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Business news • Jun 29

What Comcast-NBCUniversal Split Faces On D.C.’s Trump-Influenced Regulatory Road

Comcast's plan to split from NBCUniversal isn't expected to draw much in the way of antitrust scrutiny. After all, the companies are essentially...

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Business news • Jun 29

LISTEN: Box Office: ‘Supergirl’ Stumbles, ‘Toy Story 5’ Flexes and ‘Michael’ Hits a Milestone; Why Comcast is Splitting NBCUniversal and Sky From Cable

On 'Daily Variety' podcast, in our box office segment, unpacking what went wrong with 'Supergirl' and why Comcast is splitting into two companies.

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Business news • Jun 29

Michigan judge blocks Kalshi from allowing residents to place sports bets

June 29 (Reuters) - A Michigan judge on Monday blocked prediction market operator Kalshi from continuing to allow people in ​the state to place financial...

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Business news • Jun 29

'Use a lot less energy': Local power companies' advice to combat the extreme heat

In this type of weather, your instincts may be to turn the air conditioning down, but local power companies encourage you to use other alternatives.

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Business news • Jun 29

Asian Equities Climb as Tech Rebounds, Yen Weakens: Markets Wrap

Wall Street's technology-driven rally spilled into Asia as investors piled back into companies seen as beneficiaries of the AI buildout. The yen slid to its...

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Business news • Jun 29

Cable giant Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal media groups, including Peacock

Comcast will spin off NBCUniversal into a separate company, the corporate giant said Monday, separating its media properties, including Peacock, NBC News...

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Business news • Jun 29

RAM prices expected to rise another 40-50% in Q3 2026, and then 30% more in Q4 as AI demand outpaces supply

Winners & losers: The memory shortages pushing consumer electronics prices higher are expected to worsen through the rest of this year and into 2027,...

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Business news • Jun 29

BlackRock Flags Big AI Trade Beyond Nvidia, AMD, Micron

For most of the AI boom, investors have treated the trade like an increasingly expensive trip to the chip aisle. NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), Advanced Micro...

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Business news • Jun 29

FDA’s top gene therapy regulator is leaving his role

WASHINGTON — Vijay Kumar, acting director of the office that reviews cell and gene therapies at the Food and Drug Administration, is stepping down from his...

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Business news • Jun 29

Woman Gets New Fridge, Upset Driver Won't Wait For Old One

A Georgia woman went viral after expecting a Home Depot delivery driver to wait while she emptied her old refrigerator for removal.

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Business news • Jun 29

Rocket Lab to take on SpaceX’s Starlink with $8 billion acquisition

Rocket Lab said Monday it plans to acquire Iridium Communications, positioning the expanding company as a head-on rival to SpaceX and its Starlink...

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Business news • Jun 29

FDA panel on peptides will include experts who promote the unproven chemicals favored by RFK Jr.

The Food and Drug Administration is meeting next month to consider easing restrictions on several peptides, a group of unapproved drugs popular with...

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Business news • Jun 29

South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots

South Korea's government and top tech companies are committing $1 trillion to several flagship megaprojects that could bolster global memory chip supply,...

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Business news • Jun 29

T-Mobile is booting customers from its oldest plans

T-Mobile has confirmed that it is retiring legacy phone plans, notifying customers by text that they will be moved to new plans soon.

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Business news • Jun 29

Stock Market Today: Dow Rises To Record; Cathie Wood Buys This Software Stock Amid 46% Dive

The Dow Jones rises on the stock market today. The Supreme Court blocked Trump's firing of Lisa Cook. Cathie Wood bought a diving stock.

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Business news • Jun 29

What temperature should I set my AC in a heat wave? What to know

A major heat wave made its way to Wisconsin this week, and it's expected to stick around until the Fourth of July. The Milwaukee area reached highs in the...

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Business news • Jun 29

EXCLUSIVE: NBCUniversal may enter video game business after Comcast split, sources say

NBCUniversal is eyeing opportunities in digital gaming and new entertainment franchises as the company weighs options ​for future growth after its planned...

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Business news • Jun 29

Economist: 'Very Notable' A Lot Of Escalation Between U.S. & Iran Happens When Market Is Closed

Henrietta Treyz, co-founder and director of economic policy at Veda Partners, discussed on "Forbes Newsroom" the economic & market reactions to the U.S-Iran...

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Business news • Jun 29

Do this before the heat wave hits — and slash your cooling costs by $100 this summer

As millions of Americans brace for a dangerous heat wave this week, energy experts say they should prepare their wallets, too.

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Business news • Jun 29

Duke to reinvest $129M after canceling NC offshore wind lease

Two months after the Trump administration canceled two large offshore wind energy leases, the US Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a settlement...

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