Capital One Financial’s application to acquire Discover Financial Services in a $35.3 billion all-stock deal has officially been approved by the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the regulators announced on Friday.…
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Target CEO to meet with Rev. Al Sharpton as civil rights groups threaten boycotts over DEI
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Hermès to hike U.S. prices for iconic bags and scarves in response to Trump tariffs
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OpenAI in talks to pay about $3 billion to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf
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Temu slashes U.S. ad spending, plummets in App Store rankings after Trump China tariffs
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Universal’s new Epic Universe park set to generate $2 billion for Florida in year one
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Hertz says 2024 hack exposed some customers’ driver license and credit card data
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Cash App owner Block pays $40 million in settlement over ‘serious compliance deficiencies’
New York state’s top financial regulator struck a $40 million settlement Thursday with Block Inc., the parent of Cash App, the popular money transmission service, after having found the company…