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Flight disruptions across the United States eased on Wednesday, narrowing to their lowest level in nearly a week as Congress moved closer to approving a funding measure that would reopen the federal government. The House of Representatives was expected to vote around 7 p.m. ET on a bill already cleared by the Senate, potentially concluding […]
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Hearings are scheduled to begin Wednesday to determine whether a revised $7.4 billion bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma meets court approval, marking a pivotal moment in long-running litigation over the company’s role in the United States opioid crisis. The proceedings, expected to last several days, will review a restructuring proposal that would channel billions of […]
House Democrats on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released three email threads on Wednesday that show convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein discussing former President Donald Trump with Ghislaine Maxwell and author Michael Wolff between 2011 and 2019. Messages span eight years The newly public messages form part of more than 23,000 documents the […]
Swiss athletic-footwear maker On Holding increased its full-year revenue forecast for the third consecutive quarter after reporting another period of double-digit growth and stronger-than-expected earnings. The company’s upbeat guidance, announced Wednesday, sent its stock up more than 20 percent in U.S. pre-market trading. Updated outlook tops Wall Street consensus For fiscal 2025, On now anticipates […]
Milan — State‐controlled investment bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) is resisting a proposal by payments group Nexi to sell a majority stake in its digital banking solutions division to private-equity firm TPG, according to sources familiar with the discussions. CDP, which owns 19.14 percent of Nexi, argues that the business targeted by TPG performs […]
At least 878 commercial flights were canceled across the United States in the early hours of Wednesday, adding to a prolonged period of operational turmoil for airlines and travelers. Data compiled by flight-tracking service FlightAware showed the widespread disruptions as of 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time, alongside 404 additional flights that were delayed. Departures from three […]
Two architects of the modern wind industry are cautioning that U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed opposition to clean power signals a wider political shift that could slow the global transition from fossil fuels. Danish engineer Henrik Stiesdal and British physicist Andrew Garrad, both recognized for groundbreaking work on turbine technology, said recent U.S. policy reversals […]
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ:KDP) is moving forward with plans to expand its coffee portfolio through the pending acquisition of Dutch-based JDE Peet’s. The transaction, first announced earlier this year, gained momentum on October 27 when the beverage company said it had secured $7 billion in funding from private-equity firms Apollo Global Management and KKR. […]
Health officials in Texas are reporting a sharp rise in pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. According to a statewide health alert, the number of confirmed cases in 2025 has exceeded 3,500, representing a fourfold increase compared with the same period in 2024. It is the second consecutive year that Texas has recorded an unusual […]
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said Tuesday that airline passengers should expect additional disruptions even as optimism grows that the federal government shutdown may soon end. Since Friday, carriers have canceled more than 7,500 flights nationwide, a figure driven by severe weather and a shortage of air traffic controllers who have gone unpaid during […]
Stocks across the Asia-Pacific region were mostly higher on Wednesday, even as shares of SoftBank Group Corp. slumped after the Japanese conglomerate disclosed the sale of its entire holding in U.S. chip designer Nvidia Corp. SoftBank said it disposed of 32.1 million Nvidia shares in October, generating $5.83 billion in proceeds. The group also reduced […]