Warner Discovery Rejects Paramount's Amended Hostile Bid
Warner told shareholders to back its existing deal with Netflix, saying the Paramount deal isn't "even comparable."
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Albertsons Sales Rise on Pharmacy and Digital Growth
Albertons reported higher third-quarter sales on the back of growth in its pharmacy and digital businesses.
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JPMorgan Cuts All Ties With Proxy Advisers in Industry First
The bank's asset-management unit will use an in-house, AI-powered platform to cast shareholder votes.
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NRG Energy Names Robert Gaudette to Succeed Lawrence Coben as President, CEO
NRG Energy has designated 25-year veteran Robert Gaudette to succeed Lawrence Coben at the helm of the energy company later this year.
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IKEA to Close Seven Stores in China as Part of New Focus on Smaller Outlets
The news comes as Chinese shoppers hold back on spending, with retail sales growth in the country slowing in each of the last six months on year.
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BlueScope Rejects Steel Dynamics, SGH Takeover Bid
BlueScope argued that the $8.8 billion takeover bid didn't reflect the value expected to be realized through current initiatives, growth investments and land monetization.
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Bang & Olufsen CEO Kristian Tear Steps Down
Tear is stepping down with immediate effect as the company lowered the top end of its revenue guidance and announced preliminary earnings figures that missed expectations.
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Media Startup Semafor Raises $30 Million in New Funding Round
The digital media outlet, which aims to inform the "global leadership class," plans to expand its events business and add journalists.
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Orsted to File Additional Legal Challenge to Trump's Offshore Wind Halt
The company said one of its projects faces substantial harm from last month's stop-work order and that it would initiate preliminary proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Volvo Car Logs 2% Rise in Vehicle Sales in Final Month of Year
Overall vehicle sales slipped 0.2% in Europe in December, but rose 0.8% in the U.S. and 1.2% in China, with the XC60 SUV its top-selling model in the year.
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How Google Got Its Groove Back and Edged Ahead of OpenAI
After ChatGPT dominated the early chatbot market, Google staged a comeback with a powerful AI model. It also launched the biggest search-engine overhaul in years.
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Nvidia CEO Says Chinese Demand for Its AI Chips Is 'Quite High'
"H200s are flowing" since the company won White House approval to sell the processor in China, Jensen Huang said.
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