American Water Works, Essential Utilities Merge in $63 Billion Stock Deal
American Water Works and Essential Utilities agreed to merge in an all-stock deal worth approximately $63 billion, including debt.
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Amazon Pledges More Than $1.6 Billion for AWS, Retail Business in the Netherlands
The tech giant is bolstering its cloud-computing and retail businesses in the country as it continues to expand in Europe.
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Microsoft Needs to Open Up More About Its OpenAI Dealings
The company's disclosures on its OpenAI stake are scant. That is no longer tenable.
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Corruption Probe Underway at Rio Tinto's Mongolian Copper Mine
A Rio Tinto-controlled company has asked law enforcement to help with an internal investigation at the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper operation in Mongolia.
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Microsoft Sued by Australian Watchdog Over AI Pricing
Australia's consumer watchdog is suing Microsoft, alleging the U.S. tech giant misled its 2.7 million customers by making it difficult for them to avoid paying for new artificial-intelligence services.
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'Yellowstone' Creator Taylor Sheridan to Leave Paramount for NBCUniversal
At NBCUniversal, Sheridan will create films for Universal Pictures as well as TV content for NBC and the Peacock streaming service.
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Novartis Agrees to Acquire Avidity Biosciences for $12 Billion
The Swiss pharmaceutical company says the purchase would complement its existing pipeline of treatments for neuromuscle disorders.
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More Big Companies Bet They Can Still Grow Without Hiring
JPMorgan Chase has a "strong bias" against adding staff, while Walmart is keeping its head count flat.
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Boeing Defense Workers Reject Latest Contract
The St. Louis-area machinists have been on strike since early August.
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HSBC Books $1.1 Billion Provision Related to Madoff Case
The London-based bank said it is appealing a Luxembourg court ruling for a second time, and that the eventual financial impact could be significantly different.
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OpenAI's Less-Flashy Rival Might Have a Better Business Model
Anthropic, backed by Amazon and Google, lacks the mass-market appeal of OpenAI, but it's running ahead in corporate use on a growth path that's easier to understand.
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Travis Kelce Is Jumping In to Save Six Flags Just When It Needed It Most
The football star is backing a hedge fund looking to shake America's largest theme-park operator out of its funk.
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The Cracker Barrel Mess Isn't Over Yet
The online anger over the logo change and calls to oust the CEO were actually turbocharged by bots. Even the green beans are making people mad.
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Elanco Animal Health Obtains FDA Authorization for Screwworm Treatment
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. determined that New World screwworm presents significant potential for a public health emergency.
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