Lululemon Appoints a New Board Member Amid Calls for Change
Former Levi Strauss CEO Chip Bergh is joining the company as its estranged founder pushes for a board shake-up.
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Arizona Sues Predictions Platform Kalshi on Illegal Gambling Charges
The state says the startup predictions platform violates laws against unlicensed wagering and betting on elections.
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Airlines Offer Glimpse Into Operations as Middle East Conflict Weighs on Fuel Prices
Major carriers are offering a first look into how they are planning to outpace the rising cost of jet fuel as uncertainty continues to linger in the Middle East conflict.
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Amazon Launches 1-Hour Delivery in Hundreds of U.S. Cities
The e-commerce firm is also rolling out 3-hour delivery for a fee as it fends off a growing threat from Walmart.
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Mastercard Splashes Up to $1.8 Billon in Bet on Blockchain Future
A deal for stablecoin-infrastructure company BVNK would help further link digital currencies and traditional payments.
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Zara Teams Up With Designer John Galliano to Spice Up Brand
Under the two-year agreement, Galliano will work with garments from Zara's past seasons, reconfiguring them into new collections that will be released seasonally over the course of the partnership starting in September, the brand said.
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Swarmer Stock Surges 520% in Trading Debut. It's One of the Most Spectacularly Mispriced IPOs.
Swarmer, a drone-autonomy software company whose technology has been used in Ukraine, begins trading after a small IPO aimed at funding growth in autonomous warfare technology. The stock ticker is SWMR.
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Spandex Maker Lycra Files for Bankruptcy to Cut $1.2 Billion in Debt
The company expects to exit chapter 11 within 45 days.
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Victory Capital Raises Cash Offer in Revised Bid for Janus Henderson
Victory Capital sweetened its offer to buy Janus Henderson, whose board last week unanimously rejected the company's takeover proposal and recommended shareholders back a take-private transaction by Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management and venture firm General Catalyst.
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Microsoft Seeks More Coherence in AI Efforts With Copilot Reorganization
The software giant is scrapping the divide between the consumer and business app teams.
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Audi Expects Profitability to Improve This Year as Work Continues to Cut Costs
The automaker forecasts an operating margin of between 6% and 8% this year, up from 5.1% in 2025.
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Commerzbank CEO Surprised by 'Low Price' of UniCredit Offer
The comments came a day after UniCredit-Commerzbank's largest shareholder-offered to buy all the shares in the German bank it didn't already own.
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IBM Closes $11 Billion Deal for Confluent
Deal will help companies access their data for AI agents, says IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, as he brushes off AI's risk to IBM's business.
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Coke's Sprite Takes Back NBA Sponsorship From PepsiCo's Starry
Partnerships with other PepsiCo brands, including Gatorade and Ruffles, remain in place.
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Canadian Financier to Buy Stake in Economist Magazine
Stephen Smith has agreed to acquire a 26.9% stake in the publication from the Rothschild family.
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European Airlines Extend Middle East Flight Suspensions
British Airways, Air France and others have extended their suspensions of flights to Dubai and other major Middle Eastern travel hubs amid the conflict in the region.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 17, 2026 17:00 ET (21:00 GMT)
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