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A leaked document covering 546 employees in Oracle's cloud infrastructure division shows software developers made up about 17% of the cuts

Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures steadied on Tuesday, following a strong session on Wall Street that saw the benchmark S&P 500 post its best day since August, helped by gains in artificial intelligence-linked stocks.

The company said that the settlement includes $12.3 million in direct payments to delivery drivers on its platform.

The settlement of an antitrust lawsuit is clearing the way for a giant corporate deal that is poised to reshape Hollywood and the media and entertainment business. Paramount reached a settlement with state attorneys general from a dozen states, including California and New York, removing a major hurdle to its megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery, my colleagues Jessica Toonkel and Paul Kiernan report.

Nvidia Corp.’s sinking stock valuation is sending a warning signal about the chipmaker’s prospects for maintaining its booming profit growth.

A private meeting with Amgen management left Morgan Stanley with a very different read than the broader market’s.

Waymo’s own data shows a 94% drop in serious crashes, but the sensors that make robotaxis safe make every wreck pricier to fix. Alex Timm says premium cuts are years away.

The “Mad Money” host sees a decades-old pattern returning under new leadership.

Trade associations representing chemical and fertilizer shippers, among others, say the merger could negatively impact competition.

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) has agreed to settle a multistate antitrust lawsuit involving its proposed

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) has settled its antitrust lawsuit from several state attorneys general over its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Morningstar senior equity analyst Matthew Dolgin discusses what this means for Paramount's path forward in closing this deal.

A six-figure paycheck no longer means what the retailer assumed

SpaceX's historic IPO cratered by nearly a third, yet 28 Wall Street analysts refuse to downgrade it. The question is whether the bull case rests on transformative compounding or on contracts that expire in 90 days.

Federal matching capital reduces IBM's burden before external wafer demand becomes visible.

Interest rates are rising, but that might be a blessing in disguise for the stock market.

Two senators' allegations turn chatbot accuracy into marketplace-compliance risk, but the agency has not made a finding.

The Federal Aviation Administration’s rollback of emissions requirements for the legacy Boeing 777 will help mitigate tight capacity in the air cargo sector. The post U.S. emissions rollback on Boeing 777 freighter helps air logistics appeared first on FreightWaves.

One of Wendy’s largest U.S. franchisees has filed for bankruptcy protection after Wendy’s tried to terminate its franchise agreement. Meritage Hospitality Group, which operates 314 Wendy’s restaurants in 15 states, said in a statement last week it intends to keep operating its restaurants and paying its 9,000 employees during the bankruptcy process. Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meritage filed its bankruptcy petition in federal court in western Michigan on Sept. 17.

Skydance-owned Paramount reached a settlement Monday with a group of state attorneys general that had sued to challenge the company’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery, effectively paving the way for the mega merger to move forward, a person familiar with the matter told the AP. Details of the settlement with the states were not immediately available, but were expected to be revealed later in the day. Paramount said the allegations were meritless, but previously agreed to delay its transaction well into next year so the case could make its way through court.

Geetha Ranganathan, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst, joined Bloomberg's Paul Sweeney and Scarlet Fu to discuss the latest on the ongoing Paramount and Warner Bros. merger. The settlement talks between Paramount Skydance Corp. and California officials over the planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. are said to include a financial penalty if the company fails to make good on a promise to distribute 30 films per year in theaters. Paramount would have to pay $30 million for each film that falls short of that goal, according to two people familiar with the discussions who asked to not be identified because the negotiations are private. It could also be forced to sell its stake in Miramax, the studio behind movies such as Pulp Fiction, if it fails to meet the target, one of the people said.

States including California and New York sued over concerns of ‘extinguishing competition’ with $81bn merger

Paramount is poised to close its $111bn (£83bn) takeover of Warner Bros after settling a legal challenge to block the deal.

Turning Point Brands named a new CEO and cut its full-year outlook on Monday. Altria Group shares dropped 1.4%, and Philip Morris International stock fell 1% on the news. London-traded British American Tobacco shares declined 0.5%.

Paulo Ruiz used Morgan Stanley’s Laguna Conference to reset how Wall Street sees Eaton’s AI power role.

Stocks and bonds kicked off the week on a positive note as hopes for diplomatic efforts to end the war in Iran drove oil prices lower, easing inflation anxiety. The advance in equities erased the S&P 500's decline for the month, with a renewed rally in chipmakers also buoying sentiment. Omar Aguilar, CEO and CIO of Schwab Asset Management, joins for a broad look across asset classes for the rest of 2026.

General Mills (GIS) is likely to fall short of market consensus on its fiscal first-quarter earnings

With the agreement, California Atty. General Rob Bonta and his coalition plan to withdraw historic lawsuit that aimed to derail the $111-billion deal.

Two senators want FTC scrutiny, turning chatbot accuracy into marketplace-compliance risk.

According to TheFly, Cantor reiterated its $122 target on RKLB as Rocket Lab advances the Iridium transaction and racks up another successful Electron launch.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.93% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.97%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +1.00%, and December E-mini...