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Fertilizer Producers Hit With US Farmers’ Price-Fixing Lawsuit

The owners of a family farm in New York sued a group of six leading fertilizer companies in a proposed class action, the first such case filed by a private plaintiff following reports of a Department of Justice probe over possible collusion.

By Katie Arcieri

Live Nation Reaches DOJ Settlement in Antitrust Case

Live Nation Entertainment Inc. has reached a settlement with federal antitrust authorities, the Justice Department said Monday, throwing a wrench mid-trial into an antitrust case that accused the company of illegally monopolizing the live music industry and sought to force a sale of its Ticketmaster subsidiary.

Klarna’s Post-IPO Lockup Period Expires for Early Investors

Some 335 million Klarna Group Plc shares became eligible for trading Monday after the company’s post-IPO lockup period expired, even as the fintech’s lack of near-term profitability continued to put the spotlight on the plunge in its valuation.

Netflix Goes From M&A Loser to Market Winner Without Warner Deal

Netflix Inc.’s stock price is staging a dramatic reversal triggered by management’s decision to walk away from its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. late last month.

Novo Drops Hims & Hers Lawsuit and Will Sell Wegovy on Site

Novo Nordisk A/S and Hims & Hers Health Inc. will work together to sell obesity drugs, a sudden reversal after more than eight months of acrimony that culminated in a legal battle.

Abu Dhabi’s Judan Buys Stake in SpaceX Investor Alpha Wave

Abu Dhabi’s new $237 billion financial-services holding company Judan is buying a majority stake in Alpha Wave Global, an alternative asset manager that holds stakes in leading artificial intelligence firms including SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI.

Agentic AI Startup Lyzr Raises Funds at $250 Million Valuation

Lyzr AI, a startup that builds infrastructure for enterprise AI agents, closed a funding round led by Accenture Plcthat quintupled its valuation to $250 million.

Oil Shock Looms for China After Inflation Got Boost From Holiday

China’s consumer-price growth accelerated to the quickest in over three years and factory deflation moderated again, after a rally in energy markets and as household spending boomed during a later-than-usual Lunar New Year holiday.

Hims & Hers Surges on Novo Obesity Deal That Ends Public Feud

Hims & Hers Health Inc. surged after Novo Nordisk A/S was said to have ended its public feud with the company with an agreement to sell its weight-loss drugs on the Hims platform.

Live Nation Nears DOJ Settlement That Avoids Ticketmaster Sale

Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is close to settling a federal antitrust lawsuit accusing the company of illegally monopolizing the live music industry that would stop short of a divestiture of the company’s Ticketmaster subsidiary, according to people with knowledge of the matter.