Companies & CEOs

Investment company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. might sell its shares in American food company Kraft Heinz Co., which it has owned for more than ten years.

Netflix Inc. has secured exclusive global streaming rights to feature films from Sony Pictures Entertainment following their theatrical and pay-per-view releases, according to a joint announcement by both companies.

Germany's RWE has entered into a final purchase agreement to supply 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for a period of 20 years with Texas LNG Brownsville LLC.…

ASML Holding has become the third European company to reach a market capitalization of more than $500 billion, according to Bloomberg, which is citing market data. Only LVMH, a luxury…

Energy companies Shell and Exxon Mobil have decided not to proceed with the sale of North Sea gas assets to Viaro Energy, a firm controlled by Italian businessperson Francesco Mazzagatti.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's top custom chip manufacturer, reported a rise in its net profit to NT$505.7 billion, which is approximately $16 billion, for the fourth quarter of…

Alphabet Inc., which is the parent company of Google, had a market value that surpassed $4 trillion during Monday's trading session.

Japanese company SoftBank has announced that it has reached an agreement to purchase data center investment firm DigitalBridge for a total of $4 billion. This deal is part of SoftBank's…

Graphics chip manufacturer Nvidia Corp. is purchasing the assets of American startup Groq, known for creating high-performance AI accelerators, for $20 billion, according to CNBC, referencing Alex Davis, CEO of…

BP Plc has announced the sale of its majority ownership in its lubricants division (Castrol) to the American investment firm Stonepeak.

The Italian antitrust authority, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), imposed a fine of €255 million on the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair for blocking third-party airlines from…

Netflix Inc. has partially refinanced the $59 billion bridge loan obtained for acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD).

Trump Media & Technology Group has consented to merge with American nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies. The merged company holds a valuation of $6 billion.

TikTok has finalized a deal to transfer its US division to a joint venture (JV) led by a consortium of American investors, according to Axios, which references an internal memo.…

Waymo, the robotaxi service under Alphabet, is reportedly negotiating to secure $15 billion in 2026, according to CNBC, which references a source. The startup aims to secure funding from both…

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) board of directors declined Paramount's proposal to purchase the holding company for $108.4 billion—valuing shares at $30 each, as stated in a Warner Bros. press release.…

Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle Corp., saw his fortune decrease by $24.9 billion in one day because the value of his company's shares dropped sharply.

Sumitomo Corporation intends to invest 200 billion yen, which is about $1.3 billion, in various renewable energy projects in India, as reported by the Nikkei newspaper.

Workers United, the union for workers at around 550 Starbucks locations in the US, declared that hundreds of baristas across 34 cities have joined the strike, extending it to over…

The electrical steel division of the German industrial group Thyssenkrupp will entirely close its facilities in Gelsenkirchen and Isbergues, France, from mid-December through the end of 2025, as announced by…

Trafigura Group Pte Ltd, one of the world's largest commodity traders, reduced its net profit by 3% for the 2025 financial year, while deciding to increase its dividend by more…

TotalEnergies, based in France, has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), changing its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), based in the US, is buying data management infrastructure company Confluent Inc. for $11 billion, which includes debt, according to Bloomberg. The agency states that…

Netflix Inc. has agreed to purchase the assets of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), which includes the Warner Bros. film studio, the HBO network, and the HBO Max streaming service.

Moore Threads Technology Co., a leading Chinese AI chip manufacturer, successfully launched its initial public offering (IPO) in Shanghai, raising 8 billion yuan ($1.13 billion), making it the second-largest IPO…

Chevron Corp. announced that it intends to allocate $18-19 billion for capital expenditures in 2026, according to a statement from the company.

TikTok, a short-video app owned by China's ByteDance, is investing more than 200 billion reais, which is approximately $37.7 billion, to build a data center in Brazil.

American business executive Michael Dell and his wife, Susan, plan to contribute $6.25 billion to the Invest America initiative, also referred to as "Trump accounts." This initiative aims to give…

Petrobras, the Brazilian government-owned oil, gas, and petrochemical firm, has lowered its intended capital spending for 2026-2030 by 2% to $109 billion, due to declining oil prices.

US investment firm Blackstone is nearing the acquisition of MacLean Power Systems, a provider of power grid components, from Centerbridge Partners, according to Bloomberg, which references sources.

Japanese food and drink producer Asahi Group announced a potential data breach affecting 1.9 million individuals due to a cyberattack in September.

Venture Global has accused the British-Dutch oil and gas company Shell of attempting to harm its business in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, according to a report by the…

Saudi Aramco, the state-run oil firm of Saudi Arabia, is contemplating the sale of assets valued in the billions, according to Bloomberg, which cites sources.

British fintech company Revolut has finished a secondary share offering, setting its valuation at $75 billion.

According to Forbes magazine, the net worth of US President Donald Trump has decreased by $1.1 billion since September, bringing his total wealth to $6.2 billion.

Australian mining company BHP Group has decided to stop its attempt to acquire British mining company Anglo American.

Venture capital firm Capital Today has acquired a share in ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, at a valuation of $480 billion, according to Bloomberg, which is quoting sources.

American billionaire and Tesla founder Elon Musk contributed $474 million to charitable causes in 2024, according to Bloomberg, which referenced tax records.

Air France-KLM has shown interest in buying a share in Portuguese airline TAP SA, according to CEO Ben Smith, who shared this during an interview with Bloomberg. This makes Air…

Toyota Motor Corp., based in Japan, has announced a $912 million investment to increase the production of hybrid vehicles and their components across five US states. This is part of…

The English High Court has ruled that Australia's BHP is responsible under Brazilian law for the collapse of a tailings dam at the Fundão mine in the Brazilian state of…

The European Commission has initiated an inquiry into Red Bull, an energy drink company. According to the Financial Times, the regulator is looking into whether the Austrian firm has misused…

German semiconductor producer Infineon Technologies AG announced a net profit and higher revenue for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2025, which ran from July to September.

Goldman Sachs Group will get a fee of $110 million for helping Electronic Arts (EA) with a deal where a group of investors is buying the video game company for…

Legendary investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, who is ranked 10th on the Forbes online billionaires list with a net worth of $148.2 billion, released a letter to shareholders…

American AI startup Anthropic has revealed plans to establish new offices across Europe, marking an expansion of its operations in the region where interest in its AI, Claude, is consistently…

American Starbucks Corp. has formed a joint venture with Chinese investment firm Boyu Capital, as reported by Xinhua.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. has struck a deal to purchase Kenvue Inc., placing the value of the consumer healthcare products manufacturer at $48.7 billion, inclusive of debt.

Starbucks, the operator of the world's largest coffee shop chain, revealed that its US delivery service is continuing to expand quickly, with a year-over-year increase of almost 30% during the…

Nvidia has become the first public company in history to reach a $5 trillion market value, according to Bloomberg, which is citing market data. On October 29, the company's shares…