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KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) shares are trading higher Friday by 0.86%, less than 24 hours after news broke that the private equity group is discussing whether to split media conglomerate Axel Springer. What Happened: KKR is reportedly in talks with German billionaire and Axel Springer CEO Mathias...

Editor’s Note: The headline for this article has been updated. According to a new report, German media company Axel Springer is considering an acquisition of The Wall Street Journal, expanding its already significant presence in the United States. The company currently owns Insider, Politico...

Former President Donald Trump continues to be one of the front-running candidates for the 2024 presidential election. Along with campaigning for president, Trump also faces a busy schedule of court dates related to four indictments and federal charges. Here are the recent findings from a poll...

Even though Twitter's ban on former President Donald Trump was rescinded by CEO Elon Musk, he will not be welcomed back to two other social media platforms until January 2023 at the earliest. Here’s what you need to know.  What Happened: A report from Politico said Meta...

A U.S. Senate candidate is spending millions of dollars on an advertising campaign to take on the world’s richest man and his electric vehicle company. What Happened: Technology entrepreneur Dan O’Dowd confirmed with Politico he's spending millions of dollars on a national...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is leaving the State Privacy and Security Coalition (SPSC), accusing the group of lobbying for weak privacy laws that benefit the industry instead of the users. What Happened: Emily Birnbaum — tech lobbying and influence reporter at Politico —...

Most readers can name books that have inspired them and had a significant impact on their life. The five billionaires below named one particular book that both inspired and aided in shaping their careers, according to Think Business. Warren Buffett Timothy F. Geithner’s “Stress Test...

In a matter of the last 24 hours, Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) has banned Donald Trump’s personal Twitter page, deleted his tweets from the @Potus official presidential account and suspended Trump’s campaign account. What Happened: The social media...

Extra doses contained in the vials of Pfizer Inc’s (NYSE: PFE) COVID-19 vaccine do not need to be discarded, according to the United States Food and Drug Administration, Reuters reported Wednesday.  What Happened: Labeling confusion had led to hospital pharmacists discarding one in every...

A bipartisan coalition of states, led by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet, Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google over its dominance in online search, ...

The 2020 presidential election has caused several sectors to go up and down as Americans wait to find out who the next president of the United States will be.  Politico reports that Democrat Joe Biden would put more of an emphasis on cybersecurity and related fields for the defense sector...

U.S. regulators are considering an option where Alphabet Inc(NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) could be forced to split part of its advertising business, along with its web browser Google Chrome, according to Politico. The company could be forced to sell these operations as an attempt to...

The chief executive officers of four of the largest technology companies in the United States will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday as part of the legislators' ongoing antiturst probe, Politico reported.  What Happened Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Tim...

Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) on Thursday took down one of the videos posted by President Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign team on its platform. What Happened The nearly four-minute-long video was a tribute from the campaign team to George Floyd, a black Minneapolis man who died in an...

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order against social media companies on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany informed reporters aboard the Air Force One on Wednesday, as reported by Politico. Trump Could Target Social Media Immunity McEnany didn't elaborate...