Industries

Industrials

Fallout from $250 Million Adani Bribery Scandal Hits Three Continents

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Bribe locally, fundraise globally. That pretty much sums up the business ethos of billionaire Gautam Adani as laid out by US prosecutors.

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Media & Entertainment

Disney is Still Going Full Steam Ahead on its Cruise Division

The House of Mouse hopes to double the size of its leisure fleet by 2031 in an “unprecedented period of growth.”

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Industries

Defense Startups Are Riding High

Military tech startups are seeing a big boost in their valuations of late, spurred in part by former President Trump’s re-election.

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Consumer

Walmart Ups its Guidance for the Year

Walmart announced that it’s raising its outlook for the year, thanks in part to a rocking start to the holiday shopping season.

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Media & Entertainment

Andreessen Horowitz Backs Generative AI TV and Film Studio

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Will generative artificial intelligence’s star be added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Andreessen Horowitz sure thinks so.

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M&A

Cheerios Owner Buys Petcare Brand for $1.45 Billion

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Snacking conglomerates all agree: Petcare mergers and acquisitions are the cat’s pajamas. Just ask General Mills.

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Media & Entertainment

Disney’s Streaming Bet is Paying Off. So What’s Next?

Has Bob Iger now done it? Has he restored the magic, the thing defeated activist agitator Carl Icahn said was missing?

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Patent Drop

Ford EV Slowdown Signals a Market “Inflection Point”

Charging infrastructure remains a barrier in EV adoption.

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Patent Drop

Disney Doesn’t Want to be Left Behind in AI

The company’s recent patent signals that AI is coming both for the world of advertising and entertainment at large.

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Consumer

Food Delivery Giant Just Eat Offloads Grubhub to Marc Lore’s Wonder at a 90% Loss

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