Microsoft’s faltering $69 billion bid to buy the video game company Activision Blizzard received a glimmer of hope on Monday when European Union regulators approved what would be the largest […]
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Back to news homeVice Media Files for Bankruptcy
Vice Media filed for bankruptcy on Monday, punctuating a yearslong descent from a new-media darling to a cautionary tale of the problems facing the digital publishing industry.The bankruptcy will not […]
Late-Night Negotiating Frenzy Left First Republic in JPMorgan’s Control
Lawmakers and regulators have spent years erecting laws and rules meant to limit the power and size of the largest U.S. banks. But those efforts were cast aside in a […]
First Republic Bank Is Seized by Regulators and Sold to JPMorgan Chase
Regulators seized control of First Republic Bank and sold it to JPMorgan Chase on Monday, a dramatic move aimed at curbing a two-month banking crisis that has rattled the financial […]
A Timeline of How the Banking Crisis Has Unfolded
First Republic Bank was seized by regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase on Monday, the latest casualty of a banking crisis that has seen other troubled lenders collapse in March.Silicon […]
First Republic Nears Federal Seizure as F.D.I.C. Seeks Buyers
Federal regulators were racing on Saturday to seize and sell the troubled First Republic Bank before financial markets open on Monday, according to several people with knowledge of the matter, […]
In K-Pop’s Quest for Global Growth, Korean Fans Feel Cast Aside
In a nightclub in Seoul, the crowd cheered when Harim Choi played some of the latest K-pop hits. But the decade-old songs, like those by 2NE1 and Wonder Girls, seemed […]
WWE Acquired by UFC Owner Endeavor to Form Fighting Heavyweight
The tens of thousands of fans who crowded into SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles for WrestleMania this weekend got to watch the wrestling icon John Cena be hurled to the […]
Endeavor and W.W.E. Said to Be Close to Deal Combining Fighting Leagues
Endeavor, the Hollywood entertainment colossus that owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship, is close to a deal that would combine that league with World Wrestling Entertainment, two people familiar with the […]
SPAC Tied to Trump Media Rushes to Complete Deal
Nearly 18 months ago, an obscure investment banker unveiled a blockbuster deal: His so-called blank-check company would bankroll a social media outfit that former President Donald J. Trump planned to […]