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Paramount closes $8 billion merger with Skydance after settling ’60 Minutes’ lawsuit

Renamed “Paramount Skydance Corp”, the company’s Class B shares will start trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol PSKY from Thursday.

A McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger and coke, are seen in an illustration picture taken in New York City, U.S., October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File photo

McDonald’s global sales top estimates as affordable meal options boost demand

McDonald’s second-quarter global comparable sales beat Wall Street estimates, as affordable meal bundles and promotions drew in budget-conscious diners.

Law enforcement officers work near evidence markers placed where shell casings were found at the scene where the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City, US, December 4, 2024.REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

US companies spending record amounts to protect executives as threats rise

Companies are spending record amounts to keep their executives safe in response to rising threats and the killings of two high-profile corporate officials in separate attacks in Manhattan.

Workers display picket signs, as they protest during a walkout by members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) over contract negotiations, outside Boeing company's facility, in Berkeley, Missouri, U.S., August 4, 2025 REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant

Over 3,000 Boeing fighter jet workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer

More than 3,200 union members who assemble Boeing’s fighter jets in the St. Louis area and Illinois went on strike after rejecting a second contract offer the previous day.

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 30, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Wall Street jumps as Microsoft enters $4 trillion club after results

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq climbed to new record highs after Microsoft’s blockbuster earnings and investor confidence in artificial intelligence.

An entrance to the U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works plant is seen in Ecorse, Michigan, U.S., September 24, 2019. Picture taken September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File photo

U.S. Steel appoints three American board directors after Nippon deal

U.S. Steel said it had appointed three American directors to its board, more than a month after Nippon Steel closed its $14.9-billion acquisition of the company.