(Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s request to pause Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard.[...]
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Entertainment and Lifestyle
Disney seeks to toss district lawsuit in DeSantis feud
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Walt Disney Co asked a Florida judge on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit by a state oversight board as part of the entertainment giant’s effort to pursue i[...]
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Kering boss Pinault in talks to buy majority of Hollywood agency CAA -source
By Anirban Sen (Reuters) -Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is in advanced talks to sell a majority stake to French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault in a deal that could value the Hollywood talent agenc[...]
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Italy’s luxury groups set aside rivalries to keep it local
By Elisa Anzolin MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s luxury fashion groups, which for decades jealously guarded their independence, have started teaming up to protect their supply chains and the Ita[...]
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Delta says travel boom is here to stay, raises earnings forecast
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian on Thursday said travel has become the topmost priority for consumers, but capacity constraints at U.S. carriers will not let th[...]
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Explainer-Hollywood actors’ strike: How will it hit TV shows and movies?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of Hollywood film and television actors voted to strike on Thursday, joining writers who walked off the job 11 weeks ago. How will a walkout by the Screen Actor[...]
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AI startups bringing dollars but lean workforces to ailing San Francisco
By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In a frenzy unseen since the birth of social media in the early 2000s, investors are pouring billions into generative AI and fueling a startup boom in San[...]
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EU bank unveils new fund worth 400 million euros to help rebuild Ukraine
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s lending arm on Thursday unveiled a new fund worth 400 million euros ($447 mln) to spend on rebuilding Ukraine before the blo[...]
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US FDA reviewing concerns over Logan Paul’s PRIME energy drink
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it is reviewing concerns raised by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer against a popular influencer-created energy drink. Sch[...]
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