Nexstar, Tegna merger closes after winning regulatory approval

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Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Nexstar Media Group closed its acquisition of fellow broadcast station group owner Tegna after sealing regulatory approval, despite antitrust lawsuits filed against the deal in recent days. Nexstar’s $6.2 billion merger with Tegna brings together more than 260 local broadcast TV affiliate stations across the […]


GameStop closes more stores as retail apocalypse continues

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Meme stock GameStop, once a dominant brick-and-mortar video game retailer, is continuing to close more stores in 2026. The retailer, whose business model was threatened by digital adoption in the gaming industry, closed 590 stores nationwide in fiscal 2024 and said that it plans to close a “significant number of additional stores” in its 2025 fiscal year, […]


Heathrow Airport closes Friday after fire causes power outage

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London’s Heathrow Airport closed Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation caused a power outage, disrupting travel for tens of thousands of passengers planning to fly in or out of Europe’s busiest airport. The first flight since the closure departed late Friday local time, and Heathrow posted on X that it hopes to […]


Ayesha Curry’s Oakland shop, Sweet July, closes over safety concerns in crime-ridden Calif. city

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Ayesha Curry’s boutique shop and café in Oakland, Calif. is closing “in order to prioritize the safety” of customers and workers, the business announced over the weekend. Sweet July’s last day in the crime-ridden city will be Feb. 9 — about four years after the wife of NBA star Steph Curry first opened its doors […]


Atlassian closes at highest since 2022 on strong earnings, outlook

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Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder of software company Atlassian Corp., in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 6, 2023. Lisa Maree Williams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Atlassian shares popped 14.9% after the software company blew past Wall Street’s fiscal second-quarter earnings and guidance expectations. The stock hit a fresh 52-week high and closed at its highest level since April […]


Unrivaled women’s basketball league closes $28 million Series A

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Chicago Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon calls out to players during the first half of the team’s WNBA basketball game against the New York Liberty, May 23, 2024, in New York. Frank Franklin II | AP Startup basketball league Unrivaled announced on Monday it’s closed a Series A funding round, raising an additional $28 million before […]


Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding round

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A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar taxi drives along a street on March 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images Waymo has closed a $5.6 billion funding round to expand its robotaxi service in and beyond Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix, where it operates today. The autonomous vehicle venture is owned […]