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PGA Tour Cuts 4% of Staff as It Shifts Toward For-Profit Structure

PGA Tour Cuts 4% of Staff as It Shifts Toward For-Profit Structure

The PGA Tour has reduced its workforce by 4% as part of an organisational restructuring connected to its transition to a for-profit model. The organisation confirmed that 56 full-time U.S.-based employees were laid off and 73 open positions will remain unfilled. The changes were communicated to affected staff by senior team leaders and explained to…

Skillz Shares Soar After Jury Awards $420M in False-Advertising Case

Skillz Shares Soar After Jury Awards $420M in False-Advertising Case

Shares of Skillz Inc. jumped sharply after a federal jury in Manhattan found Papaya Gaming Ltd. liable for false advertising and ordered $420 million in damages. The jury also determined Skillz is entitled to $652 million in disgorgement, with a judge scheduled to issue a decision on that figure in early June. The ruling followed a week-long trial …

Broad Market Movers: Texas Instruments and United Rentals Lead Gains as Several Names Slide

Broad Market Movers: Texas Instruments and United Rentals Lead Gains as Several Names Slide

Stocks across market-cap tiers experienced notable volatility on Thursday. Semiconductor and industrial names posted some of the strongest gains, while a number of service, software and specialty-equipment companies declined sharply. The session was punctuated by company-specific catalysts such as guidance and earnings beats, share-buyback authoriz…

Diverse Set of Companies, From Procter & Gamble to Schlumberger, Scheduled to Report Friday

Diverse Set of Companies, From Procter & Gamble to Schlumberger, Scheduled to Report Friday

A varied roster of companies across multiple sectors is slated to release quarterly results on Friday, April 24, 2026. Major names reporting before the market open include Procter & Gamble, HCA Holdings, Schlumberger and ENI SpA, while Hilltop Holdings is scheduled to report after the close. The list spans consumer goods, healthcare, oilfield servi…

Blackstone’s Strategic Partners Tops $100 Billion in Secondaries Assets

Blackstone’s Strategic Partners Tops $100 Billion in Secondaries Assets

Blackstone Inc.'s secondaries platform, Strategic Partners, reported $100 billion of assets under management in the first quarter, driven in part by renewed fundraising for its flagship secondaries fund and a broadened market for secondhand private fund stakes. Executives highlighted new inflows, a strong realized return on a recent vintage fund an…

Nasdaq Unveils New Product Suite as It Plans 23-Hour U.S. Equity Trading

Nasdaq Unveils New Product Suite as It Plans 23-Hour U.S. Equity Trading

Nasdaq announced a package of upgraded market products to support a planned expansion of U.S. equity trading to 23 hours a day, five days a week. The exchange said the enhancements will improve data analytics and visibility across its three equity venues as it positions for greater global participation in U.S. stocks. Nasdaq expects the extended ho…

Software Stocks Tumble After ServiceNow, IBM Results Spark Sectorwide Drop

Software Stocks Tumble After ServiceNow, IBM Results Spark Sectorwide Drop

Shares of major software companies plunged on Thursday following earnings from ServiceNow and IBM that raised fresh questions about the resilience of subscription-based cloud models in the face of AI tooling. ServiceNow plunged 18% after signaling a geopolitical headwind to subscription revenue, while IBM slid 9.25% despite beating estimates but ho…

FTC Agrees to Confidential Settlement With Anesthesiology Rollup Firm

FTC Agrees to Confidential Settlement With Anesthesiology Rollup Firm

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a confidential settlement in its case against a private equity-backed company accused of consolidating anesthesiology practices and driving up prices in Texas. The FTC says the agreement, whose details are not yet public, is intended to restore competitive market structure and will be enforced if the de…

Shareholders Greenlight $110 Billion Warner Bros Discovery-Paramount Skydance Deal; Pay Packages Rejected in Advisory Vote

Shareholders Greenlight $110 Billion Warner Bros Discovery-Paramount Skydance Deal; Pay Packages Rejected in Advisory Vote

Warner Bros Discovery shareholders approved a proposed $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance, but in a non-binding advisory vote they rejected the executive pay packages linked to the deal. With shareholder consent secured, regulators in the U.S. and U.K. are expected to review competitive effects, and the U.S. Department of Justice has alrea…

Ubisoft Pins Turnaround Hopes on 'Black Flag Resynced' Remake

Ubisoft Pins Turnaround Hopes on 'Black Flag Resynced' Remake

Ubisoft will release Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced on July 9, its first major title since a profit warning in January. The remake, primarily developed by Ubisoft Singapore, offers enhanced visuals, new gameplay elements, an expanded storyline and a soundtrack featuring Woodkid. The launch comes as Ubisoft grapples with a 93% fall in market c…