Industry

MSCI Chief Accounting Officer to Step Down in 2026, Company Says No Dispute

MSCI says global controller and chief accounting officer C. Jack Read will leave in August 2026. The index giant has begun a successor search.

#msci, #accounting, #corporategovernance, #sec, #indexes

T-Mobile Narrows Who Guarantees Billions in Debt in Quiet SEC Filing

A March 31 8-K shows T-Mobile released some subsidiaries from guaranteeing its $10B revolver and senior notes, tightening the group backing key debt.

#tmobile, #debt, #secfiling, #creditfacility, #telecom

Nike’s sales held steady this winter, but profits fell 35% as tariffs and China weakness squeezed margins

Nike posted flat quarterly revenue but a 35% profit drop, citing higher tariffs, weaker China demand and a shift back toward wholesale sales.

#nike, #earnings, #tariffs, #china, #retail

Beyond Meat Posts First Annual Profit—But Only After a $549 Million Debt-Restructuring Gain

Beyond Meat reported its first yearly profit, driven by a one-time debt-restructuring gain, as revenue fell, losses widened and factories closed.

#beyondmeat, #plantbased, #earnings, #debt, #restructuring

Conagra’s sales return to growth, but profit drops as costs bite

Conagra posted 2.4% organic sales growth in its latest quarter, but adjusted EPS fell 24% as inflation, tariffs and weaker margins weighed.

#conagra, #earnings, #packagedfood, #inflation, #debt

Utah’s only operating uranium mill begins producing terbium, a key rare earth for EVs and defense

Energy Fuels says it produced its first terbium oxide at Utah’s White Mesa Mill, advancing U.S. rare-earth ambitions and renewing Ute concerns.

#rareearths, #terbium, #electricvehicles, #defense, #utah

Michigan approves massive DTE battery build-out to back AI data center and coal retirements

Regulators OK 1,332 MW of DTE battery storage—part for a planned 1.4‑GW Oracle-linked AI data center—raising questions about costs and oversight.

#michigan, #energystorage, #datacenters, #dte, #cleanenergy

White-Collar Workers Strike at Bath Iron Works, Ratify New Four-Year Contract

More than 600 designers and technicians at Bath Iron Works staged a rare strike amid wartime shipbuilding demands, then approved a new deal.

#shipbuilding, #labor, #defenseindustry, #maine, #unions

Nearly 3,800 workers strike at Colorado JBS beef plant in rare U.S. slaughterhouse walkout

Workers at JBS’s Greeley, Colo., beef plant launched a rare unfair labor practice strike over pay, safety and health costs, testing supplies.

#laborstrike, #meatpacking, #beef, #colorado, #union

Paramount Skydance to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery in $110 Billion Deal, Creating New Hollywood Powerhouse

Paramount Skydance agreed to an all-cash $110B takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, merging major studios, news and sports as regulators weigh antitrust risks.

#media, #mergers, #streaming, #hollywood, #antitrust

DOJ Clears Allegiant’s $1.5 Billion Sun Country Deal, Paving Way for Budget-Airline Shakeup

Justice Department ends antitrust waiting period for Allegiant’s Sun Country buyout, setting up a 2026 close and closer scrutiny from DOT.

#airlines, #mergers, #antitrust, #doj, #lowcostcarriers

U.S. to Refund TotalEnergies Nearly $1 Billion to Drop Offshore Wind Leases and Invest in Oil and Gas

At CERAWeek, the Interior Department struck a deal to unwind two offshore wind leases and reimburse TotalEnergies if it invests in U.S. oil and gas.

#energy, #offshorewind, #oilgas, #totalenergies, #interiordepartment

Thousands Strike at Colorado JBS Beef Plant in Rare U.S. Walkout, Raising Price Concerns

About 3,800 workers walked out at JBS’s Greeley, Colorado, beef plant over pay and safety, threatening a key slice of U.S. slaughter capacity.

#labor, #meatpacking, #jbs, #strike, #colorado

Paramount’s Skydance group strikes $110 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount’s Skydance-led company agreed to an all-cash $31-a-share acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, setting up a major antitrust fight.

#media, #streaming, #mergers, #hollywood, #antitrust

Senior plc Draws Three-Way U.S. Private-Equity Bidding War as Takeover Deadlines Loom

Tinicum-Blackstone joins Advent and Arcline in pursuing aerospace supplier Senior plc, with U.K. takeover deadlines set for late March and April.

#privateequity, #aerospace, #takeover, #uk, #seniorplc