Apple committed about $1.5 billion to satellite communications company Globalstar to fund the expansion of iPhone services, the companies disclosed in a securities filing on Friday. The tech giant's deal with Globalstar includes $1.1 billion in cash, of which $232 million will go toward the satellite company's current debt, and a 20% equity stake. The

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff attends the TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April 26, 2023. Dimitrios Kambouris | Getty Images The Greek media company Antenna Group is in talks to acquire Time from Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff, according to people familiar with the matter. No deal is assured and the

Ferragudo, Portugal. Gonzalo Azumendi | Stone | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer.  Sign up  to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. A growing number of wealthy Americans are making plans to leave the

The business secretary will next week hold talks with dozens of private sector bosses as the government contends with a significant corporate backlash to Labour's first fiscal event in nearly 15 years. Sky News has learnt that executives have been invited to join a conference call on Monday with Jonathan Reynolds, in what will represent

People seen around the Starbucks coffee store in Shenzhen, China. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images On Starbucks' fourth-quarter earnings call, newly installed CEO Brian Niccol told investors he needed to spend more time in China to understand the challenges. The company's same-store sales in the country plummeted 14% as foot traffic and the

Boeing workers from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing production facility on the day of a vote on a new contract proposal during an ongoing strike in Renton, Washington, U.S. October 23, 2024.  David Ryder | Reuters Boeing and its

One of the world's biggest financial investors has waded into the auction of English cricket's Hundred competition, amid signs that the process will generate a bigger-than-expected windfall for the sport. Sky News has learnt that Ares Management, which has lent substantial sums to Chelsea Football Club, the McLaren Formula One team and Rugby Australia, has

One of the world's largest investment firms has waded into the fight over the future of Thames Water, the water utility which is racing to stay afloat. Sky News has learnt that KKR is in talks with Thames Water and its advisers about participating in a £3bn share sale which forms part of a wider

Wicked, Gladiator II, and Moana 2 Movie Posters. Sources: Universal (L), Paramount (C) and Disney (R) Three heavyweight Hollywood blockbusters will face off at the box office in November, each vying for audience attention, ticket sales and time on theaters' biggest screens. Universal 's "Wicked," Paramount 's "Gladiator II" and Disney 's "Moana 2" arrive

The cost of government borrowing has jumped, while UK stocks and the pound are up, as markets digest the news of billions in borrowing and tax rises announced in the budget. While there was no panic, there had been concern about the scale of borrowing and changes to Chancellor Rachel Reeves's fiscal rules. At the