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Israel’s Fight With Iran Spreads to the Energy Sector

June 15, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Israel’s Fight With Iran Spreads to the Energy Sector
An exchange of strikes on refineries and gas facilities was limited but raised the risks to an industry with broad economic impacts.

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Leonard Lauder, Who Turned His Mother’s Beauty Business Into a Global Empire, Dies at 92

June 15, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Leonard Lauder, Who Turned His Mother’s Beauty Business Into a Global Empire, Dies at 92
Over five decades, the billionaire businessman added brands and expanded abroad. ‘My son always thought big.’

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What’s Behind PayPal’s Will Ferrell Ads?

June 15, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on What’s Behind PayPal’s Will Ferrell Ads?
The company’s CMO, Geoff Seeley, talks about the company’s marketing plan and how it tries to differentiate PayPal from Venmo.

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U.K.’s Renold Agrees to $254 Million Private-Equity Takeover by MPE Bidco

June 15, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on U.K.’s Renold Agrees to $254 Million Private-Equity Takeover by MPE Bidco
MPE Bidco, a newly formed corporation backed by U.S. private-equity firm MPE, said each shareholder of the British company would receive 82 pence in cash for each ordinary share.

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How Home Depot Became Ground Zero in Trump’s Deportation Push

June 15, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on How Home Depot Became Ground Zero in Trump’s Deportation Push
The White House told ICE to target the retail giant, disrupting the company’s symbiotic relationship with the day laborers outside its stores.

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These Charts Show Why Wall Street’s Gloom Over Deals Is Overblown

June 14, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on These Charts Show Why Wall Street’s Gloom Over Deals Is Overblown
The total number of U.S. deals is down from last year, but transactions worth $1 billion to $10 billion have jumped.

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Inspections of Boeing 787 Jets in India Under Way After Crash

June 14, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Inspections of Boeing 787 Jets in India Under Way After Crash
Indian authorities have ordered what they called “extended surveillance” of all Boeing 787 aircraft in the country’s fleet while they investigate the cause of the Air India crash.

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How Elon Musk Is Reinventing Tesla’s Strategy

June 14, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on How Elon Musk Is Reinventing Tesla’s Strategy
The CEO’s embrace of nascent AI technology is a shift from the company’s early days when it used off-the-shelf technology for electric cars.

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Nippon to Close U.S. Steel Deal After National-Security Pact With Trump

June 13, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Nippon to Close U.S. Steel Deal After National-Security Pact With Trump
The Japanese steelmaker agreed to pay $14.1 billion to buy the Pittsburgh company in 2023.

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It Was the World’s Coolest Air Conditioner—Until the Mold Recall

June 13, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on It Was the World’s Coolest Air Conditioner—Until the Mold Recall
The popular U-shaped window AC made by Midea blew everyone away. Now it’s dealing with the blowback after recalling the hit appliance.

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