Google to Pay $700 Million in Play Store Settlement 
 

The agreement with a coalition of states resolves antitrust litigation related to the app store.

 
Why UBS Wants to Be the No. 6 Investment Bank in the U.S. (Yes, No. 6) 
 

Swiss financial giant UBS is making a new push in the U.S. investment-banking market-with more measured ambitions.

 
SQM, Gina Rinehart's Hancock Agree to Buy Azure for $1.1 Billion 
 

Chilean lithium company Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile and Australia's richest person have struck a deal to buy explorer Azure Minerals valued at roughly $1.14 billion.

 
End of Adobe's Takeover Bid for Figma Spells New Challenges for Venture Deals, Startups 
 

A tough regulatory environment designed to protect innovation may have the opposite effect

 
Nippon Steel to Acquire U.S. Steel for $14.1 Billion 
 

The deal would combine steel giants in America and Japan. Shares of U.S. Steel surged on the announcement.

 
Ebix Files for U.S. Bankruptcy With $400 Million Bid for North American Business 
 

Higher interest rates and fallout from auditing questions contribute to chapter 11 filing of the software and e-commerce services supplier.

 
Bezos' Blue Origin Resets Plan to Return to Space 
 

The company had hoped to conduct its first mission in more than a year Monday, but pushed off the flight after running into a technical issue at its launch site.

 
Adobe Scraps $20 Billion Acquisition of Figma 
 

Adobe has called off its planned $20 billion acquisition of the collaboration-software company Figma, weeks after a U.K. regulator warned that the deal would likely harm innovation.

 
Vans, North Face Parent VF Warns Cyberattack May Snarl Holiday Deliveries 
 

Apparel and footwear maker VF said Monday a ransomware attack on its computer systems could materially affect its ability to fulfill customer orders, less than one week from Christmas Day.

 
Trevor Milton Gets Four Years in Prison for Deceptions on Zero-Emission Trucks 
 

The Nikola founder was convicted on several fraud charges last year. Witnesses testified that he lied to ordinary investors about nearly every aspect of the company.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 19, 2023 01:00 ET (06:00 GMT)