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Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is not just a Hollywood deal. Powered by $24 billion from sovereign wealth funds in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, the proposed merger is sparking debate over soft power, influence and media independence at a company that includes CNN and HBO. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment…

NEW YORK (AP) — The average price for a gallon of gasoline jumped 11 cents overnight in the U.S., and drivers in Europe waited in line to fill their tanks with fuel, as war engulfed the Middle East and shipments of oil and gas were stranded in the Persian Gulf. Depending on the duration of…

Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Anthropic PBC’s artificial intelligence chatbot Claude will be able to recall context across conversations for free users, as the company seeks to hang on to new consumers who have created “unprecedented demand” the past few days. The memory feature, which had been available to paid subscribers, was offered to Claude users beginning…

When David Ellison saved Paramount from being swallowed up by Sony two years ago, he was perceived around town as a hero. Now that’s he’s in the pole position to take over Warner Bros, the last thing he wants to be known as is the guy who collapsed Hollywood. On Monday’s call with Wall Street…

Minneapolis  —  The new Target CEO believes adding new, buzzy brands can win back shoppers after a brutal few years. CEO Michael Fiddelke said Tuesday that Target will improve its products and redesign stores to draw shoppers and “get Target back to growth.” The company is trying to bring back what’s worked in the past:…

In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A prolonged surge in natural gas prices triggered by the ongoing war in the Middle East risks denting European growth and hitting some Asian economies hard, analysts have warned. Global gas prices have soared this week amid fears of a lengthy disruption to energy flows…

Ripple effects of 2 Iranian strikes on AWS Data Centers over the weekend hit a lot of people this morning, and they could get much worse. March 2, 2026 TLDR On the same weekend that Iranian retaliatory strikes hit Gulf infrastructure, three of the world’s largest AI platforms — Claude, ChatGPT, and Google Gemini —…

In this article BBY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sign at the main entrance to a Best Buy store in Venice, Florida. Erik McGregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Best Buy posted mixed results on Tuesday as the retailer’s holiday-quarter sales declined and missed Wall Street’s expectations, but its earnings topped estimates as it…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The widening war in Iran has ground tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to a halt and oil prices have soared, highlighting the important role the narrow passageway plays in global energy supply. The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which about…

Image by Diego Casiano. I grew up with a vision of a possible instant apocalypse, inspired (if, under the circumstances, such a word can even be used) by the nuclear obliteration of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II. It could happen at any moment, even if you were “ducking…

In this article TGT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT MINNEAPOLIS — Target on Tuesday posted another quarter of falling revenue and customer traffic at its stores, though its shares rose as the retailer’s earnings beat estimates and it said it is poised to end its sales slump. The big-box retailer, which is in the…

If you’re holding iShares Silver Trust (SLV 8.45%) in 2026, you already know that silver has had quite the moment, and it might not be over. In contrast, if you’re holding Bitcoin (BTC +7.97%), you’re probably wishing for the pain to stop, if only momentarily. But it’s precisely this extreme divergence of sentiment that may tempt…

Claude’s memory feature has a new prompt and importing tool for copying users’ data from other AI platforms. Claude’s memory feature has a new prompt and importing tool for copying users’ data from other AI platforms. Mar 2, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started…

United Airlines Flight 2127 pushed back in Los Angeles around 10:15 a.m. Pacific time this morning bound for Newark. The Boeing 787-9, registered as N24972, took off at 10:43 a.m. It was back on the ground 36 minutes later with a left engine issue. Update: evacuation footage from inside the aircraft below. 🚨Exclusive video: A…

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 3, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks had another wild session on Tuesday as concerns around a prolonged U.S.-Iran conflict rattled markets, though comments from President Donald Trump appeared to somewhat assuage those worries. The Dow…

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The long-awaited U.S. antitrust case targeting Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster officially enters its most consequential phase this week, with jury selection beginning in Manhattan federal court. Opening statements are expected Tuesday, marking the first time a jury will hear—under oath, and in public—the government’s argument that the dominant force in concert promotion, major venues,…

When Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos left the White House on Feb. 26, journalists tracking the streamer’s bid to buy Warner Bros.’ storied movie and TV studios, along with HBO Max, scoured photographs capturing his every expression, from the slightest hint of defeat to a smile. Ultimately, he looked like the cat who ate the canary….

Updated: March 3, 2026, at 5:29 p.m. GW sold the Virginia Science and Technology Campus for $427 million to Amazon Data Services, which plans to develop the site into a data or information technology center.  Friday’s deal, which officials announced without disclosing the buyer or price point, transfers all of GW’s roughly 122 acres of…

The incidents occurred on Sunday morning, with Amazon Web Services (AWS) saying at the time that ”objects” had hit a data centre in the UAE, creating ”sparks and fire”. Also on Sunday, AWS said it was investigating power and connectivity issues at a facility in Bahrain.

UPDATED Multiple Amazon Web Services (AWS) availability zones in the Middle East are experiencing outages or degraded connectivity after objects struck a UAE facility, as Iranian retaliatory missile and drone attacks hit targets across the Gulf. The disruptions came a day after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran. At 1251 UTC, Amazon began…

At the outset of any escalation in geopolitical conflict, the humanitarian cost of military action will be the first question for many. When tensions between the U.S. and Iran erupted into war this weekend, economists were mindful of the potential loss of life and livelihoods. Still, they observed that the reaction in financial markets was…

Analysts have warned that the loss of Qatari LNG could trigger a severe new energy crisis © Bloomberg US liquefied natural gas exporters are racing to capitalise on a 50 per cent price surge in European and Asian markets triggered by the conflict in Iran, which knocked out supplies from LNG powerhouse Qatar. Venture Global…