Lauren Hirsch

Mr. Diller, a digital media pioneer, lost a bidding war for Paramount Pictures decades ago. Now, he’s making a run at its parent company.

Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, the Justice Department’s top antitrust official, talked with DealBook about the agency’s focus on middlemen companies and the challenge of A.I.

For 50 years, Michaels has managed both the weekly circus of producing “Saturday Night Live” and the broader task of keeping it relevant. How does he do it?

Michael Saylor did not pay any income taxes to Washington despite living there from 2005 through 2020, the attorney general for the District of Columbia said.

“The consumer was a fat pig — now there’s nothing left, and they need to feed the pig again,” one banker told DealBook.

A billionaire who was critical of Disney’s management, Mr. Peltz lost an expensive battle for a place on the company’s board.

Mr. McCourt, a longtime critic of the way tech companies use data, sees acquiring TikTok as a chance to create an “alternative to the current internet.”

A little-known financial tool was the talk of the Milken Institute’s Global Conference.

The exclusive period for Paramount’s potential merger with Skydance expired without a deal, highlighting the long-debated question of whether exclusivity is a waste of time.

A wave of star power has lifted hopes that viewership will pick up for the women’s league.

The deal between Coach’s owner, Tapestry, and the parent of Michael Kors, Capri Holdings, is intended to create a U.S. luxury group to compete with the European industry giants.

The deal between Coach’s owner, Tapestry, and the parent of Michael Kors, Capri Holdings, is intended to create a U.S. luxury group to compete with the European industry giants.

Regulators are expected to meet next week to discuss the $8.5 billion deal between Coach’s owner, Tapestry, and Michael Kors’ parent company, Capri Holdings, which would create a U.S. luxury conglomerate.

The Masters tournament should be all about sport, but the unresolved fight between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf looms over the competition.

Paramount’s board of directors, which was already deep into talks with the media company Skydance, didn’t engage with the offer.

David Ellison, the founder of the Skydance media company, met with Paramount’s board of directors late last month to discuss the deal.

A string of gambling situations involving athletes leaves leagues in a tough spot.

Major U.S. investment firms such as General Atlantic, Susquehanna and Sequoia Capital own stakes in ByteDance, the parent of TikTok. Their investments are increasingly under fire.

The organization’s parent company admitted no wrongdoing but agreed to pay the fighters, who had accused it of suppressing their pay.

TikTok’s turn in geopolitical cross hairs highlights the narrowing paths to liquidity for investments in Chinese companies.