Warner Bros. stock jumps more than 25% following Ellison takeover report
Warner Bros. Discovery stock jumped more than 25% Thursday morning after a report that the Larry Ellison-backed Paramount was preparing a cash bid to buy…
California legislators strike last-minute deal to help oil industry but limit offshore drilling
SACRAMENTO — Amid concerns that refinery closures could send gas prices soaring, California legislative leaders Wednesday introduced a last-minute deal aimed at increasing oil production to shore…
Lachlan Murdoch, now ruler of the Fox empire, touts victory in succession battle
Two days after solidifying control of his family’s empire, Fox Corp. Chief Executive Lachlan Murdoch touted the strength and newfound stability of their media business.…
Buy-now-pay-later company Klarna goes public in largest IPO of 2025 | Financial Markets News
The fintech company made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday.Klarna, the Swedish buy-now-pay-later company, has made its highly anticipated public debut…
Hyundai ICE raid in Georgia leaves Asian executives shaken by Trump’s mixed signals
SEOUL — The immigration raid that snatched up hundreds of South Koreans last week sent a disconcerting message to companies in South Korea and elsewhere: America wants…
Cracks in Hollywood’s box office armor: Lessons from another summer bummer
“The Conjuring: Last Rites” gave movie theaters a needed jolt over the weekend with a much better than expected domestic opening of $84 million and…
Howard Stern returns to SiriusXM radio show after trolling listeners
NEW YORK — Howard Stern, the popular and highly paid radio host, returned to SiriusXM’s airwaves Monday after trolling listeners into thinking he had departed his long-running…
The CEO of a $100 Billion Asset Management Company Thinks Bitcoin Could Go to $400,000. Here’s What You Need to Know
This is one price target that's worth understanding in detail. On Aug. 30, Jan van Eck, the chief executive officer of VanEck, a major investment…
Allegations of mismanagement, overspending in California fire cleanups raised in whistleblower trial
Exposing years-old concerns about California’s resilience to wildfires, a government whistleblower and other witnesses in a recent state trial alleged that cleanup operations after some…
Clippers nearly gave arena naming rights to fraudulent company
More details are emerging about a company that allegedly paid Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard millions to circumvent the NBA’s salary cap, including that…
‘Oedipus the King, Mama!’ review: Elvis, meet Sophocles
Tragedy and comedy make freaky bedfellows in “Oedipus the King, Mama!” This latest romp from Troubadour Theater Company turns the Getty Villa’s annual outdoor theater…
Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI firm for Batman, Superman copyright infringement
Warner Bros. Discovery has joined a key copyright infringement case that could test the legal bounds of using artificial intelligence to create digital replicas of…
Deadly Eaton fire ignited by Southern California Edison, feds allege in lawsuit
Federal prosecutors on Thursday sued Southern California Edison over its alleged role in the deadly Eaton fire, a blaze that killed 19 people and destroyed…
Paramount’s David Ellison tells employees to return to the office
In one of his first company-wide directives, Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison announced that employees must work in the office five days a week, beginning…
Tech executives, but not Elon Musk, to attend White House dinner
President Trump is scheduled to dine with tech executives from Apple, Meta, Google and OpenAI on Thursday night at a White House event in the…
Questions over Kawhi Leonard payments put focus on NBA salary cap
At the heart of the uproar over allegations that Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers received millions in undisclosed payments from a tree-planting startup…
Road trips are getting cleaner and quieter as RVs go electric
Bob Anderson — physician, pilot, executive — is nothing if not a perfectionist. He’s owned his fair share of recreational vehicles and disliked each of…
Chilean holding company acquires full ownership of The Fresh Market
Chilean holding company Cencosud now has full ownetship of The Fresh Market. Photo courtesy of The Fresh Market SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Chilean…
Wind farm company sues Trump administration for stop-work order
Wind turbines work at the Power County Wind Farm in Power County, Idaho. A Danish company filed suit against the Trump administration for stopping its…
C-SPAN will stream on YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV
Two major digital platforms — YouTube and Hulu + Live TV — have agreed to carry C-SPAN two months after the nonprofit organization made a…