BUSINESS NEWS
- Exclusive: After citations against Elon Musk’s Boring Company were suddenly withdrawn, federal regulators are now investigating Nevada OSHA
by Jessica Mathews on December 17, 2025 at 12:26 amA Fortune investigation revealed in November that the citations were suddenly withdrawn earlier this year.
- Trump turns on CBS, Kushner pulls out and Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. shows signs of collapse
by Eva Roytburg on December 16, 2025 at 11:20 pm“If they are friends, I’d hate to see my enemies!” Trump, reportedly close friends with Larry Ellison, father of Paramount owner David, is changing tune.
- Kushner’s Affinity withdraws from Warner Bros. takeover battle
by Matthew Monks, Michelle F. Davis, Bloomberg on December 16, 2025 at 10:46 pmAffinity now believes the dynamics of an investment have changed since it became involved in the process in October, a representative for the firm said.
- Warner Bros. plans to reject Paramount bid on funding, terms
by Michelle F. Davis, Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg on December 16, 2025 at 10:43 pmWarner Bros. Discovery Inc. is planning to reject Paramount Skydance Corp.’s hostile takeover bid due to concerns about financing and other terms, people familiar with the matter said. After deliberating and reviewing Paramount’s bid, Warner Bros.’ board will urge shareholders to reject the tender offer, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing
- Google researchers unlock some truths about getting AI agents to actually work
by Jeremy Kahn on December 16, 2025 at 8:55 pmThe researchers found single AI agents do better at sequential tasks, multi-agent workflows at ones that can be done in parallel
- The labor market’s holiday present for America: the highest unemployment in 4 years. It might be ‘noisy’ but the jobs just aren’t there
by Eva Roytburg, Nick Lichtenberg on December 16, 2025 at 6:54 pmThe November jobs report showed unemployment rose to a four-year-high.
- As Americans continue to feel the pain from tariffs and inflation, Lidl launches holiday meal deal for less than $4 per person
by Nino Paoli on December 16, 2025 at 6:47 pmThe total 12-person meal costs $42.66 as Americans’ affordability concerns grow.
- OpenAI releases new image model as it races to outpace Google’s Nano Banana amid company code red
by Sharon Goldman on December 16, 2025 at 6:02 pmThe update follows Sam Altman’s internal “code red” push, as OpenAI races to counter Google’s fast-growing Gemini and its viral Nano Banana image model.
- Trump has ‘an alcoholic’s personality,’ chief of staff says in wide-ranging Vanity Fair interview. She calls it a ‘hit piece’
by Darlene Superville, Bill Barrow, The Associated Press on December 16, 2025 at 3:44 pmSusie Wiles also told Vanity Fair that she has read the Epstein file and that Trump is “not in the file doing anything awful.”
- Kushner, Ellison and Apollo back hostile Warner Bros. bid
by Aaron Weinman, Bloomberg on December 9, 2025 at 1:54 pmThe hostile takeover bid brought together an array of banks, billionaires and sovereign-wealth funds, all with the aim of torpedoing Netflix's deal.
