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'Pokémon Go' sells to Saudi-backed Scopely in $3.5-billion deal

Scopely, a mobile game company, will purchase 'Pokémon Go' and other games from developer Niantic in a deal worth $3.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

Roche takes big step in weight-loss field with $5.3 billion deal. Novo Nordisk shares fall.

Swiss drugmaker Roche on Wednesday announced a major deal in the weight-loss category, agreeing to pay up to $5.3 billion to Zealand Pharma in a licensing and development deal.

MarketWatch - 2d

Roche shares pop 5% on $5.3 billion obesity drug deal with Zealand Pharma

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Wednesday that it had struck a deal worth up to $5.3 billion to develop Zealand Pharma's obesity drug candidate.

CNBC - 2d

Pokemon Go Developer Set To Be Acquired By Saudi Arabia's Scopely In $3.5 Billion Deal

Saudi Arabian-owned mobile developer Scopely has announced that it'll be acquiring Niantic's video game division, paying $3.5 billion for the developer behind Pokemon Go. Also included in the ...

GameSpot - 2d

Walgreens to Be Acquired by Sycamore Partners in $10 Billion Deal

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance have lost about half their value in the past year, as the chain has faced pressure in its retail and pharmacy businesses.

The New York Times - Mar. 7

OpenAI to pay CoreWeave $11.9 billion over five years for AI data centers, services

Ahead of CoreWeave's upcoming IPO, the provider of data centers for AI has signed a five-year deal with OpenAI worth almost $12 billion.

CNBC - 3d

Comcast signs $3-billion deal to keep Olympics on NBC through 2036

The contract extension will allow NBCUniversal to broadcast the 2034 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City on NBC and streaming service Peacock

Los Angeles Times - 23h

Rocket-Redfin deal could make home buying more convenient — and more expensive

One of the biggest mortgage lenders in the U.S. said it would pay $1.75 billion to buy a well-known real-estate brokerage. The deal, once it goes through, could have major consequences for millions ...

MarketWatch - 23h

NBC and IOC sign $3B Olympic media rights deal through 2036 including Salt Lake City Winter Games

The IOC has signed a $3 billion deal with its long-time United States broadcast partner NBC for the 2034 Salt Lake City Olympics and the 2036 Summer Games

ABC News - 23h

Orlando has an owner ready to buy Tampa Bay Rays after they back out of St. Pete stadium deal

In the wake of the Tampa Bay Rays announcing Thursday that they are backing out of a proposed $1.3 billion stadium deal in St. Petersburg, the Orlando Dreamers — a group of investors trying to ...

Yahoo Sports - 14h

Monopoly Go maker Scopely to acquire Niantic’s games business for $3.5B

Scopely has agreed to acquire Niantic's games business, which includes Pokémon Go, in a deal valued at $3.5 billion.

VentureBeat - 2d

NBC to broadcast Olympics in the U.S. through 2036

Comcast NBCUniversal signs deal with IOC for U.S. broadcast rights worth $3 billion.

Yahoo Sports - 18h

EPA Cancels $20 Billion in Climate Grants

Here is what we know about the billions in funds that have led to federal investigations, lawsuits and frozen bank accounts for climate nonprofit groups.

The New York Times - 1d

House GOP budget plan would cut domestic spending by $13 billion

House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled his plan to avert a government shutdown by Friday night. The short-term stopgap bill would fund the government until Sept. 30, increase defense spending by ...

CBS News - 3d

Canada to impose 25% retaliatory tariffs on $21 billion worth of U.S. goods

Canada will impose 25% tariffs on more than $20 billion worth of U.S. goods in retaliation for the Trump administration's steel and aluminum duties.

CNBC - 1d

Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Sells Unit to Saudi Fund for $3.5 Billion

Scopely said it would buy Niantic’s video game business, which includes Pokémon Go, for $3.5 billion. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund acquired Scopely in 2023.

The New York Times - 1d

Spending Bill Omits Billions for Local Projects as Congress Cedes Power to Trump

The stopgap measure the G.O.P. is pushing to avert a government shutdown omits billions of dollars in member-requested projects, another way in which Congress has ceded its power on federal spending.

The New York Times - 3h

Tech megacaps lose over $750 billion in market cap in worst day for Nasdaq since 2022

The seven most valuable tech companies lost more than $750 billion in market value on Monday

CNBC - 3d

Salesforce pledges to invest $1 billion in Singapore over five years in AI push

Salesforce on Wednesday announced plans to invest $1 billion in Singapore over the next five years.

CNBC - 2d

White House crypto czar says public has 'lost out on over $17 billion'

Crypto czar David Sacks argued taxpayers have lost out on billions because earlier administrations never took advantage of bitcoin in the government's possession.

ABC News - 6d

How a hidden benefit of a Wells Fargo asset cap removal could save the bank billions

The bank paid $2.5 billion more in remediation efforts in 2023 than in 2018, which was a year before Charlie Scharf became CEO.

CNBC - 2d

Binance secures ‘largest investment ever’ in crypto as Abu Dhabi’s MGX pledges $2 billion

Emirati state-owned investment firm MGX announced a $2 billion investment into Binance, marking the cryptocurrency exchange's first institutional investment.

CNBC - 1d

Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark, citing storms and delays

The Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing hurricanes and delays that likely will drive up the proposal’s cost.

NBC News - 23h

Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays

The Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing hurricanes and delays that likely will drive up the proposal’s cost

ABC News - 23h

$1 billion in unclaimed tax refunds to expire soon: How to claim your money

The IRS warns that an estimated $1 billion in tax refunds from the 2021 tax year may become the property of the U.S. Treasury if over 1.1 million Americans do not file their tax returns by April ...

The Hill - 2d

D.C. Mayor calls out ‘$1.1 billion problem’ in House GOP stopgap plan

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Monday sounded alarm over what she described as a "$1.1 billion problem" in a plan rolled out by House Republicans to keep the government funded beyond ...

The Hill - 3d

Sources: Darnold to Seahawks on $100.5M deal

The Seahawks found their replacement for Geno Smith, agreeing to a 3-year, $100.5 million deal with QB Sam Darnold, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

ESPN - 3d

Climate United Sues E.P.A. Over Frozen $20 Billion

In a lawsuit, Climate United claims the E.P.A. is illegally withholding funds that have become a target of the Trump administration.

The New York Times - 5d

Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.

The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts.

The New York Times - 4d

In bird flu fight, USDA almost doubling the $1.1 billion already spent

As bird flu continues to spread, impacting poultry farms and the price of eggs, the Agriculture Department says it's almost doubling the amount spent to combat it.

CBS News - 4d

USDA cancels $1 billion in local meal funding for schools and food banks

The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.

CBS News - 2d

G.O.P. Spending Bill Would Force $1 Billion Cut to D.C. Budget

Republicans omitted a standard provision approving the District’s budget in a stopgap funding measure needed to avert a shutdown before the end of the week. The result would be a 16 percent cut.

The New York Times - 2d

Why astronaut Suni Williams runs in space: a 14-billion-year odyssey

Suni Williams' eight-day mission turned into a nine-month marathon. Now the astronaut is days away from leaving the International Space Station and returning to Earth.

ESPN - 1d

Trump Administration Claws Back $20 Billion in Climate Project Funds

After the EPA announced the move, an advocacy group sued, saying the agency broke a contract that denied eight organizations money to address climate change.

Inc. - 1d

How to protect yourself as fraud losses hit $12.5 billion in 2024

A new FTC report reveals a sharp rise in fraud losses, with 2.6 million consumers reporting scams in 2024. With financial fraud surging, CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger shares how to ...

CBS News - 1d