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Seahawks sold for reported record $9.612 billion to group led by 49ers limited partner Vinod Khosla
Seahawks agree to sell for reported record $9.612 billion to group led by 49ers limited partner Vinod Khosla
Johnson reveals why City Hall abandoned its $3.2B bid for parking meters
Mayor Brandon Johnson disclosed new details about Chicago's $3.2 billion bid to buy back the parking meter system and why City Hall ultimately walked away ahead of a key City Council vote.
Justin Ishbia’s Shore Capital buys employee benefits firm in healthcare push
Chicago-based Shore Capital has raised more than $2 billion for healthcare investments since 2024.
Northern Trust sells $1.2B guardianship business to Wintrust
The deal boosts Wintrust’s assets under management in its wealth management business by $1.2 billion.
Crypto, red cards and Trump’s corruption problem
Last week, President Donald Trump’s financial disclosures showed he earned more than $2 billion in 2025 — including an astonishing more than $1 billion from his family’s entry into the largely unregulated world of cryptocurrency.
Comcast's Sky Acquires ITV Media and Entertainment For $2 Billion
Comcast’s European satellite TV operator Sky July 6 announced it has agreed to acquire ITV Media & Entertainment from ITV plc for a total consideration of up to £1.6 billion ($2 billion) in cash, debt and net working capital. In addition to £1.2 billion in cash and up to £0.2 billion in performance-related earn-out, the … Continue reading "Comcast’s Sky Acquires ITV Media and Entertainment For $2 Billion"
Mark Zuckerberg takes business calls on a jet ski wearing his $800 Meta glasses—and insists ‘the other person could not tell’
Zuckerberg is convinced smart glasses will replace the smartphone—and he's spending billions to prove it, even as Reality Labs posts a $19.2 billion loss.
Cherokee Nation health system generated $2B economic impact in Oklahoma, report finds
A new report found Cherokee Nation Health Services generated more than $2 billion in Oklahoma economic output in FY2025 while supporting nearly 11,500 jobs.
MAGA Base Stays Quiet After Trump Reports Billions in Personal Gains
A new mandatory disclosure revealed that the president has earned $2.2 billion during the first year back in the White House.
Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year
Mere startups when he took the oath of office, the new ventures have now eclipsed in revenue much of his vast property portfolio that took him decades to accumulate.
Stephen A. Smith slams President Trump calling his behavior gluttonous after he made $2 billion while in office
Trump's reported $2.2 billion in 2025 income sets off ethics alarms
Critics described President Trump's money-making ventures as "bribery" and "corruption." The White House denied any conflicts of interest.
Crypto, real estate, watches: How Trump made over $1 billion last year
The latest disclosure report listing President Trump's financial holdings shows he took in about $1.2 billion last year from crypto holdings, overshadowing a real estate business that first brought him fame.
Trump earned $1.2 billion from crypto business, filings show
A recent federal filing reveals that President Donald Trump generated about $1.2 billion from his cryptocurrency ventures in 2025, highlighting the substantial wealth amassed since his return to the White House.
Trump took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year, financial disclosure shows
President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion dollars from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses.
Trump took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year, financial disclosure shows
President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion dollars from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses.
Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion dollars from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Monday shows.
Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year
President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion dollars from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Monday shows.
Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year
President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion dollars from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Monday shows.
Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year
President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion dollars from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Monday shows.
