Quantum-Computing Company IonQ to Buy Chip Maker SkyWater for $1.8 Billion
IonQ works with the U.S. government and has been on a deal spree.
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EU Probes Elon Musk’s X Amid Grok Deepfake Outcry
The investigation follows a public backlash over sexualized deepfake images created by X’s Grok AI service.
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Leidos to Buy Kohlberg’s Entrust for $2.4 Billion
Leidos Holdings has struck a deal to buy utility consulting and engineering services platform Entrust Solutions Group from private-equity firm Kohlberg & Co. for about $2.4 billion in cash.
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CVC Buys U.S. Credit Manager Marathon For Up to Initial $1.2 Billion
CVC will pay $400 million in cash and up to $800 million in equity, and further payments could be due subject to Marathon’s financial performance between 2027 and 2029.
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Ryanair Lifts Outlook on Strong Demand, Boeing Delivery Improvements
Ryanair upgraded its fiscal 2026 guidance due to strong demand and earlier-than-expected Boeing aircraft deliveries.
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Nvidia-Backed AI Startup Synthesia Raises Funding at $4 Billion Valuation
Artificial-intelligence company Synthesia raised $200 million, adding fresh capital to develop software that businesses can use to train employees through interactive videos.
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S4 Capital Shares Soar After Performance Set to Beat Revised Guidance
Shares in S4 Capital jumped after the digital-advertising company said its 2025 results would exceed its recently-downgraded guidance and current consensus expectations.
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Fnac Darty Shares Jump on $1.25 Billion Kretinsky Takeover Proposal
The offer from billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group of â¬36 a share is at a 19% premium to Friday’s closing price.
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Merck No Longer in Talks to Buy Revolution Medicines
The drugmaker had recently been in discussions to acquire RevMed in a deal that could have valued the cancer-drug biotech at around $30 billion.
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Chinese Beverage Giant Seeks to Raise Up to $1.3 Billion in Hong Kong Listing
China’s Eastroc Beverage Group has started taking orders from investors for its Hong Kong secondary listing amid a fundraising boom in the Asian financial hub.
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These Developers Stand to Win in Trump’s Housing-Investor Crackdown
The build-to-rent business looks poised to take off after Trump exempted this industry from his regulations on large investors.
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January 26, 2026 07:15 ET (12:15 GMT)
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