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The Grand British Tradition of Getting Sloshed Before Takeoff Is Under Threat

A proposal by Ryanair’s CEO to stop or limit morning airport alcohol sales has landed him in the crosshairs of a nation. “It’s like a nanny state.”...

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Raspberry Pi Shares Surge on Strong Earnings Outlook

London-listed shares were up 19.5% after the low-cost computer maker said it expected full-year earnings to significantly exceed market expectations...

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Evoke Agrees to $326 Million Takeover Bid From Bally’s Intralot

Evoke shareholders will be entitled to receive 0.537 new Intralot shares for each Evoke share. The deal is expected completed the deal by the first quarter of 2027....

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Apollo Doesn’t Plan to Make Firm $2 Billion Takeover Offer for Bodycote

Apollo Global Management said it doesn’t intend to make a firm offer for Bodycote, adding it continued to hold the company in high regard....

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Americans on GLP-1s Are Overwhelming Retailers With Their Nonstop Returns

Retailers are struggling with a jump in returns, especially in larger sizes, as shoppers on GLP-1s shed pounds....

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Nick Bilton Tries to Steady ‘60 Minutes’ After Chaotic Week

In a staff letter, the program’s new executive producer acknowledged a “difficult” few days....

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Now You Can Get a Subway Sandwich With Your Walmart Delivery

Walmart is using its driver network to go toe-to-toe with food-delivery companies such as Uber Technologies and DoorDash....

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Lululemon Cuts Outlook as Headwinds Mount

The athleisure company now expects sales to be down to flat this year, compared with its prior forecast for growth. It also cut its profit outlook....

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DocuSign Nudges Revenue Outlook Higher After First-Quarter Profit Rises

The company lifted its previous target by $6 million as demand grows for its AI-native Intelligent Agreement Management platform....

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Opinion | CEOs, Get Ready to Be Subpoenaed

If Democrats take Congress, expect them to scrutinize your company’s dealings with the Trump administration....

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Five Ideas for Reducing Income Inequality

We asked economists from across the political spectrum for their policy prescriptions. Their suggestions run the gamut....

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Live Q&A: Musk’s $75 Billion SpaceX IPO—Ask Us Your Questions

Join a live written chat with WSJ reporters from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. ET. on June 5....

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Phoenix Is a Data-Center Mecca—and Test Case for How to Pay for AI’s Power Needs

The state’s largest utility is proposing a 45% electricity-rate increase for data centers and a 14.5% hike for households. No one is happy....

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The IPO Market Is So Hot a 140-Year-Old Silver Mine Just Went Public

Billionaire Thomas Kaplan bought the bankrupt Idaho mine in 2010 and plans to restart production in 2028....

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The Never-Ending Demise of Biden’s Zombie Climate Rule

Plus: Where to get rare earths, China’s solar subsidies and the first U.S. screwworm case in 60 years....

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Commodities Trader Trafigura Warns of Tipping Point in Energy Markets

Trafigura said the Middle East conflict has thrown global commodity markets into turmoil, warning that markets are at an “inflection point” that could see prices move higher as supply tightens further...

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Brown-Forman Guides for Flat Sales Amid Struggling Spirits Market

Brown-Forman posted higher revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter, but said pressures to the broader spirits market are expected to keep sales flat in the new fiscal year....

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She Ran Sales at Condé Nast. Now She Plans to Monetize the Humble Short Story.

Run-A-Muck, the media company co-founded by Pamela Drucker Mann, announced a $10 million seed round ahead of its move into short-form fiction....

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The Oil Market Is Near a Tipping Point

Plus, bitcoin is in an epic slump....

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Comcast to Invest More Than $8 Billion on Universal Theme Park in U.K.

The U.K. government said the investment would be followed by an additional capital injection over the first decade of operation, after an estimated five-year construction period....

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Why Berkshire Hathaway Went Window-Shopping at Macy’s

The conglomerate appears to be betting on Macy’s shrinking competition and its new leadership focused on the store experience....

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Eurozone Retail Sales Fell in April

Eurozone retail sales fell more than expected in April as rising energy prices continued to erode consumer spending power....

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Universal Music Shares Fall After Ackman Fund Offloads $1.5 Billion Stake

Universal Music Group shares deepened their year-to-date loss after Pershing Square exited the world’s biggest music company five years after its initial investment....

