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609 storiesDisney+ to stream Super Bowl LXI in February 2027 alongside ESPN and ABC
Disney announced that its streaming service Disney+ will carry Super Bowl LXI on Feb. 14, 2027, airing simultaneously with the ESPN and ABC broadcasts, including the Spanish-language ESPN Deportes telecast in the U.S. and 55-plus internatio…
Paramount closes Warner Bros. Discovery takeover, creating Skydance
Paramount Skydance closed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, creating a company named Skydance led by CEO David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz. The merged company brings CNN, CBS News, HBO Max and Paramount+ under one roof…
Le Monde: Metro asked Russia to put its Russian assets under temporary management
German retailer Metro itself asked the Russian authorities to place its Russian assets under temporary management, Le Monde reported, citing a source, as carried by RBC, Kommersant and Vedomosti. The source said Metro acted “in the hope of …
Korean court suspends market-cap delisting decisions; exchange halts two more exits
Seoul Southern District Court Civil Division 51 granted injunctions on Oct 2 suspending the Korea Exchange's delisting decisions against KOSPI-listed Joo Yeon Tech and KOSDAQ-listed KM Pharma until a main ruling. The court questioned the 45…
Supreme Court hears Boulder climate suit as justices question both sides
The Supreme Court heard nearly two hours of arguments Monday on whether the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, can sue Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy in state court to recover costs tied to climate change. Conservative justices questioned…
LG Electronics Q3 revenue 23.8 trillion won, operating profit up 13.5% but below consensus
LG Electronics reported preliminary third-quarter revenue of 23.827 trillion won, up 8.9% from a year earlier, and operating profit of 781.8 billion won, up 13.5%. Both figures fell short of the average analyst consensus, and the shares dro…
Boston Dynamics names former Amazon AI executive Rohit Prasad as CEO
Boston Dynamics, described by Korean outlets as Hyundai Motor Group's robot affiliate, said it has appointed Rohit Prasad, a former Amazon executive who led work on the Alexa voice assistant, as its new chief executive. The company said the…
Apple reported to develop smart doorbell, lock and thermostat with LG
Apple is reported to be developing a set of smart home accessories with LG Electronics, including a video doorbell, a smart lock and a thermostat, with the finished products to carry the LG brand. Apple plans to launch the new devices on Oc…
US 10- and 30-year Treasury yields hit 24-year highs as global bond sell-off deepens
Yields on 10- and 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds hit 24-year highs on Wednesday, with the 10-year reaching 5.36% and the 30-year 5.73%, as a global bond sell-off deepened. Yields eased later after a strongly bid $39 billion auction of 10-year …
Russian stock indices rise; MOEX up 1.43% at midday
Russian stock indices rose on 5 October, with the Moscow Exchange index up 1.43% from the previous close to 2,309.86 as of 12:00 Moscow time, according to Vedomosti. The RTS index rose 1.43% to 871.61 and exchange trading volume totalled 37…
Paramount Skydance closes $110bn Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition
Paramount Skydance completed its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery for $110bn, and the combined company is named Skydance. Its shares will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SKYD, while WBD shares stopped trading on Nasd…
Samsung Biologics union seeks direct bargaining with Samsung Electronics
The Samsung Biologics Sangsaeng labor union said it sent Samsung Electronics a formal request for collective bargaining over personnel and compensation systems, arguing the larger company is a de facto employer. It asked Samsung Electronics…
Japan antitrust watchdog raids Asahi, Kirin, Suntory, Sapporo over beer price cartel
Japan's Fair Trade Commission began a forced investigation on Oct 7 into Asahi Beer, Kirin Beer, Suntory and Sapporo Beer on suspicion of an Antimonopoly Act violation over beer prices. The four are suspected of coordinating wholesale price…
South Korea forecasts a cold, windy Oct. 6 with a 15C day-night temperature gap
South Korea's weather agency forecast a chilly, clear Oct. 6 with morning lows of about 3-14°C and a day-night temperature gap of roughly 15°C in most regions. Gangwon's inland and mountain areas were expected near or below 5°C, with winds …
Apple and LG Electronics jointly develop smart home devices under LG brand
Apple and LG Electronics are jointly developing smart home devices — a camera-equipped video doorbell, a smart door lock, a security camera and a smart temperature sensor and thermostat — to be sold under the LG brand, according to Bloomber…
HD Hyundai names Lee Sang-kyun to lead shipbuilding in 2026 executive reshuffle
HD Hyundai announced its 2026 president-level appointments on Oct 7, naming Vice Chairman Lee Sang-kyun as head of the group's shipbuilding business and promoting Cho Min-soo to president and safety chief representative director at HD Hyund…
APR's Medicube opens first K-beauty permanent store in Mexico's Palacio de Hierro
APR's beauty brand Medicube opened a permanent store on October 7 local time at the Palacio de Hierro Satélite branch in northwestern Mexico City. APR said it is the first K-beauty brand to open a permanent store within the Palacio de Hierr…
Sberbank chief Gref says bank will keep branches as clients shift to digital
Sberbank president and board chairman German Gref said the bank does not plan to give up its branches while customers gradually move to digital services, and that it will keep improving its offline network. Speaking at the “Digital Solution…
Samsung Art Store to feature 30 British Museum works on art TVs
Samsung Electronics said it will present 30 representative works from the British Museum on Samsung Art Store, its art subscription service for Samsung TVs. The collection focuses on 19th-century British landscape painting, including pieces…
Shinsegae invests $1bn in Warner Bros. deal as Paramount completes takeover
Shinsegae Group said its unit Shinsegae Property will invest $1bn (about 1.4 trillion won) in the takeover of Warner Bros. led by Paramount Skydance, alongside David Ellison and US investment firm RedBird. Paramount completed the acquisitio…