By Oliver Darcy, CNN Rupert Murdoch has abandoned plans to combine Fox Corporation and News Corporation, a move that would have reunited his broadcasting and print publishing companies under one roof. The companies said in nearly identical press releases that they had received a letter from Murdoch indicated that both he, and his son Lachlan,
Continue Reading By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Lawmakers grilled a top executive of Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, on Tuesday after the service’s inability to process orders for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour left millions of people unable to buy tickets late last year. During the three-hour hearing, senators pressed Live Nation president and CFO Joe
Continue Reading By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Lawmakers grilled a top executive of Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, on Tuesday after the service’s inability to process orders for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour left millions of people unable to buy tickets late last year. During the three-hour hearing, senators pressed Live Nation president and CFO Joe
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Union Pacific, one of the major freight railroads that successfully fought off union demands for paid sick days for workers during contentious labor negotiations in 2022, reported another year of record earnings Tuesday. The company, along with CSX, Norfolk Southern and Burlington Northern Sante Fe, narrowly avoided a strike by its
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy, CNN Justin Bieber has sold the rights to his publishing and artist royalties from his song catalog, adding himself to a growing list of pop stars who have inked rights deals. Bieber sold his catalog to Hipgnosis, the music rights investment company announced Tuesday. “Justin is truly a once in a generation
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN The Justice Department and eight states sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the company of harming competition with its dominance in the online advertising market and calling for it to be broken up. The move marks the Biden administration’s first blockbuster antitrust case against a Big Tech company. The eight states joining
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk returned to the witness stand for a third day in a California court room Tuesday, as he testified in a class-action lawsuit over his controversial “funding secured” tweet from 2018. It will likely be Musk’s final day of testimony. Musk, Tesla and company directors are facing
Continue Reading By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk returned to the witness stand for a third day in a California court room Tuesday, as he testified in a class-action lawsuit over his controversial “funding secured” tweet from 2018. It will likely be Musk’s final day of testimony. Musk, Tesla and company directors are facing
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walmart, America’s largest private employer, said Tuesday that it will raise its minimum wage from $12 to $14 an hour as it tries to retain store and warehouse workers in a tight labor market for lower-wage industries. Walmart has 1.7 million workers in the United States, 94% of whom are
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The Washington Post on Tuesday became the latest media company to conduct layoffs, cutting 20 roles in a move that publisher Fred Ryan had indicated last month the newspaper would take in early 2023. Sally Buzbee, executive editor of The Post, described the decision to cut the jobs as “difficult”
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN The New York Stock Exchange experienced a technical issue Tuesday morning that led to a brief trading halt for dozens of major companies just after the market opened. As a result of the issue, some trades that occurred before the halt will be made “null and void,” according to an exchange
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN In the past, Oreo has partnered with Lady Gaga, Pokémon and Ritz on new limited-time flavors. Now, it’s working with … itself. And Martha Stewart. The cookie brand’s latest limited-edition cookie is an Oreo stuffed with Oreos. Dubbed “the Most OREO OREO,” the cookie is made with the usual chocolate wafers,
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Amazon is expanding its push into healthcare with a $5 monthly unlimited delivery pass on 60 common generic prescription drugs treating allergies, inflammation, high blood pressure and other conditions. Amazon announced the new delivery service, RXPass, on Tuesday and it will launch immediately in most states except California, Texas, Minnesota and
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business America’s largest banks announced plans Tuesday for an electronic wallet that will take aim at Apple Pay and PayPal. The banks are working with Early Warning Services, the company that runs their Zelle electronic payment service. The new electronic wallet, which will operate separately from Zelle, would allow people to
Continue Reading By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business activity across the 20 countries that use the euro expanded in January for the first time in six months, according to data published Tuesday, providing fresh evidence that Europe’s economy could confound expectations and dodge a recession this year. An initial reading of the eurozone’s Purchasing Managers’ Index, which tracks
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Big Tech earnings are here, and investors are hoping they don’t wreck the good vibes on Wall Street. Markets are coming off of one of their worst years in history, but have been positive in the first few weeks of 2023. Three giant tech earnings reports this week — Microsoft, Tesla
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz and Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Lawmakers grilled a top executive from Ticketmaster’s parent company after the service’s inability to process orders for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour left millions of fans unable to buy tickets or without their ticket even after purchase. Joe Berchtold, the president and CFO of Ticketmaster parent company Live
Continue Reading By Michelle Toh and CNN’s Beijing bureau Millions of players in China have lost access to the iconic “World of Warcraft” franchise and other popular video games, as Blizzard Entertainment’s servers in the country went offline after two decades. The company’s services in China were suspended at midnight local time on Tuesday, marking the end
Continue Reading By Allison Morrow, CNN Reporters often joke that journalists are going to the “dark side” when they go into PR. After reading about Geoff Morrell, a hero I didn’t know I needed, I understand the temptation. Here’s the deal: A regulatory filing from Disney last week, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, has put
Continue Reading By Allison Morrow, CNN Reporters often joke that journalists are going to the “dark side” when they go into PR. After reading about Geoff Morrell, a hero I didn’t know I needed, I understand the temptation. Here’s the deal: A regulatory filing from Disney last week, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, has put
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