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Banking Deal Oversight Expected to Get a Major Revamp

The F.D.I.C. and the Justice Department are likely to change how they evaluate mergers and acquisitions in the banking industry.

PGA Tour Meets With Saudi Fund in New York to Discuss LIV Golf Deal

More than a year has passed since the tour agreed to a deal with LIV Golf, but there is some hope an in-person gathering in...

Hedge Fund Pushes for End of Murdochs’ Control at News Corp

Starboard Value, a fund that takes stakes in companies and agitates for changes, said that political disagreements among Rupert Murdoch’s children could be “paralyzing” for...

Mars to Acquire Maker of Pringles, Cheez-It and Eggo in $36 Billion Deal

Mars is acquiring Kellanova in one of the largest deals in the industry in years, creating a new global giant with a stable of well-known...

CrowdStrike Hits Back in Heated Spat With Delta Over Global Tech Outage

The cybersecurity company said the airline should take the blame after it struggled to rebound a software outage that caused disruptions worldwide.

The Business of Being Lorne Michaels

For 50 years, Michaels has managed both the weekly circus of producing “Saturday Night Live” and the broader task of keeping it relevant. How does...

The Business of Being Lorne Michaels

For 50 years, Michaels has managed both the weekly circus of producing “Saturday Night Live” and the broader task of keeping it relevant. How does...

MicroStrategy and Its Founder to Pay $40 Million in Tax Fraud Lawsuit

Michael Saylor did not pay any income taxes to Washington despite living there from 2005 through 2020, the attorney general for the District of Columbia...

Activist Investor Nelson Peltz Is Said to Sell His Disney Stake

A billionaire who was critical of Disney’s management, Mr. Peltz lost an expensive battle for a place on the company’s board.

F.T.C. Said to Consider Blocking Major Fashion Merger

Regulators are expected to meet next week to discuss the $8.5 billion deal between Coach’s owner, Tapestry, and Michael Kors’ parent company, Capri Holdings, which...