Ex-Google engineer says Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Sundar Pichai share the same trait—it’s the lesson he swears by as a $7.2 billion AI CEO
$7.2 billion AI founder Arvind Jain ‘observed’ Sundar Pichai at Google for years before he became CEO—he learned you need to ‘think crazy’ to be successful
Ex-Google engineer says Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Sundar Pichai share the same trait—it’s the lesson he swears by as a $7.2 billion AI CEO
$7.2 billion AI founder Arvind Jain ‘observed’ Sundar Pichai at Google for years before he became CEO—and learned you need to ‘think crazy’ to be successful
Comcast's Sky Reaches Terms to Acquire ITV's Media & Entertainment Unit for $2 Billion
The deal, which includes ITV's linear channels and ITVX streaming platform, could be announced in the next two weeks, according to Reuters
Comcast’s Sky Reaches Terms to Acquire ITV’s Media & Entertainment Unit for $2 Billion
The deal, which includes ITV's linear channels and ITVX streaming platform, could be announced in the next two weeks, according to Reuters
Roku May Help Fox Avoid Aggregeddon
(Welcome to the “Most Important Story of the Week”, my bi-weekly strategy column analyzing the most important (but often not buzziest) news story of the last two weeks. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. Please subscribe.) Scrolling through links over the last week, I stumbled across this fun headline: Wow. Formula 1 (the sport, not the docu-series) is the perfect “dog not barking”. As a reminder, each week in my Streaming Ratings Report, I call out the shows that miss every viewership chart. I dub them “dogs not barking”—like the Sherlock Holmes mystery—because without any data, we forget they even exist. This is in contrast to something like, say, a film flop—cough The Mandalorian and Grogu cough—where even underperforming at the box office is widely discussed here, there and everywhere. In the US, Formula 1 is now in “no public viewership data, so not discussed” territory. After moving to Apple TV from its former home of ESPN, basically no one talks about it. Apple did publish an initial, unsourced, unsubstantiated, (dare I say unserious) datecdote claiming more folks are watching Formula 1 on Apple than ESPN, but we haven’t gotten any updates since. This stands in contrast to when the sport streamed on ESPN, and ESPN PR provided weekly viewership figures. Formula 1 was, at best, a niche sport in America—averaging 1.3 million viewers in the Big Data Plus era—but now it’s basically anonymous. (And yeah, after moving to Apple, I very, very, very much doubt its ratings increased.) Unfortunately, that story isn’t quite big enough to warrant a section in today’s “Most Important Story of the Week” column, but I wanted to call it out, because otherwise, no one else will! Certainly, no one will write articles about the silence/ratings decline, unlike when they wrote breathless articles connecting the rise in viewership to Netflix’s Drive to Survive, including Reuters just last month. (This is a topic I’ve tried to provide a moderate/nuanced/non-hyped take since 2022.) Anyway, on to this week’s issue. I was a bit worried I didn’t have a juicy topic, then the Murdochs went out and did their Murdoch thing: buying Roku. So that’s the story of the week, and it happens to touch on quite a few themes of the streaming wars and the disruption therein. I’ll cover that, plus why more consolidation in Hollywood media looks likely, more good news on the Hollywood labor front, whether we’ll see an uptick in production in Los Angeles, some Broadway and theme park news, cellphone prices going up in the third world (and possibly everywhere), and more. Subscribe Most Important Story of the Week - Another Big Media & Entertainment Merger The story of the week is clearly Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion. I read a lot of good strategy takes on why Fox bought this streaming TV device maker—and I’ll have mine below—but what fascinates me more is how this deal connects to quite a few themes of the streaming wars, linking to everything from the pace of M&A to “aggregeddon” to Netflix’s recent M&A actions/inactions to the shift to advertising from pure play streaming and more. The only topic I can’t really connect it to is my old theory, “never bet against Rupert Murdoch” because he isn’t the one who did this deal; his son Lachlan inked it. (Do I think he provided advice, even at his 95 years of age? Sure.) That plus I have one additional piece of strategy for all entertainment players, inspired by this deal. So let’s dive into all those topics, starting with why I like this deal. Roku is a Great M&A Buy
A graduated tax plan could undercut Colorado’s business competitiveness, analysis warns
A proposal to move Colorado to a graduated income tax — taxing individuals and businesses at different rates based on their earnings — could generate more than $2 billion in its first year, but it may also weaken the state’s business climate, according to a new analysis from the Common Sense Institute. Initiative No. 195, […]
Jeff Bezos Just Raised $12 Billion. He’s Betting His Newest Business Will Create the Next Elon Musk or Henry Ford
Jeff Bezos is back in an operating seat for the first time since stepping down from Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), pointing a $12 billion war chest at what he calls the engine of civilizational wealth: invention itself. In a CNBC interview on June 11, 2026, Bezos and co-CEO Vik Bajaj outlined Prometheus, a Series B round raising ... Jeff Bezos Just Raised $12 Billion. He’s Betting His Newest Business Will Create the Next Elon Musk or Henry Ford
How A Former Vox Producer Built One Of YouTube's Biggest Science Shows
Former Netflix and Vox journalist Cleo Abram left traditional media to build Huge If True on YouTube. Now at 2.2 Billion views, she's reshaping science journalism.
