BusinessYum Brands sells Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital and Yum China for $2.7 billionDouglas L. GriderJune 16, 2026 by Douglas L. Grider Yum Brands is selling Pizza Hut, capping off years of struggles for the pizza chain....
BusinessCentene to offer buyouts to some employees as health insurer cuts costsDouglas L. GriderJune 15, 2026 by Douglas L. Grider The health insurer Centene did not indicate to how many employees were offered buyouts or how much it is aiming to reduce its workforce....
BusinessFox to buy streaming device maker Roku for $22 billionDouglas L. GriderJune 15, 2026 by Douglas L. Grider Fox, the owner of the news and sports networks, said it has reached a deal to acquire Roku for about $22 billion in enterprise value....
BusinessJetBlue bets big on Fort Lauderdale, from a new airport lounge to an international gatewayDouglas L. GriderJune 14, 2026 by Douglas L. Grider JetBlue faces heavy competition from Miami International Airport, an American Airlines stronghold....
BusinessRivian CEO taking different approach than Elon Musk for humanoid robotics companyDouglas L. GriderJune 13, 2026 by Douglas L. Grider Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe started a robotics company late last year called Mind Robotics that he says has has raised more than $1 billion....
BusinessParamount-WBD merger wins approval from DOJDouglas L. GriderJune 12, 2026 by Douglas L. Grider The DOJ approval is an important milestone for the roughly $110 billion deal, though it could still face legal challenges from state attorneys general....
BusinessElon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX begins trading on the NasdaqDouglas L. GriderJune 12, 2026 by Douglas L. Grider Elon Musk’s stake in SpaceX is worth more than $766 billion. Combined with his Tesla holdings, Musk’s net worth as of Friday is roughly $1.05...
BusinessElections advertising spend for 2026 expected to reach record high, outpacing presidential yearsDouglas L. GriderJune 11, 2026 by Douglas L. Grider High-profile 2026 midterm races in California, Texas and other key states are driving higher spend earlier in the cycle, AdImpact found....
BusinessSpaceX soon-to-be millionaires are set to spend big on luxury homes, watches and private jet travelDouglas L. GriderJune 11, 2026 by Douglas L. Grider SpaceX employees have to wait to sell their shares, but many are already planning how to spend their windfalls....
BusinessWorld Cup travel boost hasn’t materialized for U.S. businesses — yetDouglas L. GriderJune 10, 2026 by Douglas L. Grider The expected travel boom from the World Cup is looking like it will be a city-by-city, match-by-match test of pricing power....