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Ukraine Strikes Preliminary $20 Billion Debt Restructuring Deal
The deal with private bondholders will help preserve Kyiv’s limited state budget, which is crucial to fund its military. An agreement to suspend debt payments was to expire on Aug. 1.
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Pressure Builds on Netanyahu as Visit to Washington Nears
A planned speech to Congress by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made clear the serious divisions he faces back home.
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Pressure Rises on Netanyahu Over Cease-Fire Deal Ahead of His Congress Speech
World leaders are pushing for a cease-fire agreement. Protesters are taking to the streets across Israel. And hostage families are pleading with their leader to just make a deal. These are just some of the pressures piling up on Prime Minister ...
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Paramount Takes Major Step to Finalizing Merger With Skydance
The tentative deal, said to be approved by Paramount’s special committee, sets the stage for a new chapter for the company, which owns CBS and the movie studio behind “Top Gun.”
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Barry Diller Explores Bid to Take Control of Paramount
Mr. Diller, a digital media pioneer, lost a bidding war for Paramount Pictures decades ago. Now, he’s making a run at its parent company.
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Blinken Calls Hamas Changes to Cease-Fire Proposal Unworkable
While the U.S. secretary of state kept up the pressure for a halt to the hostilities in Gaza, Israel and Hamas still appeared to be far from reaching a deal.
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A Sticking Point in Paramount and Skydance Talks: Who Pays For a Lawsuit?
A special committee of Paramount’s board of directors supports a merger with Skydance, a studio that has increased its offer in recent days. But the deal isn’t done yet.
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Another Big Oil Deal Despite Regulatory Pushback and Market Volatility
ConocoPhillips has agreed to buy Marathon Oil for $22.5 billion, as consolidation in the U.S. energy sector shows little sign of slowing down.
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A Plan to Break up Paramount
If Sony and Apollo Global win the fight to buy the media company, they plan to keep the studio business and sell everything else.
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Sony and Apollo in Talks to Acquire Paramount
After letting exclusive talks with the movie studio Skydance lapse, Paramount’s directors met over the weekend and decided to negotiate with all the suitors.