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Commerzbank Asks German Regulator to Review UniCredit Offer Support Levels

The move escalates a tussle between Commerzbank and its largest shareholder, with less than two weeks left for UniCredit’s offer to buy the stake in the German bank it doesn’t already own....

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Remy Cointreau Expects Return to Sustainable Organic Sales Growth in Year Ahead

The liquor group foresees a return to sustainable organic sales growth in the year ahead as it reported a 0.2% rise in the metric for fiscal 2026....

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Flesh-Eating Screwworm Found in Texas Calf, USDA Says

The case is the first confirmed in U.S. livestock in decades. The USDA says human cases are uncommon and there’s no food-safety risk....

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SoftBank CEO’s Bad Bets Left Him in Despair. An AI Spree Has Him Back on Top.

Masayoshi Son said that his Tokyo-based technology conglomerate would unleash at least $52 billion of investment in French data centers....

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Broadcom Shares Slide Despite Jump in Revenue on AI Chip Demand

The semiconductor and software maker’s shares slid after-hours as the report and guidance failed to live up to expectations among some investors....

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Sticker Shock at the Pump Fuels a Surge in Hybrid Sales

Sales of hybrid vehicles rose 33% in May versus last year, as buyers seek better fuel economy....

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Terms Revealed for SpaceX’s Unconventional $75 Billion IPO

The company plans to sell shares at $135 apiece, eschewing the norm of setting a price range and incorporating investor feedback....

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PVH Cuts Outlook Citing Iran War Impact on Sales

The owner of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein said it now expects full-year revenue to stay approximately flat, compared to previous guidance of a slight increase....

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Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Set To Make $600 Million on Universal Stake

The hedge-fund firm first invested in the company in 2021 and has failed to clinch two proposed deals....

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The Meltdown Inside ‘60 Minutes’

A wild week of firings and fireworks lays bare the challenges Bari Weiss faces in revamping CBS News and its flagship show....

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What Is Personalized Pricing—and Why Are Lawmakers Scrambling to Ban It?

Companies already track your every move online. Some researchers say it is only a matter of time until retailers start using that data to set prices just for you....

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Why Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers Didn’t Even Want to Be Friends

Watch the “Las Culturistas” hosts interview each other about their friendship, their acting journeys and more....

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Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Novo Nordisk, Apotex Health and more in the latest Market Talks covering the health care sector....

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Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on AT&T, Starlink and more in the latest Market Talks covering technology, media and telecom....

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Shoppers Are Spending More at Macy’s as Turnaround Continues

Macy’s and its sister brands Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury have added higher-end products. Customers are snapping them up....

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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Sixth Straight Weekly Drop

U.S. crude oil inventories extended their decline, falling by 8 million barrels, as exports rose and refineries ran near full capacity....

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Opinion | The Market Has Spoken: E15 Is a Net Positive

We know securing nationwide, year-round access will lower prices at the pump....

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Best Business Debt Consolidation Loans in June 2026

Business debt consolidation can improve your cash flow and repackage your obligations to potentially save you money....

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Medtronic Posts Higher Profit, Sales

Medtronic said its profit and sales rose during its fiscal fourth quarter, reflecting steps the company has taken to improve business performance and drive growth....

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Macy’s Lifts Outlook as Turnaround Continues Taking Hold

Macy’s raised its full-year outlook and logged higher profit and sales during the first quarter, as its turnaround strategy continued to bear fruit....

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Market-Research Firm AlphaSense Clinches $7.5 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round

Firm raises $350 million from investors including Accenture and JPMorgan’s asset-management unit....

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B&M European Value Retail Shares Rise on Higher Revenue

Shares in B&M European Value Retail rose after the company said revenue increased, beating consensus for the fiscal year....

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AkzoNobel Shares Plunge After Sherwin-Williams, Nippon Paint Drop $14.5 Billion Bid

AkzoNobel shares were down 19% after Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams ended their pursuit of the company....

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Oil Climbs on Fresh U.S.-Iran Hostilities

Oil prices climbed after the U.S. and Iran exchanged heavy fire....

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Volvo Car’s Sales Fall 5.5% as Industry Headwinds Continue

Sales in China remained under pressure due to the highly competitive industry landscape and challenging macro environment, the company said....

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Inditex Sales Accelerate Despite Tough Market Backdrop

Sales at the Spanish fashion retailer—which houses Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka—rose 11.5% compared with the prior year....

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Oil Prices Rise Amid Continuing Middle East Tensions

An exchange of attacks between the U.S. and Iran could complicate negotiations and put at risk the reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil waterway....

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