Fox to buy streaming pioneer Roku in a $22 billion deal
Fox and Roku said that the combined company will become the third-largest player in U.S. television by share of viewing
Fox to buy streaming pioneer Roku in a $22 billion deal
Fox and Roku said that the combined company will become the third-largest player in U.S. television by share of viewing
Fox to buy streaming pioneer Roku in a $22 billion deal
Fox and Roku said that the combined company will become the third-largest player in U.S. television by share of viewing
She Turned Celebrity Gossip Into a $22 Billion Company — Here's How Kalshi's Co-Founder Did It
At 29, Luana Lopes Lara is the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world. Her road to riches started with celebrity gossip.
Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch said on Monday that the Roku acquisition marks a "defining moment" for the company.
Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion
Fox is acquiring Roku, the popular streaming TV platform, in a massive $22 billion deal, the companies announced Monday.
Fox to buy Roku in $22 billion deal
Fox signed an agreement to acquire Roku in a deal valued at about $22 billion, the companies said.
Honeywell Sees Strong M&A Opportunities in Industrial Automation Business
Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) is included among the 10 Best S&P 500 Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now. On June 11, Reuters reported that Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) is targeting acquisitions valued between $2 billion and $4 billion and sees significant opportunities for deals within its industrial automation business. “There is a ton of opportunity […]
Oops, Scientists May Have Severely Miscalculated How Many Humans Are on Earth
While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a study suggests we might be vastly underrepresenting rural areas.
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Extends Credit Facility Maturity Date to 2031 and Establishes Incremental Financing of HK$6.44 Billion
Melco Resorts extends HK$15.2 billion credit facility maturity to 2031, adding HK$6.4 billion, totaling HK$21.7 billion.Quiver AI SummaryMelco Resorts & Entertainment Limited has announced an extension of the maturity date for its HK$15.24 billion revolving credit facility from April 29, 2027, to June 9, 2031. In addition, the company has established an incremental facility of HK$6.44 billion, raising the total commitment under the 2020 Credit Fa
Jenn Landis rebuilt Citi’s Wall Street credibility. Her reward: CFO of a $22 billion business
Landis, who spent five years leading investor relations, will become CFO of the Markets business effective early August.
How Elon Musk is redefining executive compensation
CEO pay packages have reached extraordinary levels, and Elon Musk stands far above everyone else with a compensation package valued at roughly $132 billion, The New York Times reports. Musk’s compensation is almost entirely stock-based rather than salary or cash bonuses, receiving shares only if Tesla achieves a series of ambitious long-term performance targets tied […]
ESPN bolsters WNBA coverage, adds rules analyst for broadcasts
The WNBA’s new collective bargaining agreement, which cemented the league’s meteoric rise, was made possible thanks to the league’s new $2.2 billion media rights deal running through 2036. As part of the deal, ESPN and ABC will air five of the next 11 WNBA Finals and a conference finals series in eight of the 11…
Raizen to sell Argentina downstream business to Mercuria in $1.42 billion deal
Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Raizen said on Thursday that its subsidiary Raizen Energia S.A. had signed a binding agreement to sell its downstream operations in Argentina to Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. for $1.42 billion.
AAF International launches BioShield Line for Animal Science
According to an Iowa State University analysis, PRRS impacts the U.S. pork industry by about $1.2 billion per year in lost production.
Apotex Health seeks to raise up to C$1.2 billion, potentially reviving Toronto IPO market
Canadian health company Apotex Health said on Monday it is seeking to raise up to C$1.2 billion ($868.06 million) in an initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange, in a deal that could help revive the country’s subdued IPO market.
