AT&T Inc. has begun to explore options for its 70% stake in DirecTV as it approaches the end of an agreement under which it can legally sell its interest in America’s third-largest pay-TV provider.
Citigroup Inc. raised its growth forecast for China to 5% this year, as promising data helps build consensus around the nation’s ability to achieve its official government target.
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy reiterated his colleague’s hopes that a bipartisan delegation to China next week will meet with President Xi Jinping, his office said Wednesday evening, clarifying that a meeting is not yet scheduled.
Shares rose in Asia after stocks and bonds rallied on Wall Street, bringing some relief to financial markets after a series of punishing losses. Traders’ focus now turns to Friday’s US jobs data.
Apple Inc. held talks with DuckDuckGo to replace Alphabet Inc.’s Google as the default search engine for the private mode on Apple’s Safari browser, according to people familiar with the discussions.
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said reports of a chip breakthrough by Huawei Technologies Co. are “incredibly disturbing” and emphasized that her department needs more ways to enforce its export-control regime.
BlackBerry Ltd., wrapping up a strategic review of its options, plans to hold an initial public offering for the company’s Internet of Things division, separating the business from its main cybersecurity operations.
Venture funding talks for artificial intelligence startup Anthropic have ignited hope for creditors of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX while Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial kicks off.
Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive officer of Alameda Research and Sam Bankman-Fried’s former girlfriend, quickly became the focal point of the FTX founder’s fraud trial in New York.
A notorious group of hackers blamed for recent breaches on major casino companies is also suspected of being behind a recent cyberattack against Clorox Co. that has led to a nationwide shortage of its cleaning products.
