U.K. to Ban Under-16s From Major Social-Media Platforms

The move increases pressure on tech companies over claims they aren't doing enough to protect younger users from harmful content and addictive algorithms.

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Australia's Sigma Withdraws Interest in U.K. Retailer Boots

Australia's Sigma Healthcare withdrew its interest in acquiring Boots, saying a deal for the U.K. drugstore chain wouldn't meet its strategic or capital-investment objectives.

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Saint-Gobain Shares Rise on $1.76 Billion Sale of Majority of Dahl Operations

The stock rose after the company struck a deal to sell its specialist distribution business Dahl in three Nordic countries to the Finnish retailer Kesko.

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Is the Luxury Handbag's Heyday Ending?

An $8 billion slide in sales shows attitudes toward designer bags are changing.

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Anthropic Dispatches Staff to D.C., Racing to Resolve AI Export Restrictions

The startup is seeking a deal to end export restrictions that led to a shutdown of its most powerful AI models.

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Mining Tycoon Gina Rinehart Buys Over $1 Billion SpaceX Stake

Australia's richest person has bought a more-than $1 billion stake in SpaceX.

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Satellite Stocks Are Flying on SpaceX, Spectrum-Sale Hopes. Time Is Running Out.

ViaSat and Iridium have racked up huge gains on expectations they can sell their valuable spectrum but the clock is ticking.

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How the Pentagon Plans to Fix Its Pricey Missile Problem

The U.S. military is asking defense contractors to cut years off production time and slice hundreds of millions of dollars in costs.

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Charlie Javice Has Been Seeking a Pardon From Trump After Defrauding JPMorgan

The entrepreneur sold her startup Frank to the bank for $175 million and was sentenced in September to over seven years in prison for fraud.

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Vedanta Chair Confident About Dividends, Focused on Growth as Indian Conglomerate Splits Up

The founder of Indian conglomerate Vedanta said he is confident of continued dividends even as the company breaks up to pursue ambitious growth plans in a bet on booming commodities demand locally.

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Shares of German Satellite Maker OHB Fall on Plans for $578 Million Capital Raise

The company said the funds would be used for the development of production facilities, strategic acquisition opportunities and investments in launch vehicles.

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