Apotex Health Seeks to Raise Up to C$1.2 Billion in IPO
Canadian generic drug manufacturer Apotex Inc. is looking to raise C$1.2 billion ($868 million) in an initial public offering in Toronto, the company said Monday.
Mental Health Disorders Now No. 1 Cause of Disability Worldwide
By HealthDay Staff HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, May 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Mental health disorders are now the leading cause of disability worldwide, according to a major new study. Researchers found nearly 1.2 billion people were living with a mental health disorder in 2023 — almost twice as many ...
Couple who sold to Pepsi for $2 billion says going into business with your romantic partner is ‘not for the weak’
Poppi’s husband-and-wife cofounders Stephen and Allison Ellsworth will be the first to tell you “there’s no such thing as balance.”
Caesars Entertainment, a Las Vegas Strip icon, is sold for $6 billion
Caesars Entertainment is being acquired for almost $6 billion by Fertitta, the company that owns Las Vegas' Golden Nugget and chains like Rainforest Cafe and Morton's. Caesars became an iconic name after the opening of Caesar's Palace on the Las Vegas Strip in 1966. Fertitta Entertainment will pay $5.7 billion and take on close to $12 billion in debt from Caesars, putting the total value of the deal at about $17.6 billion.
California advances $12 billion bond for science research in rebuke to Trump cuts
UCSF researchers say the bond could help protect studies, jobs and clinical trials from delays in federal NIH funding
Ford Just Launched a $2 Billion Energy Business to Power AI Data Centers. Is F Stock a Buy?
Will Ford's pivot from EVs to energy storage turn out to be a brilliant move?
Business leader sounds alarm over Mamdani’s NYC housing proposal
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s $22 billion housing proposal is drawing criticism from a business leader and a Republican lawmaker who warn parts of the plan could discourage developers and investors from building in the city.
$775 billion, $1.2 billion, and $38k
Medicaid cuts stemming from Republicans' 2025 tax law are expected to be even bigger than forecast.
Global mental health snapshot: 1.2 billion people are living with mental disorders
Adolescents aged 15 to 19 and women of all ages are the worst affected, especially by anxiety and depression
Politics chat: Tulsi Gabbard steps down, lawmakers oppose proposed $1.2 billion fund
President Trump posts that negotiations with Iran are progressing. Meanwhile, there's discontent within his own party over his midterm primary endorsements and $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.
International Business Machines (IBM) Is Up 15.8% After Announcing $2 Billion Anderon Quantum Chip Foundry Partnership
Earlier this week, IBM and the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a Letter of Intent to create Anderon, America’s first pure-play quantum chip foundry in Albany, New York, backed by US$1.00 billion in CHIPS incentives and a matching US$1.00 billion cash commitment from IBM plus intellectual property and staff. This partnership not only cements IBM’s role at the core of the U.S. quantum ecosystem but also creates a dedicated 300‑millimeter quantum wafer facility intended to supply multiple...
Poppi's cofounders on building $2 billion business, navigating wealth
Allison and Stephen Ellsworth took big risks and made sacrifices to build Poppi. They're determined not to let their wealth spoil their children.
Novartis says Avidity's science could apply beyond muscular dystrophies
Novartis eyes Alzheimer's and Parkinson's as it looks to expand the AOC platform acquired in its $12 billion Avidity Biosciences buyout.
Nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide are living with mental disorders. The number has been growing
Nearly 1.2 billion people had a mental disorder in 2023, a new study has found — reflecting a 95.5% increase since 1990.
U.S. Invests $2 Billion and Takes Stake in Quantum Firms
The Trump administration said it had signed preliminary deals for equity stakes in nine quantum computing companies.
