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BuzzFeed to Acquire HuffPost in Stock Deal With Verizon Media
BuzzFeed Inc. has agreed to acquire Verizon Media’s HuffPost in a stock deal, the companies said Thursday, uniting two of the larger players in digital media as companies across the sector search for ways to jump-start growth. The acquisition is part of a larger deal between BuzzFeed and Verizon Media, a unit of Verizon Communications …
Automakers, Technology Firms Are Largest Components of Fed’s Corporate-Bond Purchases
Apple Inc., Verizon Corp. and the U.S. divisions of several foreign auto makers are among the largest direct beneficiaries of Federal Reserve efforts to support the corporate-debt market, according to disclosures Sunday. In all, the Fed on Sunday identified 794 companies whose bonds it will be buying directly to support the market for investment-grade corporate …
U.S. Winds Down Probe Into Wireless Carriers Over eSIM Technology
The U.S. Justice Department is winding down its antitrust probe into whether U.S. wireless carriers steered technical standards to make it harder for customers to switch providers, suggesting it is unlikely to file charges in the matter. The department in 2018 demanded information from AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and other U.S. companies as well …
