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techcrunch.com - Kirsten Korosec - SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell just gave another hint at a Tesla merger
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell just gave another hint at a Tesla merger
TechCrunch

All eyes are on the SpaceX IPO — the world's largest in history — and its CEO Elon Musk. But lest you forget, there is another publicly traded company in the Musk universe that many believe will someday merge with SpaceX. We're…

marketwatch.com - M3-Brigade, ReserveOne Scrap Merger, Seek More Time For New Deal
M3-Brigade, ReserveOne Scrap Merger, Seek More Time For New Deal
MarketWatch

The companies ended the combination agreement after 'careful consideration of current market dynamics and feedback from investors and other stakeholders,' according to a filing with the Securities Exchange Commission. The shareholder meeting…

businessinsider.com - Ben Shimkus - SpaceX and Tesla merger chatter is heating up. Here's how Musk's companies work together.
SpaceX and Tesla merger chatter is heating up. Here's how Musk's companies work together.
Business Insider

For years, the sprawling companies in Elon Musk's business empire have worked closely together. Tesla, SpaceX, The Boring Company, et al. have behaved like pieces of a shared ecosystem inside Elon Inc. — buying one another's products…

theguardian.com - Jeremy Barr - US justice department approves $111bn merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery
US justice department approves $111bn merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery
The Guardian

Donald Trump 's Department of Justice has decided to approve the $111bn merger of Paramount Skydance, controlled by the Ellison family, and Warner Bros Discovery, the parent company of networks like CNN and HBO. The deal was approved by the justice…

nbcnews.com - Justice Department approves Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, source says
Justice Department approves Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, source says
NBC News

The Justice Department has signed off on Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, a person familiar with the matter told NBC News, clearing the way for a merger that will unite two historic Hollywood studios and…

marketwatch.com - European Commission Conditionally Approves Holcim's $2.14 Billion Acquisition of Xella
European Commission Conditionally Approves Holcim's $2.14 Billion Acquisition of Xella
MarketWatch

The European Commission greenlit Swiss building-materials supplier Holcim's $2.14 billion acquisition of Xella, on the condition it divests a blocks plant in Romania. Holcim said in October last year it would purchase the Germany-based walling…

bloomberg.com - Brooke Sutherland - Industrial Deals Over $1 Billion Hit Record Pace as Mergers Return
Industrial Deals Over $1 Billion Hit Record Pace as Mergers Return
Bloomberg

This article is for subscribers only. To get Industrial Strength delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here. Industrial mergers are off to their strongest year-to-date showing since 2019, a feat made all the more impressive by the lack of a…

businessinsider.com - Tom Carter - SpaceX's president hints at a Tesla merger: 'That might make Elon's life a little easier
SpaceX's president hints at a Tesla merger: 'That might make Elon's life a little easier
Business Insider

The noise around a Tesla-SpaceX mega-merger is growing louder. In an interview with CNBC aired Friday, SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell said the two Elon Musk-led companies are working toward the same goals — and didn't rule out a merger in…

royalgazette.com - David Fox - Meyer and BEST Group announce merger
Meyer and BEST Group announce merger
The Royal Gazette

0113ea3b-8474-49b7-a76b-8e0a2cd387d9 Created: Jun 12, 2026 04:38 PM (Updated: Jun 12, 2026 04:42 PM) Cheryl Hayward-Chew, Meyer Group CEO (Photograph supplied) A major amalgamation has been announced between The Meyer Group of Companies and the…

tmz.com - TMZ Staff - U.S. Justice Department Approves Paramount & Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
U.S. Justice Department Approves Paramount & Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
TMZ

Hollywood is entering a whole new era... because the U.S. Justice Department has officially approved Paramount Skydance's massive $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The decision, announced Friday, clears the way for Paramount Skydance…

washingtonexaminer.com - Sam Raus - Antitrust mistake enters the drug market
Antitrust mistake enters the drug market
Washington Examiner

This structure has drawn scrutiny from policymakers who contend that pharmacy-owned PBMs face conflicts of interest when negotiating drug prices. Yet the existence of integration alone does not demonstrate harm. In many industries, firms integrate…

globalnews.ca - Staff - U.S. DOJ clears Paramount Skydance's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. - National
U.S. DOJ clears Paramount Skydance's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. - National
Global News

The U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division said it has cleared Paramount Skydance Corp's planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Department of Justice officials said in a statement released late on Friday that it…

techradar.com - Craig Hale - OpenAI's latest acquisition could see big changes on the way for Codex
OpenAI's latest acquisition could see big changes on the way for Codex
TechRadar

OpenAI confirms plans to acquire Ona and its agentic AI infrastructure Codex could benefit from Ona's infrastructure, which provides environments for long-running tasks Both companies have seen major rises in agentic AI users this year, marking a…

businessinsider.com - Alice Tecotzky - Inside David Solomon's letter to Goldman interns: SpaceX, more M&A, and how to thrive in an 'innovation supercycle
Inside David Solomon's letter to Goldman interns: SpaceX, more M&A, and how to thrive in an 'innovation supercycle
Business Insider

Goldman Sachs' youngest employees are walking into an 'innovation supercycle.' CEO David Solomon said as much in his annual welcome letter to interns, sent Friday to the entire firm, where he also celebrated Goldman's position as lead left…

counterpunch.org - Jamal Kanj - The US and Israel Merger
The US and Israel Merger
Home - CounterPunch.org

June 12, 2026 Jamal Kanj When Congress wants to do something that the American public would object to, it buries it. That is exactly what it did with Section 224 of the House Armed Services Committee's draft Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense…

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