Bonus 228: The $1.776B Political Question
Every so often a story comes along that is so brazen, so cleanly emblematic of the moment we are living through, that staying quiet about it feels like a kind of complicity unto itself. Monday’s announcement by the Department of Justice that the Acting Attorney General has unilaterally created a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to compensate so-called “victims of lawfare” is one of those stories. And the reason I want to write about it here, in a newsletter ostensibly devoted to the Supreme Court and the law and politics surrounding it, is that I’m increasingly worried that we’re asking the wrong institution to save us from one of the most offensive, alarming, and anti-constitutional things we’ve seen from any president in American history. As I explain below the fold, the Anti-Weaponization Fund is not principally a legal problem awaiting a judicial fix. It is a shockingly egregious political abuse—the President suing his own government, purporting to settle with himself, and routing nearly $2 billion from the Treasury to his own supporters as a not-so-subtle (and not-so-formal) reward, if not an incentive, for political violence. And the Constitution’s answer to political abuses of this kind and magnitude is a political remedy, not a legal one. In his majority opinion in NFIB v. Sebelius (the Affordable Care Act case from 2012), Chief Justice Roberts defended the Court’s endorsement of Congress’s power to adopt the individual mandate by noting that it is “not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices.” As much of a judicial supremacist as I am, that sentiment is, for better or worse, an entirely correct (and, in the long term, normatively desirable) institutional assessment. One can believe in substantial judicial power without believing that literally every political dispute in our country can and should be resolved by unelected judges. The real upshot of this latest headline (among so, so many other similar headlines) is that it is past time to reinvigorate impeachment—not because conviction is realistic in this Senate, or even because impeachment itself is feasible in this House, but because forcing every member of Congress to vote on the record whether this brazen, corrosive, and affirmatively dangerous corruption is impeachable is itself a point worth fighting for (and fighting with our friends over). Assuming the courts will save us absolves our political leaders of both responsibility and accountability for allowing this kind of mischief to continue, and it absolves all of us of our responsibility to refuse to tolerate those who would just as quickly shrug their shoulders and move on. For those who aren’t paid subscribers, we’ll be back (no later than) Monday with our continuing coverage of the Supreme Court. For those who are, please read on.
Three men headed to prison for $2B healthcare fraud – but kingpin is in the wind
Three men are headed to prison for their roles in an elaborate international scheme to con health insurers by sending $2 billion of phony telemedicine prescriptions – but the plot's alleged kingpin...
UC faculty and staff rally for state investment in science
UC President James B. Milliken and other leaders urged state lawmakers to pass SB 895, bipartisan legislation that would place a $12 billion bond to fund scientific research across California on the November 2026 ballot.
Senate Republican threatens to derail ICE, Border Patrol package over Trump's billion-dollar request
An internal GOP dispute over funding for Trump's ballroom threatens to derail the $72 billion reconciliation package for immigration operations.
France's Publicis to buy US data firm LiveRamp in $2.2 billion
French advertising group Publicis Groupe has agreed to acquire U.S. data collaboration company LiveRamp for a total enterprise value of about $2.2 billion in an all-cash deal, it said on Sunday.
Lebanon War Losses Exceed $26 Billion Since 2024, Business Leader Warns
In remarks published Sunday by the Lebanese newspaper Ad-Diyar, Al-Bawab said that nearly $12 billion of the losses are needed for reconstruction efforts, warning that the figure will continue to rise if the conflict persists.
First-ever direct image of the cosmic web reveals the Universe’s hidden highways
Astronomers have revealed the sharpest image ever captured of a filament in the cosmic web — the enormous hidden structure connecting galaxies across the Universe. The glowing strand stretches 3 million light-years and links two galaxies from nearly 12 billion years ago. By observing this faint intergalactic gas directly for the first time in such detail, scientists gained new insight into how galaxies are fueled and formed.
Salesforce, Echo Health Ventures back Optura's $17.5M series A to track AI performance
Healthcare organizations are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence technologies but without a clear blueprint for how to measure the business value of these investments. | Optura claims that more than $2 billion in AI initiatives currently run on its platform, with $120 million in tracked value at a 700% return on AI investment on in-flight initiatives.
Evers, GOP leaders reach $1.8B deal to lower taxes, boost school funds
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders have struck a nearly $2 billion deal to deliver new funding to schools and provide tax relief.
