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The Warner Bros. studio lot, subject of the Paramount Skydance merger.

Justice Department Clears Paramount’s $110 Billion Warner Bros. Deal

Antitrust regulators approved the Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery merger with no conditions, clearing the biggest federal hurdle for a media giant that would own CBS, CNN and HBO Max.

Business  · 13 Jun 2026, 12:35  · Priya Raman
A driver fills up at a gas station, where pump prices that rose 40.5% over the year drove May's 4.2% inflation reading.

Inflation Hit 4.2% in May, Lifting the 2027 Social Security Raise

May's Consumer Price Index rose 4.2% from a year earlier, the most since 2023. A gasoline surge drove it, and the squeeze lands first on fixed incomes.

Business  · 13 Jun 2026, 10:15  · Priya Raman

Adobe Beats and Raises Guidance, but CFO Exit to Marvell Sinks the Stock

A clean quarter and a higher full-year forecast were no match for the news that finance chief Dan Durn is leaving for chipmaker Marvell, the second top-level exit at Adobe in three months.

Business  · 12 Jun 2026, 21:38  · Priya Raman
SpaceX's Starship rocket being prepared for a test flight at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, in a January 2025 file photo. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay

SpaceX Tops $2 Trillion After 25% Pop in Record $75 Billion Nasdaq Debut

Shares of Elon Musk's rocket company jumped about 25% in their first Nasdaq session, capping the largest public offering ever priced and setting up a fast track into the index funds that hold ordinary retirement savings.

Business  · 12 Jun 2026, 21:38  · Priya Raman