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Stock Futures Drop Ahead of Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge

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Stock Futures Drop Ahead of Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge

U.S. stock futures fell as investors rebalanced portfolios ahead of the end of a grueling first half and awaited a gauge of inflation that Federal Reserve officials consider their preferred measure of rising prices. Futures tied to the S&P 500 dropped 1.5%, a day after indexes finished little changed. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell … Read more

Nexstar Nears Deal to Acquire Majority Control of CW Network

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Nexstar Nears Deal to Acquire Majority Control of CW Network

Nexstar Media Group the nation’s biggest owner of local television stations, is close to a deal to acquire majority control of the CW Network from co-owners Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global according to people familiar with the matter. Under the terms being discussed, Nexstar would acquire 75% of the CW, a broadcast network aimed … Read more

Nexstar Nears Deal to Acquire Majority Control of CW Network

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Nexstar Nears Deal to Acquire Majority Control of CW Network

Nexstar Media Group the nation’s biggest owner of local television stations, is close to a deal to acquire majority control of the CW Network from co-owners Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global according to people familiar with the matter. Under the terms being discussed, Nexstar would acquire 75% of the CW, a broadcast network aimed … Read more

Asian markets mixed as China reports stronger manufacturing activity

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Asian markets mixed as China reports stronger manufacturing activity

BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after the U.S. economy contracted and China reported stronger factory activity. The Nikkei 225 NIK, -1.44% in Tokyo fell 1.3% after June industrial production slumped 7.2% compared with the previous month. That was the sharpest decline since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. The … Read more