RedBird Capital Withdraws Takeover Bid for UK’s Telegraph

The exit by RedBird Capital Partners comes months after it agreed to buy control of the media company in a deal that valued it at $658 million.

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Rapist Called One of UK’s Worst Sex Offenders Is Sentenced to Life

Xu Chao admitted to multiple attacks against female Chinese students over a three-year period, confessing to drugging, assaulting and filming his victims.

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U.S. Envoy Said to Be Planning to Meet With Senior Hamas Official

An in-person encounter between Steve Witkoff and Khalil al-Hayya would signal the Trump administration’s interest in keeping a direct line of communication with the group.

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Why Hollywood’s Star-Studded Movies Are Failing at the Box Office

It has been a brutal three months for dramas and comedies.

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Anthropic Says Its A.I. Agents Aided Chinese Hacking

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence start-up, said that Chinese state-sponsored hackers used its tools for.

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Walmart C.E.O. Doug McMillon to Step Down

The chief of the company’s U.S. business, John Furner, will take over on Feb. 1.

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Palantir, the Market’s Most Valuable Military Contractor, Doesn’t Make Bombs or Guns

Palantir is a software company, and its national security work has driven its stock price to remarkable heights.

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Stock Market Rally Is Dented as Signs of Worry Emerge

A recent dip in trading shows how investors are balancing a “fear of missing out at the same time as real fear.”

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‘A Traumatic Experience’: SNAP Interruption Leaves Recipients Shaken

Some have seen their benefits return but are worried they could still be taken away. Others wonder whether the funding could be stopped again at some point.

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Trump Turns to Affordability Message Amid Economic Frustration

The Trump administration is facing backlash from American consumers as higher costs from tariffs blunt wage gains.

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