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Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock experienced one of its strongest days of trading in recent months on Thursday, after the media conglomerate announced a deal with Charter Communications that will bring the Max streaming service to standard cable packages.

The more aggressive decision, announced at the end of the Fed’s two-day policy meeting, marks a major pivot in Fed policy after officials sprinted to catch up to soaring inflation.

So far, the attacks that targeted Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah members through their pagers have had devastating consequences. At least nine people, including an eight-year-old girl, were killed, and around 2,800 were wounded. Over 150 of those injured are in critical condition, according to the Lebanese health minister.

Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new $60 billion stock-buyback program, matching its largest-ever repurchase authorization, and raised its quarterly dividend 10%.

A short but tense distribution dispute between Disney and DirecTV came to an end Saturday after the two sides agreed to a new deal that will restore Disney-owned channels, including ABC, ESPN and FX, to the satellite TV provider.

A cup of coffee is set to get even pricier as persistent supply disruptions push costs for premium arabica beans to the highest in 13 years.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock experienced one of its strongest days of trading in recent months on Thursday, after the media conglomerate announced a deal with Charter Communications that will bring the Max streaming service to standard cable packages.

A Chinese investment bank known for making some of the biggest deals in the country’s tech sector during its heyday has revealed it received a massive bill for 78 million yuan ($11 million) related to the disappearance of its star banker, Bao Fan.

The real estate industry got its biggest jolt in years last month, when new rules kicked in for the 1.5 million members of the National Association of Realtors, giving consumers more flexibility to set agent commission fees under a historic $418 million settlement.

Road safety advocates say urgent beeps or gas-pedal resistance would save thousands of lives, but industry and driving groups are opposed.

China's foreign trade rose 3.7% year-on-year to $4 trillion (¥25.6 trillion) in the first eight months of 2024, spurred by a jump in the exports of mechanical and electrical products, official data showed.

Takaya Awata, founder and CEO of Tokyo-listed Toridoll Holdings, best known for its popular udon noodle restaurants, has joined the ranks of billionaires. Shares of Toridoll, which operates nearly 1,900 eateries around the world, jumped by more than a third over the past year as people, constrained during the pandemic, resumed eating out once again. Awata’s 48% stake in Toridoll is now worth $1.1 billion, based on last Friday’s closing price of ¥3,930 ($26.8).