Tencent Slashes Meituan Stake Worth $20 Billion, Posts Revenue Drop
BusinessEarningsChinese social-media giant plans to distribute food-delivery company’s shares as special dividend to Tencent shareholders Source link
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Buffett-Backed Electric-Car Giant BYD Halts Spinoff of Chip Unit
BusinessChinese company says IPO shelved to focus on booming electric-vehicle demand as chip bottleneck persists Source link
Taylor Swift’s Concert Ticket Sales Plagued by Ticketmaster Delays
BusinessFans report frustration and inability to get tickets for singer’s first concert in five years Source link
China’s Global Port Investments Give Rise to Security Worries
Security concerns related to Chinese investments in overseas ports are mounting as the country’s firms acquire more stakes at shipping...
SoftBank Posts Profit of More Than $21 Billion After Selling Alibaba Shares
TechShare sale more than offsets losses at SoftBank’s Vision Funds Source link
Facebook Parent Meta Announces Layoffs of 11,000 Staff
TechLayoffs are the first broad head-count reduction to occur in the company’s history Source link
Elon Musk Sells Almost $4 Billion of Tesla Stock After Twitter Takeover
TechThe sale of 19.5 million shares this month in the electric-vehicle maker follows sales in April and August Source link
Foxconn Plans to Invest $170 Million in EV Truck Maker Lordstown Motors
BusinessAutos & TransportationAutos IndustryThe startup plans to use the funds to hire engineers, and will develop an electric vehicle with...
Fox Is Cleared to Buy FanDuel Stake for About $3.7 Billion
The ruling paves the way for Fox Corp. to take a bigger position in the fast-growing sports-betting industry. Source link
Penguin Random House Blocked From Acquiring Rival Publisher Simon & Schuster
A federal judge ruled in favor of the Justice Department’s antitrust challenge to the planned $2 billion merger. Source link
WSJ News Exclusive | Fast-Fashion Juggernaut Shein’s Sales Close In on Zara, H&M
Online retailer Shein is on track to generate revenue of $24 billion this year, according to people close to the...
Elon Musk Twitter Deal Completed, CEO and CFO Immediately Fired
Elon Musk fired several Twitter Inc. executives after completing his takeover of the company, according to people familiar with the...
Comcast Takes $8.6 Billion Write-Down on Sky, Reports Revenue Dip
Comcast Corp. CMCSA 5.51% took an $8.6 billion write-down on its Sky pay-TV operations and posted a dip in third-quarter...
Shell, Awash With Cash, to Boost Dividend, Share Buybacks
LONDON— Shell SHEL 0.95% PLC said it plans to boost its dividend and buy back another $4 billion of its...
Facebook Parent Meta’s Earnings Fall Short as Revenue Decline Accelerates
Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. META -5.59% posted its second revenue decline in a row, as the social-media giant wrestles...
WSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Debt to Be Held by Banks Amid Turbulent Markets
Banks that committed to help finance Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter Inc. plan to hold all $13 billion of debt...
Pernod Ricard to Buy Stake in Tequila Maker Backed by Country Star George Strait
Pernod Ricard SA has agreed to buy a majority stake in Codigo 1530 Tequila, a premium spirits brand backed by...
Russia Wipes Out Exxon’s Stake in Sakhalin Oil-and-Gas Project
The Kremlin has pushed Exxon XOM 1.44% Mobil Corp. out of a major Russian oil-and-gas project and transferred the Texas...
Fracking Pioneer Harold Hamm to Take Continental Resources Private
Harold Hamm, the billionaire fracking pioneer, agreed to buy the shares of Continental Resources Inc. CLR 8.68% not owned by...
Kanye West to Buy Parler, a Libertarian Social-Media Platform, Company Says
Parler says Kanye West has agreed to buy the libertarian-leaning social network popular with conservatives, the rapper’s latest foray into...
