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Bipartisan Senators Warn United and American Airlines on Potential Merger

Though American has rejected a deal, lawmakers ask both carriers to share how it could affect routes and fares.

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USA Rare Earth to Acquire Serra Verde in $2.8 Billion Deal

USA Rare Earth has agreed to acquire Serra Verde Group in a $2.8 billion deal, stepping up its rare-earth investment to ensure supply security amid continued U.S.-China geopolitical tensions.

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Eli Lilly Nears Deal for Cancer Biotech

Deal for Kelonia Therapeutics could come as soon as Monday.

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Big Oil Plows Billions Into Far-Flung Drilling Sites to Escape Iran Turmoil

Exxon, Chevron and other energy companies are turning to Africa and South America to secure their next generation of prospects.

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UniCredit Pushes For Revamp at Commerzbank

The Italian bank outlined its approach to value creation at Commerzbank, describing its German peer's story as one of operating underperformance.

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Marc Benioff Says the Software Bears Are All Wrong About Salesforce

"People think we have our back against the wall," but customers aren't replacing its offerings with AI, the CEO says.

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QXO to Buy Insulation Company TopBuild for $17 Billion

QXO has agreed to acquire insulation products company TopBuild for $17 billion, marking the building products distributor's biggest deal to date.

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Blue Origin Rocket Stumbles on First Commercial Mission

Jeff Bezos' rocket company said a satellite from customer AST SpaceMobile was deployed into an incorrect orbit.

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Deere Settled for $99 Million Over Repair Costs. Farmers Are Still Worried.

Farmers are waging a legal battle against what they say is Deere's tight grip over repairs and the escalating costs of fixing complex equipment.

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The CEO Preaching Straight Talk About AI and Job Losses

Verizon's Dan Schulman is all in on AI. But he warns that it is time for business leaders to acknowledge its disruptive potential.

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Justice Department Rebuffs French on X Probe, Musk Interview

The U.S. told French authorities it wouldn't facilitate their efforts to investigate Elon Musk's X, after a raid on the social-media platform's Paris office earlier this year.

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Intel Is Making Progress. But It Isn't Out of the Woods Yet.

A shift in the AI market helps the chip maker, but the stock has already tripled while Intel's turnaround is far from done.

 

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