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Paramount Skydance Corp. is prepared — if necessary — to divest some children’s TV network assets to help win European Union approval of its $110 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. While Paramount is hoping to avoid selling off anything, it’s open to sacrificing kids channels if the EU raises red flags over overlaps that pose a threat to competition, according to people familiar with ...

A Trump family crypto venture is generating bumper profits from its foray into stablecoins, thanks partly to a promotional arrangement with Binance Holdings Ltd.

Gas prices have remained high due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. But are they high enough to alter the business of the American auto industry?

A group of U.S. states including California and New York are preparing a lawsuit to block ​Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on ⁠Friday.

The U.S. economy posted a third straight month of strong job gains in May, confirming the labor market was gaining traction after stumbling last year and giving the Federal Reserve more room to keep interest rates unchanged amid rising inflation due to the war in the Middle East.

For the first time in its three decades-plus history, Amazon is now No. 1 on the Fortune 500 list.

Qantas is in talks with planemakers over a possible order for around 20 Airbus or Boeing wide-body jets, industry sources said.

US technology companies in May announced the most job cuts in nearly two years as they ramp up spending on artificial intelligence.

Global airline bosses gathering in Rio de Janeiro this weekend will be searching for answers to the industry's biggest crisis since the pandemic, with the Iran war driving up jet fuel costs, forcing flight detours and testing carriers' ability to raise fares.

Last summer, Amy Gleason became a true believer in the wonders of artificial intelligence. Her daughter Morgan had spent more than a decade battling a debilitating autoimmune disorder. But when the 27-year-old uploaded 16 years of meticulously kept medical records into ChatGPT, the machine reported that Morgan was suffering from a different ailment than the one diagnosed by doctors. The new assessment granted her entry into a coveted clinical trial.

U.S. economic activity increased a bit in recent weeks, employment was little changed, and the fallout from higher energy prices due to the war in the Middle East was pervasive, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, ​two weeks before Kevin Warsh convenes his first policy meeting as head of the U.S. central bank.

A proposal to streamline Federal Reserve operations has raised alarm inside the sprawling institution over whether it would undermine the autonomy of its 12 regional banks, just as the central bank braces for broader changes from its new chairman, Kevin Warsh.

Fernando Flores can spend eight hours a day pouring the same cup of coffee. He is not a barista. He's a robot puppeteer, trying to train humanoids.

Social Security beneficiaries will lose an average of $500 per month in benefits if the program's trust fund is depleted in less than seven years, as predicted, according to a new analysis.

The rise of remote work explains more of the recent increase in unemployment among young college graduates than the proliferation of artificial intelligence, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York study.

The White House announced it will reduce tariffs on imported farm and construction equipment such as harvesters and forklifts, an effort to boost the industrial economy and provide relief for American farmers.

Southwest Airlines is shaking up its leadership as the Dallas-based carrier continues evaluating further changes to its business operation, such as the addition of lounges and long-haul international flights.

US job openings jumped in April to the highest level in almost two years and layoffs fell, adding to signs the labor market remained resilient even as businesses navigated rising energy costs sparked by the Iran war.