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MGM Resorts Eyeing Bid for Barry Diller's People Incorporated

The billionaire's company, which has a stake in MGM, also owns titles including Food & Wine magazine.

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Anthropic to Pay Akamai Technologies $11.6 Billion Over Seven Years for Cloud Services

The deal provides for a potential $9 billion expansion, representing a total potential commitment of around $20 billion, Akamai said.

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U.S. Files to Intervene With EU Decision on X, Elon Musk

The U.S. is supporting applications to annul a decision by the European Commission that found Elon Musk and his company X liable for violations of the EU's Digital Services Act.

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Costco Reports Higher Fourth-Quarter Profit, Revenue on Resilient Consumer Spending

The company logged a quarterly profit of $3 billion, up from $2.61 billion a year earlier.

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Dell Top Executives Sell $32 Million in Stock as AI Rally Accelerates

Notable insiders at the company, including its chief financial officer, unloaded millions of dollars worth of Dell stock.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Is Fueled With $30 Billion of His Fortune

The space company wants to rapidly boost revenue over the next few years, betting its huge rockets will make it a powerful industry player.

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New York State Sues Polymarket in Escalating Crackdown on Prediction Markets

The company and rival Kalshi are facing legal challenges from states around the country.

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OpenAI Agents Tried to Hack Four More Websites While Seeking Data

AI agents sent to gather basic online data tried to hack into government and university sites when they hit roadblocks, joining a growing list of rogue incidents.

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Amazon to Expand Robot-Making Capacity With New, $100-Million Indiana Hub

The company, which uses the machines for sorting and moving packages inside warehouses, is already one of the world's top robot makers.

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BlackRock Investment Portfolios Debut on the Blockchain as Digital Tokens

Three model portfolios developed by the money manager will hold baskets of ETFs and be tokenized by Ondo Finance.

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Darden Restaurants' Earnings Hit by Higher Food and Labor Costs

The parent of Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse said fiscal first-quarter earnings fell to $233.4 million, or $2.04 a share, from $257.8 million, or $2.19 a share, a year earlier.

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Starbucks to Close 250 Underperforming Stores

The second round of closures in a year is part of the coffee chain's broader campaign to boost operations.

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BlackBerry Posts Strong Earnings, Driven by Car Software

BlackBerry reports fiscal second-quarter earnings per share of 7 cents from sales of $163.3 million. Wall Street was looking for 4 cents and $142.5 million, respectively.

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Citi Is Rolling Out Higher Rates in New Push for Clients' Assets

Citigroup wants clients to park more of their cash and investments with the bank. It's offering incentives to make it happen.

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September 24, 2026 21:00 ET (01:00 GMT)