Disney, Charter rates dispute spills over to TVs as ESPN, ABC go dark

(Reuters) -Walt Disney and Charter Communications traded salvos over their unresolved distribution agreement after several channels including ESPN went dark on Thursday for customers of Charter’s Spectrum cable service. Disney pulled ESPN, ABC and other cable channels off Spectrum, which serves huge markets including New York and Los Angeles, in the middle of U.S. Open…

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Apple’s Significant Developments: Trademark Accord, iPhone 15 Unveiling, and 3D Printing Experiments

In the realm of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), some noteworthy developments have emerged, touching upon a legal resolution concerning a trademark dispute, the much-anticipated reveal of the iPhone 15, and novel advancements in the supply chain pertaining to the Apple Watch 9. Let’s delve into these significant updates. Trademark Resolution with USPTO: Apple has recently reached…

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Robinhood to buy back Bankman-Fried’s stake from US govt for $605.7 million

By Manya Saini and Hannah Lang (Reuters) -Robinhood said on Friday it had entered into a share repurchase agreement with the United States Marshal Service (USMS) for $605.7 million to buy back stock from Sam Bankman-Fried’s Emergent Fidelity Technologies. The shares of Robinhood were seized and subsequently transferred to the custody of the U.S. government…

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US construction spending rises strongly in July on single-family housing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. construction spending increased solidly in July as a shortage of houses on the market boosted outlays on single-family housing projects. The Commerce Department said on Friday that construction spending rose 0.7%. Data for June was revised slightly higher to show construction spending increasing 0.6% instead of 0.5% as previously reported. Economists…

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