David Zaslav Wants to Distinguish CNN From ‘Advocacy Networks’
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. Chief Executive David Zaslav told employees that he wants CNN to focus on maximizing its impact,...
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Elon Musk Makes $43 Billion Bid for Twitter, Says ‘Civilization’ At Stake
Elon Musk went full-on corporate raider a week into his rolling clash with Twitter Inc., offering a $43 billion bid...
Elon Musk, Again an Outsider at Twitter, Emerges as Unshackled Wild Card for Company
Elon Musk’s surprise decision not to join Twitter Inc.’s board gives the social-media company less control over its largest shareholder,...
Elon Musk Reverses Decision to Join Twitter’s Board, CEO Says
Elon Musk decided not to join Twitter Inc.’s board of directors, Chief Executive Parag Agrawal said, a dramatic reversal that...
AT&T Boss Sees Room to Raise Prices, Cut Costs After Media Exit
AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Stankey says inflation could prompt the wireless and broadband company to raise prices for...
Elon Musk Delivers First Teslas Made in Texas, Teases Future Products
AUSTIN, Texas—Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk delivered the company’s first made-in-Texas vehicles on Thursday, saying the company was entering...
Elon Musk Takes Surprise 9% Stake in Twitter, Sending Shares Higher
In 2021, billionaire CEO Elon Musk reached several milestones across Tesla, SpaceX and Starlink. WSJ reporters Rebecca Elliott and Micah...
Intel Gave CEO Pay Package Worth Nearly $180 Million Amid Turnaround Effort
Intel Corp. awarded Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger compensation last year that could be worth nearly $180 million, tying much...
UAW Chief Says He Hasn’t Had Talks With Tesla or Elon Musk
The leader of the United Auto Workers union said he hasn’t talked with Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk after the chief...
BuzzFeed News Editor in Chief Is Stepping Down as Company Trims Workforce
BuzzFeed Inc., in its first earnings report as a public company, said it expected revenue to decline in the current...
Amazon Closes Deal to Acquire MGM
The move comes after Amazon certified to the FTC that it had provided all the information requested by antitrust investigators...
A New Meme-Stock Frenzy Led AMC to Gold Mine Stake
Day traders looking to capitalize on commodity price volatility catalyzed a chain reaction that ended with movie theater giant AMC...
Discovery CEO Received $246 Million in Compensation in 2021, Including Big Options Grant
Around the time of the Discovery-WarnerMedia merger last year, Discovery CEO David Zaslav signed a new contract that runs through...
Disney CEO Tried to Avoid Politics, Now Finds Himself in Middle of Partisan Spat
On Monday, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Chapek said he didn’t want to wade into politics. He finished the...
WSJ News Exclusive | NBC’s Peacock Is Finalizing Deal to Stream MLB Games in New Sunday Time Slot
NBCUniversal’s Peacock is finalizing a deal with Major League Baseball for exclusive rights to stream games in a new Sunday...
Google-Facebook Ad Deal Is Investigated by EU, U.K.
The European Union and the U.K. opened formal antitrust investigations into whether Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG -0.88% Google and Facebook FB...
Disney Chief Bob Chapek Takes Stand on Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill
Walt Disney Co. DIS 1.44% Chief Executive Bob Chapek reversed course on his policy of staying out of politics and...
Angelina Jolie travels to Yemen to aid refugees
The star, who has for years worked closely with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), shared that she had traveled...
A Brooding ‘The Batman’ Revives Moviegoing With Top Opening This Year
Batman can add another vanquished villain to his résumé: the dreary start to this year’s Hollywood box office.“The Batman,” Warner...
Russia Targets Media Outlets With ‘Fake News’ Law, Blocks Facebook
Russia passed a law that threatens prison time for anyone publishing what authorities consider to be false information about the...