Sony forecasts lower gaming business sales amid memory price surge
STORY: Sony forecast lower sales in its gaming business due to a memory chip price surge.The tech giant said Friday annual sales in the segment would fall 6% to $28 billion.It also blamed lower hardware sales as its PlayStation 5 ages.Although the Japanese company said it expects gaming profit to rise 30%.That's due to higher first-party software sales and no repeat of the impairment loss it recorded a year earlier.Sony has been praised by analysts in recent years for its transformation into an entertainment powerhouse.But markets have grown concerned about the impact of AI on its business, while Sony also faces a perceived lack of growth catalysts.Both factors have weighed on shares in recent months.Investors are also concerned about the impact of a memory-chip price surge.As well as disruption to supply chains from the Iran war on margins at electronics manufacturers.The firm said it sold 1.5 million PS5 consoles in the fourth quarter, which was a 46% drop on the same period a year earlier.Looking ahead, the PS5 is expected to receive a major boost from the launch of the delayed "Grand Theft Auto VI."The game is due to release in November.Sony said in February it had secured the minimum quantity of memory needed to manage the year-end shopping season. Sony also said it sees higher profits at its pictures and chips units but a lower profit at its music business.The group reported operating profit for the year ended March rose 13.4% to $9.2 billion - below analyst forecasts. Meanwhile, rival Nintendo said it expects to sell 16.5 million units of its Switch 2 console in the financial year ending March 2027.It also projects profit to rise 2.7% to $2.36 billion.But, like with Sony, investors are concerned about the possible impact of a memory price surge on margins.
New OU basketball arena in Rock Creek Entertainment District to break ground
The new home for OU basketball will finally break ground soon. It was announced on Thursday that the Rainier Company, which was hired to build a new Rock Creek Entertainment district, will officially break ground on May 12. OU and the city announced in 2024 their intentions of building a $1.2 billion entertainment district in Rock Creek that would ...
Kalshi, the Prediction Market, Raises $1 Billion at a $22 Billion Valuation
The platform for betting on sports, politics, the weather and more has raised $1 billion and sees big financial firms as a key source of growth.
The Trump administration is trying to divert $2 billion in global health funding to pay for USAID shutdown
The Trump administration plans to redirect $2 billion in funding intended for global health programs to cover the cost of closing the US Agency for International Development (USAID), according to a copy of the notification obtained by CNN.
Disney Entertainment revenues up 10% in Q2
The Walt Disney Company has reported that its Q2 2026 revenues increased 7 per cent YoY to $25.2 billion (€21.4bn) in its first published results under new CE
Zambia blasts the U.S. over a $2 billion health deal in exchange for critical minerals
Zambia accuses the U.S. of linking a $2 billion health assistance deal to access to its rich mineral resources.
Zambia blasts the US over a $2 billion health deal in exchange for critical minerals
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambia is accusing the United States of tying a $2 billion deal for critical health assistance to access to the southern African nation's rich mineral assets, and calling the outgoing U.S. ambassador's allegations of corruption “mischievous” and “undiplomatic."
Zambia accuses US of tying $2B health deal to mineral access
Zambia accuses the U.S. of linking a $2 billion health assistance deal to access to its rich mineral resources.
Zambia blasts the US over a $2 billion health deal in exchange for critical minerals
Zambia accuses the U.S. of linking a $2 billion health assistance deal to access to its rich mineral resources
Zambia Says Privacy, Minerals Concerns Stall US Health-Aid Deal
Zambia’s talks with the US over a new $2 billion health-aid deal stalled because the proposed agreement included data sharing that would violate citizens’ privacy rights and was conditional on first agreeing to preferential access to mineral resources, the nation’s foreign minister said.
Bizfeed: New retailers, restaurants planned for Strip, more
Plus, former Las Vegas-based Nothing Bundt Cakes will be acquired by private equity firm KKR for over $2 billion.
WakeMed looks to merge with Atrium Health; would create jobs and $2B investment in Wake Co
The merger would create a $2 billion investment in Wake County, the creation of more than 3,300 new health care jobs, WakeMed says.
