done.
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Judge Halts Nexstar-Tegna TV Station Merger
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against the broadcast merger, saying it was likely to violate the Clayton Act.
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Billionaire Connie Ballmer Wants to Help Cement NPR's Future
The philanthropist, a longtime listener, donated $80 million to the media organization after the Trump administration cut funding.
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Trump Organization to Partner on New Skyscraper in Tbilisi, Georgia
President Trump's family real-estate firm is planning to brand a 70-story luxury residential tower with local partners in the Georgia capital.
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This Italian Lingerie Brand Was Saved by Seamstresses-and an American Couple
La Perla's lacy undergarments were 'the holy grail of intimate apparel' before its factory shut down. The employees who lobbied to reopen it will now be key to the brand's revival.
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Greg Abel Has Been Leading Berkshire for 100 Days. Things Are Already Changing.
The new CEO is scrutinizing businesses and investments established under Warren Buffett's long run.
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American Airlines Rejects United CEO's Merger Proposal
The statement came after reports earlier this week that United CEO Scott Kirby had pitched President Trump on the potential megadeal.
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Blue Owl Founders Revise Terms of Personal Loans That Raised Scrutiny
Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz are no longer borrowing against their shares in the fund manager.
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Cerebras Files for IPO as Demand Surges for More Efficient AI Chips
The chip maker, whose customers include OpenAI and Amazon, had canceled an earlier plan for a public market debut.
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