Dow Jones Top Company Headlines at 1 PM ET: Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome | Musk ...
Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome
In mounting an unsolicited bid for Google's browser, the AI startup seeks to take advantage of uncertainty over a pending antitrust ruling.
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Musk Takes Fight With OpenAI to Apple Over Its App Store
Musk said Apple's App Store was suppressing his GrokAI chatbot while favoring ChatGPT.
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Cardinal Health Posts Mixed Results
Recent acquisitions helped to slightly lift the healthcare-products distributor's profit and revenue, as the company faces lingering malaise stemming from its OptumRx contract expiration.
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This Underwear Stock Just Soared 30%. It Got a $5 Billion Bid, Says Report.
The companies are nearing a deal which would value Hanesbrands at about $5 billion, including debt, according to a media report.
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Spirit Airlines Issues Going Concern Warning
Spirit Airlines said it may not continue to operate if its financial results don't improve faster than it previously expected.
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Swiss Sneaker Brand On Holding Lifts Guidance Following Sales Surge
The Swiss athletic shoemaker now expects sales to increase at least 31% on a constant-currency basis year-over-year, while gross profit margin is forecast to be in the range of 60.5% to 61% in 2025.
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China Creates World's No. 1 Shipbuilder, Driven by Rivalry With U.S.
In a $16 billion merger, Beijing is looking to counter President Trump's moves to rebuild American shipyards.
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Crypto Firm Circle Posts Loss in First Earnings Report After IPO
The stablecoin company's shares rose after its quarterly revenue beat Wall Street estimates.
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Hannover Re Sticks to Guidance After Profit Rises
The reinsurer confirmed its outlook for the year after second-quarter net profit rose on a moderate level of claims.
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With Billions at Risk, Nvidia CEO Buys His Way Out of the Trade Battle
Jensen Huang tried diplomacy to sell chips in China, but it took a last-minute deal with the White House.
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Big Tech Pledged Billions for New Housing. The Results Aren't Living Up to the Hype.
Google, Meta and Apple have helped fund construction of thousands of new units, but some of their other housing efforts have slowed.
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Forget the White House Sideshow. Intel Must Decide What It Wants to Be.
The chip maker's future was dangling by a thread even before its CEO controversy.
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CoreWeave Reports Today. AI Cloud Demand Is the Question.
The company, one of the year's hottest technology IPOs. will disclose its results after the market closes.
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Rising Beef Prices Are Squeezing Restaurants, Narrowing Profits
Beef prices have been soaring as unusually dry weather and high input costs drove U.S. cattle inventory to the lowest level since 1951.
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Celanese Stock Dives 20% After Earnings Beat. What Has Wall Street Worried.
The chemicals manufacturer beat the Street's expectations.
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Hubbell to Buy DMC Power From Golden Gate Capital for $825 Million
Hubbell has signed a deal to buy DMC Power, a maker of connector technology systems for high-voltage power infrastructure, from private-equity firm Golden Gate Capital for $825 million in cash.