SIPRI: World Defense Budgets Rise for 11th Straight Year
Saudi Arabia increased its military expenditure by 1.4 percent to $83.2 billion, maintaining its position among the top global spenders.
Apollo Acquires Forvia’s Auto Interiors Unit for €1.82 Billion
Apollo Global Management Inc. agreed to buy Forvia SE’s auto interiors business for an enterprise value of €1.82 billion ($2.1 billion), according to an announcement Monday.
Forvia to sell its interiors business to Apollo Funds for $2.1 billion
French car parts supplier Forvia will sell its Interiors business to Apollo Funds for 1.82 billion euros ($2.13 billion), it said on Monday.
FORVIA to Sell its Interiors Business Group to Apollo Funds
FORVIA, a global automotive technology supplier listed on Euronext Paris, today announced that Apollo-managed funds (“Apollo Funds”) have agreed to acquire the FORVIA Interiors business group, based on an enterprise value of €1.82 billion (the “Transaction”).
Databank secures $2 billion of debt for Dallas data center
Data center development has focused on massive projects for AI training in obscure locations. AI inference is pushing construction closer to cities.
The Hard Truths Behavioral Science Must Face in Conflict Settings - by Britt Titus
Approximately 2 billion people live in conflict-affected areas. Yet most of the theories, experiments, and interventions developed in behavioral science are based on stable contexts.
This behind-the-scenes New Orleans tech company quietly powers $12 billion in transactions
"There are great business leaders in the city, but there's this parochial colonialism that's stifling to progress," its founder says.
Apple's upcoming AirPods Pro 3 variant could debut a groundbreaking new feature
Earlier this year, Apple acquired a secretive startup: Q.ai, for over 2 billion dollars. It’s the companies second largest acquisition...
Dutch Insurer Aegon Strikes $2.7B Deal to Sell UK Insurance Business to Standard Life
Aegon has agreed to sell its UK insurance business to Standard Life for a total value of 2 billion pounds ($2.7 billion), the Dutch insurer said on
Aegon to sell UK business for 2 billion pounds to Standard Life
Aegon said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Standard Life to divest its UK business for a total consideration of 2 billion pounds ($2.7 billion).
TPG Agrees to Buy Learfield in Deal Worth Roughly $2 Billion
Learfield’s majority owners—Charlesbank Capital Partners and funds managed by Fortress Investment Group—hired two banks in the fall to explore a sale.
Dallas ISD voters to decide largest school bond in state history
On May 2nd, voters living in Dallas ISD will decide whether to pay $33 more a year in property taxes to pay for a $6.2 billion bond package. The plan would build 26 new schools and make major upgrades to facilities and technology at every campus. Lone Star Politics speaks with Miguel Solis, former President of DISD Board of Trustees and now the President of the Commit Partnership.
Google’s Gmail Upgrade Decision—2 Billion Users Must Act Now
You have been warned — do not lave this "overwhelming" decision until it's too late.
Oklahoma Governor’s Vote Steered $2 Billion Advisory Role to Former Business Partner’s Firm
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt voted to award a multibillion-dollar investment advisory contract to a firm run by his former chief of staff and one-time business partner, without any board discussion of their prior relationship. The contract positions the firm to earn fees from successful investments it brings before the state board.
Google Changes Gmail After 22 Years—Why You Need A New Email Address
Google's upgrade means 2 billion Gmail users must now decide what to do next.
Google Changes Gmail After 22 Years—Why You Need A New Email Address
Google's upgrade means 2 billion Gmail users must now decide what to do next.
Illinois business leaders want more funding for child care as facilities close and demand increases
Illinois businesses advocated for more funding to child care facilities as demand for services remains high. ReadyNation Illinois came out with a report that Illinois is losing $6.2 billion each year because of the child care crisis.
Billionaire Aloke Lohia’s Indorama Ventures, Blackstone-Backed EPL To Merge Indian Packaging Business In $2 Billion Deal
The proposed merger comes a year after Indorama Ventures—controlled by petrochemicals billionaire Aloke Lohia—bought an initial 24.9% stake in EPL from Blackstone for $219 million.