Adnan Rasheed 
A fierce Hollywood power tussle erupted this week as Paramount Skydance launched a hostile bid valued at $108.4 billion for Warner Bros Discovery, challenging a competing proposal from Netflix and raising new questions about the future direction of one of Hollywood’s oldest studios. The competing offers mark the company’s fourth major restructuring since 2000 and … Read more
WASHINGTON — As enhanced Obamacare subsidies approach their year end expiration, two senior Senate Republicans unveiled legislation Monday that would replace the existing assistance with government funded health savings accounts, sharpening the divide between Democratic and Republican approaches to health coverage. The proposal, led by Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Sen. Mike Crapo of … Read more
Alina Habba resigned Monday as US attorney in New Jersey after a federal appeals court ruled that her extended interim appointment violated the law, ending a turbulent nine month tenure marked by political controversy, courtroom challenges and questions over presidential authority. The Alina Habba resignation immediately reshaped leadership inside one of the Justice Department’s busiest … Read more
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court conservatives appeared ready Monday to uphold former President Donald Trump’s decision to remove a Federal Trade Commission member. A move that could dramatically expand presidential authority and weaken a landmark precedent that has shaped the administrative state for nearly ninety years. The justices spent more than two hours examining whether Trump … Read more
BlackRock is sharpening its focus on the companies powering the backbone of artificial intelligence infrastructure, arguing that the wave of capital pouring into the sector is unlikely to slow anytime soon. In a new assessment of global markets, the firm said rapid spending by tech giants is driving what it views as one of the … Read more
The dollar eased Monday as global investors positioned for a pivotal week dominated by the highly anticipated Fed interest rate decision, a move widely expected to deliver a cut paired with unusually firm guidance. Currency markets have drifted lower for three straight weeks, yet traders continue to rebuild bullish bets ahead of the central bank’s … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump hosted the annual Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, celebrating Sylvester Stallone, Kiss, Gloria Gaynor and other performers for their contributions to American culture. Trump, the first president to take the stage instead of sitting in a theater box, lauded the honorees as “legendary in so many ways.” “Billions and billions … Read more
DOHA, Qatar — As President Donald Trump grapples with rising consumer prices, the Epstein files controversy and growing dissent within his own party at home, his domestic struggles appear to hold little sway on the global stage. At the Doha Forum, a major international gathering focused on diplomacy and geopolitics, foreign officials and global leaders … Read more
DAKAR, Senegal — Benin’s government said Sunday that it had thwarted an attempted military coup after a small group of soldiers briefly seized state television and announced they had removed the president and dissolved national institutions. Officials said security forces regained control within hours, preventing what they called a coordinated effort to destabilize the country. … Read more
Canada is weighing approval of a new oil pipeline that would transport bitumen from Alberta to the British Columbia coast, sparking renewed concerns among First Nations about potential environmental damage. The proposal comes nearly a decade after a major diesel spill near the entrance to Seaforth Channel, which devastated local communities and highlighted the dangers … Read more
