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Greg Abel Puts His Stamp on Berkshire Hathaway With Pair of Megadeals

In one weekend, Warren Buffett’s successor has given shareholders a reason to believe he is a savvy dealmaker....

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‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Scott Pelley Fired by CBS News

Pelley’s exit comes after he made comments critical of Editor in Chief Bari Weiss....

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America’s Data Center Build-Out Is Falling Way Behind Schedule

Google, which is raising a fresh $80 billion, has a strategy for getting around the biggest bottleneck....

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Garth Brooks Considers Sale of Music Catalog, Seeking Roughly $2 Billion

The “Friends in Low Places” country star recently notched 200 million albums sold in the U.S....

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$3.6 Million an Hour—and Other Ways to Measure Elon Musk’s Fortune

Millions of houses, thousands of jets, every NFL and NBA team: Imagine the things a trillionaire could buy....

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Opinion | Energy Markets Limit the Hormuz Shock

The world’s supply of fuel is much more diversified than it was during the energy crises of the 1970s....

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GameStop Reports Higher Profit, Launches $2 Billion Buyback Program

The videogame retailer reported a first-quarter profit of $389.6 million, up from $44.8 million a year earlier....

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Opinion | American Idle: The Work Ethic Goes Out of Style

One in 3 working-age American men aren’t so much as looking for a job....

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Ulta Beauty Results Show Growth Across Channels, Major Categories

Chief Executive Kecia Steelman pointed to broad-based growth across all channels and major categories, and said the results show the cosmetics and fragrances retailer’s strategy is working in an uncer...

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Palo Alto Networks Revenue Rises as Customers Beef Up Cyber Defenses

Chief Executive Officer Nikesh Arora said the results should demonstrate that fears of a so-called “SaaS-Pocalypse,” in which AI-native firms will come to displace legacy software incumbents, are misp...

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State Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over Payment Ending Offshore Wind Projects

The lawsuit marks the latest move in the skirmish between Democratic states and the government over the federal onslaught on renewable energy....

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Best Small-Business Loans in June 2026

The best small-business lenders have flexible business requirements, competitive rates and various loan options....

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Pride Groups Plan for a Future Without Some of Their Biggest Corporate Sponsors

Pride organizations are adjusting to operating without some longtime sponsors after again struggling to secure big brands’ support for their annual events celebrating LGBTQ rights....

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UniCredit Clears Key 30% Threshold in Commerzbank Takeover Bid

The lender said Tuesday that shares representing around 7.6% of Commerzbank’s share capital have been tendered as part of its roughly $28 billion takeover attempt....

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America’s Truckers Are Driving Just a Little Slower to Save Gas

Some commercial truck drivers are slowing down to cut costs at the pump. One driver said it costs him $1,200 to refuel his truck every two days....

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Does the World Need Chinese Rare Earths? Not Necessarily, Say These Companies

Beijing’s move to choke off the supply spurred companies to develop new products that could potentially circumvent Chinese sources....

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Shake Shack Cuts Guidance Due to Uncertainty, Competition

Shake Shack scaled back its financial guidance as the burger chain continues to face a tough environment....

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Bra Sales Power Victoria’s Secret Turnaround and Shares Soar 35%

The lingerie and apparel retailer swung to a $47.7 million profit in the first quarter from a loss a year earlier, and raised its full-year outlook....

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Dollar General Posts Higher Profit, Sales

Dollar General logged higher profit and sales in its fiscal first quarter as it opened new stores and as consumers continued relying on the company for low-cost goods....

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Genco Board Unanimously Rejects Diana Shipping’s Latest Buyout Offer

Genco Shipping & Trading’s board has unanimously rejected Diana Shipping’s revised unsolicited buyout offer, saying the offer continues to meaningfully undervalue the company and its assets....

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Philip Morris to Post $500 Million Impairment on Canada Affiliate

Philip Morris International said it is booking a roughly $500 million impairment charge in the second quarter to reduce the carrying value of its investment in Canadian affiliate Rothmans Benson &...

