DealBook Newsletter

President Biden’s campaign said it had raised $127 million last month, but big donors are still anxious after his debate performance.

Some wealthy supporters have offered positive assessments of the president after his disastrous debate, but others worry that the ticket is on the path to defeat.

Some companies have banned political discussions at work, but that might be easier said than done.

An unsteady debate performance by President Biden has scrambled the thinking among some donors about whether the party needs to find an alternative.

Markets appear to be dismissing the central bank’s more pessimistic take on inflation, as the S&P 500 nears a new high.

After months of negotiations, Shari Redstone walked away from a tie-up with SkyDance. Here’s how a plan to reshape the media conglomerate broke apart.

The tech giant announced a slew of artificial intelligence-focused features, but also signaled it will be patient in rolling out the technology to users.

Wall Street and Silicon Valley will be watching the company’s developers conference closely for signs of whether the iPhone maker can finally catch up on artificial intelligence.

The company has lobbied to reinstate the package awarded to Musk six years ago — now worth about $56 billion — after a Delaware judge voided it.

A week after his criminal conviction, the former president was in deep-blue San Francisco raising money from some of Silicon Valley’s best-connected entrepreneurs and investors.

The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department are set to proceed with investigations into the dominance of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI.

The European Central Bank is widely expected to cut interest rates on Thursday. But how low it can go may ultimately depend on the Federal Reserve.

The billionaire investor’s profile has soared on social media. That could help him grow Pershing Square, his financial empire.

The technology company MicroStrategy and its founder, Michael Saylor, agreed to a $40 million deal to end a lawsuit accusing him of evading income tax.

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

Money flowed into the former president’s re-election campaign from Wall Street and Silicon Valley following Thursday’s historic conviction.

The Republican is courting the mogul to bolster his re-election fight, but the Biden campaign sees a political opportunity to exploit.

ConocoPhillips has agreed to buy Marathon Oil for $22.5 billion, as consolidation in the U.S. energy sector shows little sign of slowing down.

Climate-focused shareholders are rethinking their tactics ahead of this week’s annual meetings at Exxon Mobil and Chevron.

A $2.8 billion class-action settlement proposal could finally erase the notion that college stars are amateurs — though the plan has drawn skeptics.

An endorsement of sorts by the former Republican presidential hopeful may provide cover to prominent backers to follow suit.

Expectations are sky-high for the chipmaker’s latest earnings report. The company is at the center of Wall Street’s focus on artificial intelligence.

The actress, who criticized the use of a soundalike voice for ChatGPT, is the latest to raise concerns about the artificial intelligence start-up’s practices.

Former employees of the ChatGPT maker raised concerns that it isn’t doing enough to make sure its products don’t pose a threat to humanity.

Protectionist trade policies are popular on both the left and right. But some economists say they’re likely to backfire.

A win for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau removed the existential threat hanging over the agency, but opponents have vowed to keep on fighting.

Stocks on both sides of the Atlantic set records as investors foresee interest rates moving in one direction: down.

Ilya Sutskever, a co-founder at the artificial intelligence start-up and one of the world’s leading researchers, is out, and Sam Altman’s control looks firmer than ever.

The White House has imposed $18 billion in new duties on Chinese imports, but it’s unclear how much that will help his economic agenda.

The pivotal Consumer Price Index report is set to be published on Wednesday as the window for interest-rate cuts before November is closing.

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

On earnings calls, dozens of corporate executives have cited a slowdown in spending to explain why sales are slipping.

If Sony and Apollo Global win the fight to buy the media company, they plan to keep the studio business and sell everything else.

The popular video-sharing app faces uncertain odds as it takes its fight to court to turn back a potential ban in the United States.

Wall Street has been debating how the investment giant’s $59 billion real estate fund has managed to outperform virtually all its rivals.

Tech giants are building power-hungry data centers to run their artificial intelligence tools. The costs of that demand surge are becoming clearer.

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.

Berkshire Hathaway shareholders will gather in Omaha for the conglomerate’s annual meeting on Saturday, with questions about the company’s future.

Stubbornly high inflation has scrambled the central bank’s outlook. Wall Street is now shifting focus to Friday’s jobs report for clues on its next move.

The Justice Department’s recommendation that restrictions on marijuana be lifted have revived expectations for a business that has waited years for such a change.

Bob Bakish, the media giant’s chief executive, is out, removing an obstacle to a deal with David Ellison's Skydance. But the company’s future is no clearer as a key deadline approaches.

Tesla’s C.E.O. appears to have landed a deal that moves the company closer to bringing fully autonomous driving to a giant market. But Beijing is keen to exploit the visit for its own purposes.

Business executives who are concerned about antisemitism on college campuses have other options for influencing the schools’ actions, Andrew Ross Sorkin writes.

Allies of the former president are said to be devising plans to reduce the central bank’s independence if he is re-elected, a move that would have big consequences for monetary policy.

A sell-off in Meta’s stock after the company disclosed huge investments in the technology may be a sign of investor fears about tech giants’ spending.

The Senate has finally passed a law that could bar the video-sharing app in the U.S., leaving some tech giants in pole position to profit — or pounce.

Robert Kraft, an alumnus of Columbia, suggested he would withhold donations to the school. Other alumni are keeping quiet.

The electric vehicle maker has announced price cuts and a Cybertruck recall ahead of Tuesday’s pivotal earnings report.

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

If workers at a plant in Tennessee agree to unionize, it would reflect the growing power of groups like the U.A.W. at a crucial political moment.

A legislative maneuver in the House may help an effort to force the divestment of the video platform by its Chinese owner, which would squeeze U.S. investors.

The electric vehicle maker will ask shareholders to vote again on a multibillion-dollar compensation package that was voided by a judge in January.

The White House laid the ground work for Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment in an Emirati artificial intelligence start-up, a deal meant to box out Beijing.

Global equities and oil prices were stable following Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel, but analysts warn that the calm may not last.

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

Prices and mortgage rates are climbing as Wall Street bets that interest rates will remain higher for longer.

Hotter-than-expected inflation has upended bets on when the Fed will start lowering interest rates, and could complicate President Biden’s re-election bid.

The president’s effort to court voters in crucial swing states is influencing economic and trade policy, and worrying longstanding allies.

Investors see Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index report as a pivotal report card on inflation and the Federal Reserve’s next move.

The JPMorgan Chase chief executive used his annual letter to shareholders to flag higher-for-longer inflation, uncertain growth prospects and widening political divisions.

Employers have been adding jobs since Joe Biden took office, but will the good news translate into votes?

The price of Brent crude rose to a six-month high on Friday, a potential dose of bad news for central bankers and for the White House.

New voting rules made for sharper attacks, while a bold defense kept the activist investor at bay. But pressure remains on the company’s chief, Bob Iger.

The carmaker’s disappointing results point to slowing demand and a “sharp deterioration in growth” that extends beyond Elon Musk’s company.

The tech giant is unbundling Teams from its Office software suite, as it faces mounting scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic.

The latest proposal comes from Luca de Meo, the C.E.O. of Renault Group, who is pushing for an Airbus-inspired alliance that would help European automakers fend off competition from cheaper Chinese-made electric vehicles.

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

The investor Josh Kushner and his wife, Karlie Kloss, have struck a deal with Barry Diller’s media company to revive it as a regular print title.

A proposed settlement between Visa and Mastercard and merchants on swipe fees promises savings, but it may also alter the economics of premium credit cards.

Larry Fink, who leads the world’s biggest asset manager, warns in his annual investor letter that an aging population will soon pose huge economic troubles.