Trial Begins in Justice Department’s Bid to Block Book Publishing Merger
WASHINGTON—Trial proceedings kicked off in the Justice Department’s antitrust challenge to Penguin Random House’s planned acquisition of rival publisher Simon...
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Marvel Studios Box-Office Slump Shows Limits of Disney’s Superhero Universe
The movie’s second weekend wasn’t as impressive. Box-office receipts fell 68% to $46.6 million, tying with last year’s “Black Widow”...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Bid to Reinvent Facebook Parent Meta Hits Early Snags
Meta on Thursday walked back some new Instagram features central to the revamp that had drawn swift user backlash. The...
Facebook Parent Meta Platforms Reports First Ever Revenue Drop
The company reported quarterly revenue of $28.8 billion, down almost 1% from a year earlier and slightly below the $28.9...
UK to host next year’s Eurovision on behalf of Ukraine
Traditionally, it would be Ukraine's job as winner to host the upcoming song contest following Ukrainian folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra's...
WSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Friendship With Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged Affair
Elon Musk engaged in a brief affair last fall with the wife of Sergey Brin, prompting the Google co-founder to...
Tesla Is Set for Settlement Talks Over Musk Tweets About Taking Company Private
Tesla Inc. TSLA 0.20% is scheduled for court-ordered settlement talks in a shareholder lawsuit over Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s...
Netflix Loses Nearly 1 Million Subscribers, Vows Rebound
Netflix Inc. NFLX 5.61% suffered two consecutive quarters of subscriber losses for the first time in its history, and said...
Twitter-Musk Trial Set for October in Lawsuit Over Stalled $44 Billion Takeover
Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, the chief judge of the Delaware Chancery Court, ordered a five-day trial in October, over...
Twitter Says Elon Musk’s Opposition to Expedited Trial Is a Tactical Delay
Twitter Inc. called Elon Musk’s opposition to a speedy trial for its case against the billionaire a tactical delay and...
Hulu Is Driving More Streaming Subscribers to Disney Than Marvel or Star Wars
Hulu has emerged as Walt Disney Co. DIS 0.53% ’s fastest-growing U.S. streaming service, just as the company loads up...
Elon Musk’s Inner Circle Rocked by Fight Over His $230 Billion Fortune
Mr. Birchall, a straight-laced, 48-year-old wealth manager who rose to become Mr. Musk’s top deputy and the head of his...
Elon Musk Fires Back at Twitter Lawsuit
Lawyers for Mr. Musk filed papers with the Delaware Chancery Court, their first public response to the lawsuit filed earlier...
Twitter Lawsuit Adds to Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX Challenges
Tesla and SpaceX didn’t respond to requests for comment. Tesla, still the world’s most valuable auto maker by far, earlier...
Netflix Partners With Microsoft for New Advertising-Backed Option
Netflix Inc. NFLX 1.21% said it chose Microsoft Corp. MSFT -0.37% to help launch a low-cost, advertising-supported streaming plan, a...
Twitter Sues Elon Musk to Enforce $44 Billion Merger
Twitter Inc. TWTR 4.32% sued Elon Musk over the billionaire’s attempt to walk away from his $44 billion takeover bid,...
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Rocks the Box Office
Thor stole everyone’s thunder this weekend at the box office, solidifying another blockbuster performance for Marvel Studios, which continues to...
Twitter Didn’t Seek a Sale. Now Elon Musk Doesn’t Want to Buy. Cue Strange Legal Drama.
Elon Musk’s showdown with Twitter Inc. TWTR -5.10% has set the stage for what could become one of the most...
Twitter, Elon Musk Set for Unprecedented Legal Battle Over Deal Collapse
With Elon Musk attempting to terminate his $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc. and the company vowing to force him...
Twitter Faces Renewed Questions on Path Ahead as Elon Musk Tries to Abandon Deal
Elon Musk’s decision to try to walk away from his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc. TWTR -5.10% after weeks...
