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Paramount delays $35M settlement with Trump as media giant fears bribery backlash: sources
Negotiations to settle Trump's $20 billion lawsuit against CBS News over the Kamala Harris "60 Minutes" interview entered their sixth month.
How EchoStar boss managed to get key sit-down with Trump – and stave off likely demise
Telecom executives have been scratching their heads about why Trump would entertain Ergen, a controversial figure in telecom circles known to spread around campaign contributions mainly to Democrats.
The Israel-Iran conflict is shaking the markets — but nervous investors aren't panicking
Wall Street’s myopia was on full display in the immediate aftermath of the Israeli airstrikes against Iran.
How to read the tea leaves on stalled $8B Paramount-Skydance deal
If Shari Redstone settles Trump's "60 Minutes" lawsuit, will that be enough to get the deal approved by his broadcast regulators?
Musk-Trump war of words likely puts kibosh on rumored Truth Social buyout — or will it?
Despite their earlier feud, tongues are wagging once again that Elon will throw Trump’s troubled social-media platform a lifeline.
Jamie Dimon doesn't 'think' he'll run for president: ‘You would have to anoint me’?
Here's why Wall Street is buzzing that Dimon may look to run in three years when Donald Trump's second term is over.
The ultimate loser of Trump and Musk's bloody battle royale could be the nation
Godzilla vs King Kong. Ali vs Frazier. Yankees vs. Red Sox. Trump vs. Musk is bigger than all of them because — unlike the first match — this one is...
How Wall Street’s exuberance — despite Trump’s tariffs — masks major warning signs
The recent maybe irrational exuberance comes even as Trump keeps throwing fuel on the tariff fire.
Why TikTok will likely get another lifeline as sell-or-ban deadline looms
There might not be that much pushback as there was in the past.
Stalled ‘beautiful’ bill drains nation’s rainy-day fund — and things could soon turn ugly for US households???
Until Congress crafts a budget and amends that annoying law known as the debt ceiling, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been tapping something known as the Treasury General Account.?
Trump poised to extend TikTok ban deadline – for third time – as US, China meet for trade talks: source
A Wall Street banker involved in the deal to sell the app to US investors said Trump could be persuaded to let TikTok "go dark" and disappear from app stores...
Tesla shareholders thankful to have Musk back after his time with DOGE
Americans should be thankful that Elon Musk devoted his?time to DOGE and shining a spotlight on government waste.
Trump legal team, Paramount mull proposal to break quagmire over $20B lawsuit: sources
The PSAs would involve Paramount's CBS news subsidiary --?the defendant in Trump’s controversial $20 billion lawsuit -- running what would be paid ads across its platforms that address issues such...
Jamie Dimon’s ‘inner Hamlet’ wrestles with retirement at JPMorgan
The case that he should step away later rather than sooner is equally strong, and it’s one Dimon also acknowledges.
Target CEO blames lousy earnings on anti-woke ‘headwinds’ — and Wall Street is chuckling
Under Cornell, Target went all in on DEI, most infamously in its Pride celebrations, a corporate marketing and sales effort that targeted the LBGTQ+ community.
Why Wall Street fat cats are sweating Trump’s war on ‘woke’ colleges
"Our fund may be doomed," said one hedge fund manager who works with university endowments.
Trump, take the win! The court gave you a way to stop terrible tariffs
Donald Trump should take the win, but he probably won’t.
Shari Redstone in ‘tough spot’ as Paramount board fears settling with Trump will open Pandora’s box on bribery lawsuits: sources
The Paramount payment could be seen as a bribe to curry favor with the Trump administration and facilitate the Skydance deal.
Ugly battle between CBS and affiliates adds another wrinkle to Paramount deal
The obstacles impeding Paramount’s $8 billion sale to Skydance keep piling up, and much of it involves CBS, the so-called Tiffany Network, and whether it has shed its rep for...
How Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon got his groove back
DJ Sol appears to be riding high, after he gave up spinning the turntables in public – with barely a dissenting voice leaking out of Goldman’s ?headquarters in lower Manhattan.