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Political Furor Over U.S. Steel Bid Puts Cfius in Spotlight
Backlash over the deal has echoes of the 1980s when Nippon Steel tried and failed to buy another American metal company.Business -
Mike Repole, Horse Racing’s Loudest Critic, Is Kentucky Derby Favorite
The brash owner Mike Repole will take a break from tweaking horse racing’s powers when his colt Fierceness runs in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.Business -
Overlooked No More: Min Matheson, Labor Leader Who Faced Down Mobsters
As director of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, she fought for better working wages and conditions while wresting control from the mob.Business -
TikTok, Facing US Ban, Tells Advertisers It Won’t Back Down
Hundreds of marketers and ad agency types flocked to TikTok’s annual sales presentation after a new law put its future in question.Business - Tiktok -
Sony, Apollo Express Interest in Buying Paramount
Paramount has been exploring a potential deal for months, talking to suitors including Skydance, producer of “Top Gun: Maverick.”Business -
When a Bunch of Bloody Yanks Came for English Soccer
American investors are gobbling up the storied teams of the English Premier League — and changing the stadium experience in ways that soccer fans resent.Business -
Sam Ash Music Stores to Close
The chain, which started with a single shop in Brooklyn in 1924, said it would close all 42 of its locations by the end of July, citing competition from online retailers.Business -
Billionaire Donor Barry Sternlicht Assails Brown’s Deal With Protesters
The real estate mogul Barry Sternlicht’s scathing criticism of his alma mater is the most immediate blowback against the school’s deal to end protests on campus.Business -
Paramount Will Let Exclusive Talks With Skydance Lapse, Imperiling Deal
Negotiations are now likely to focus on another suitor, Sony, which has teamed up with the private equity giant Apollo on a $26 billion bid.Business -
Campus Protests Over Gaza Spotlight the Work of Student Journalists
Columbia University’s radio station and other student-led news outlets have provided some of the most detailed coverage of the turmoil engulfing university campuses.Business -
Stock Market Rises After Jobs Report Revives Investors’ Hopes for a Rate Cut
A cooler-than-expected jobs report for April shifted the tone on Wall Street, rekindling investors’ expectations that the Federal Reserve may cut rates soon.Business -
Medical Debt Shows Up Less Often on Credit Reports
But the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said 15 million people still had medical bills in their files, which can make it hard to qualify for loans.Business -
The Fed Is Eyeing the Job Market, but It’s Difficult to Read
Fed officials are watching labor trends as they contemplate when to cut rates. But different measures are telling different stories.Business -
Got an Idea for a Toy? Toymakers Want to Hear From You.
Companies like Lego and Mattel have divisions that seek out design concepts directly from collectors and other highly dedicated fan bases.Business -
Investor’s Lawsuit Accuses 777 Partners of $600 Million Fraud
In a suit filed in federal court in New York, a firm that provided hundreds of millions of dollars to 777 accused the company of double-pledging its collateral to other investors.Business -
What Will Warren Buffett Bet on Next?
Berkshire Hathaway shareholders will gather in Omaha for the conglomerate’s annual meeting on Saturday, with questions about the company’s future.Business - Warren Buffett -
The Perils of the Fed’s Vast Bond Holdings
The Federal Reserve is shedding assets at a glacial pace, exposing the financial system to continuing risks, our columnist says.Business -
Campus Protests Give Russia, China and Iran Fuel to Exploit U.S. Divide
America’s adversaries have mounted online campaigns to amplify the social and political conflicts over Gaza flaring at universities, researchers say.Business - China -
Paramount Chief Executive Bob Bakish Could Be Out Next Week
He was once a staunch ally of the company’s biggest owner, Shari Redstone, but the relationship soured in recent months.Business -
Berkshire Reports Strong Earnings and Formidable Cash Stockpile
The company also disclosed in its first-quarter earnings that it had trimmed its stake in Apple, but Warren Buffett, its C.E.O., said he remained a fan of Apple.Business -
Is It Good to Go Exclusive?