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Bra Sales Power Victoria’s Secret Turnaround

The retailer swung to a $47.7 million profit in the first quarter, from a $1.7 million loss a year earlier....

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Signet Jewelers Reports Higher Sales, Raises Guidance

Signet Jewelers lifted the low end of its guidance after reporting higher sales in the first quarter....

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British American Tobacco Cuts Cigarette Outlook But Expects Lift in New-Category Revenue

The company said global industry volumes in its traditional cigarette market would likely be lower than previously expected this year....

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Oil Falls as Traders Weigh Mixed Messages Over U.S.-Iran Talks

Oil prices slipped as traders weighed mixed messages over the status of U.S.-Iran talks aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the conflict....

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Will Volkswagen’s Massive ‘Made for China’ Bet Pay Off?

The automaker has spent big developing cars “in China, for China.” Now it has to persuade local drivers to buy them....

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At the Age of 84, Barry Diller Is Reinventing Himself All Over Again

Diller has pivoted from TV to film, then digital businesses and magazine publishing. Now he is going all-in on casinos....

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‘60 Minutes’ Staff Meeting Turns Hostile for New Executive Producer

Nick Bilton was greeted with open hostility from high-profile correspondent Scott Pelley, according to people at the gathering....

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Opinion | The Exxon Example for Corporations

The shareholder duty case for leaving states that punish business....

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Trump Administration Signals ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund About-Face

Plus, Anthropic files to go public, and the new luxury amenity is longevity services....

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Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Learning

‘You are entering a world that will invite you—constantly, subtly, persuasively—to make everything your own.’...

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HPE Pulls Forward Long-Term Targets as Surging AI Compute Demand Boosts Revenue

The server and networking company pulled forward its long-term financial targets by two years after reporting second-quarter earnings that blew past Wall Street expectations, citing rampant compute de...

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FedEx Freight CEO Says Self-Driving Trucks Are Ready for Prime Time

After two years of testing, “the technology is there,” says CEO John Smith. Now the ball is in the regulators’ court....

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Four Takeaways From the WSJ Investigation Into Bill Gates

The Epstein files are eroding efforts to burnish the billionaire philanthropist’s reputation....

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Opinion | Bring Back Our Local Retail

There are more than a few Amazon users who hardly ever set foot in a physical store....

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UAW Goes on Strike at Key General Motors Truck Supplier Plant

American Axle’s Michigan plant makes key parts for Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra trucks....

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People Inc. Offers to Buy Rest of MGM Resorts, Valuing Company at $18 Billion

Barry Diller, whose company already owns a 26% share of casino giant, has said he sees it as a business that is less at risk of being disintermediated by technology....

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Wise Group Shares Slide on Report of Belgian Investigation into Transactions

The London-headquartered group said it was working with the Brussels prosecutor to respond to queries, adding that no specific findings had been shared with the company....

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JetBlue Seeing Strong Demand Across All Geographies

JetBlue Airways said it is seeing strong demand across all geographies, particularly for close-in travel and routes previously operated by Spirit following the budget airline’s shutdown....

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Uber Chooses Munich as AI Robotaxi Testing Ground

The announcement, which comes at the beginning of Nvidia’s GTC conference in Taipei, marks the latest move from Uber to roll out self-driving vehicles in Europe....

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Meituan Logs Another Loss Amid Food-Delivery Price War

China’s top food-delivery company stayed in the red for the third consecutive quarter....

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Castlelake Says Any easyJet Offer Would Value Airline at Minimum $4.12 Billion

The deal would be a 1.3% premium to easyJet’s closing price on Friday....

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GLP Eyes Up to US$3.0 Billion Hong Kong IPO, Sources Say

GLP, which had about $80 billion in assets under management as of end-December, plans to begin meeting select investors in the coming months ahead of the IPO, one of the people familiar with the matte...

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