The exclusive period for Paramount’s potential merger with Skydance expired without a deal, highlighting the long-debated question of whether exclusivity is a waste of time.Business -
North Carolina Triad Tries to Reinvent Its Economy
North Carolina’s Triad was built on tobacco, textiles and furniture. Now it’s trying to forge a new economy from more highly skilled manufacturing.Business -
Oil Companies Expand Offshore Drilling, Pointing to Energy Needs
Shell and others say they plan to drill for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico in part because doing so releases fewer greenhouse gases than drilling on land.Business -
F.T.C. Clears Exxon Mobil’s Acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources
The Federal Trade Commission will bar Pioneer’s chief executive, Scott Sheffield, from joining Exxon’s board, saying he colluded with OPEC to reduce oil production.Business -
Michael C. Jensen, 84, Who Helped Reshape Modern Capitalism, Dies
He heralded stock options and golden parachutes as a professor at Harvard Business School, influencing a generation of Wall Street executives.Business -
Universal Music Artists Will Return to TikTok
The two companies reached a new licensing deal, ending a three-month stalemate that kept some of pop’s biggest stars off the platform.Business - Tiktok -
U.S. Job Market Eases, but Hiring Remains Firm
Employers added 175,000 jobs in April, a milder pace than in the winter months, though layoffs have remained low and most sectors appear stable.Business -
Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy Steps Down as Company Cuts 15% of Workers
Barry McCarthy took over as C.E.O. in February 2022 to revive Peloton from its late-pandemic slump, but the company has struggled to become profitable.Business -
Global Growth Forecast Is Lifted but Risks Loom, O.E.C.D. Says
The global economy has proved resilient and inflation has declined, but any widening of the conflict in the Middle East could increase price pressures and dampen growth.Business -
U.S. Investigating Tesla Recall of Autopilot
The National Highway Safety Administration also released an analysis of crashes involving the system that showed at least 29 fatal accidents over five and a half years.Business - Tesla -
TikTok’s Origin Story: Court Files Show Role of GOP Megadonor Jeff Yass
Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the birth of ByteDance, its bumpy road to success and the role of the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm.Business -
Dave & Buster’s to Allow Betting on Arcade Games
A software company announced it had teamed up with the arcade and restaurant chain to allow betting in the future through the Dave & Buster’s app.Business -
Exxon Mobil and Chevron Report Lower Earnings
Profits for the two oil giants, which are locked in a standoff over drilling off the coast of Guyana, were squeezed by lower profitability for refining crude and falling natural gas prices.Business -
Legal Fight Over Trump Media’s Ownership Adds to Its Woes
Two ex-contestants on “The Apprentice” sold the former president on the idea of a social media platform. Now, the company and the pair are wrangling over their stake.Business - Donald Trump -
What Will It Take for the Fed to Lower Interest Rates?
Stubbornly high inflation has scrambled the central bank’s outlook. Wall Street is now shifting focus to Friday’s jobs report for clues on its next move.Business - Federal Reserve -
He Paid $13 for $13,000 Cartier Earrings, and Then the Jeweler Noticed
When Rogelio Villarreal bought rose-gold earrings for a price that the luxury retailer said was a mistake, he looked to a Mexican consumer protection law. He later said the company delivered the earrings.Business -
Takeaways From a Trove of ByteDance Records
The records briefly surfaced in a lawsuit involving the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm.Business -
Horse Racing Deaths Raise Questions About Sport’s Future
The breakdown of 12 horses in the days surrounding the celebrated race a year ago has led to existential questions about the sport and its future.Business -
Louisiana Will No Longer Require Students to Fill Out FAFSA to Graduate
Experts say high school seniors are more likely to go to college if they complete the financial aid form, but the state sees privacy issues with mandating it.Business -
Could the Union Victory at VW Set Off a Wave?
Some experts say the outcome at a plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., may be organized labor’s most significant advance in decades. But the road could get rockier.Business