WSJ News Exclusive | Big Design-Software Companies in Talks to Merge

[ad_1] Synopsys is in talks to acquire Ansys in a move that would create a new design-software giant and mark one of the first big merger deals of the new…

WSJ News Exclusive | Iranian Spy Ship Helps Houthis Direct Attacks on Red Sea Vessels

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 22, 2023 4:08 pm ET Iran’s paramilitary forces are providing real-time intelligence and weaponry, including drones and missiles, to Yemen’s Houthis that the rebels are using to…

WSJ News Exclusive | Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Startup and Cerberus Compete to Buy SpaceX Rival

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 21, 2023 2:46 pm ET The company that dominated Pentagon rocket launches before Elon Musk’s SpaceX existed may get new ownership—and a different billionaire owner. United Launch…

WSJ News Exclusive | Robinhood Woos Wealthier Clients From Bigger Brokerages

[ad_1] Robinhood Markets, known for a clientele of first-time investors, is attracting customers with fatter wallets from other brokerages. Through Wednesday, the trading app received about $1.1 billion in account…

WSJ News Exclusive | Activision Blizzard to Pay More Than $50 Million to Settle Lawsuit That Spurred Microsoft’s Takeover

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 15, 2023 10:35 pm ET Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay more than $50 million to settle a high-profile lawsuit by a California regulator that helped spur Microsoft’s…

WSJ News Exclusive | E-Signature Company DocuSign Explores a Deal

[ad_1] E-signature company DocuSign is working with advisers to explore a sale, in what could be one of the largest leveraged buyouts in recent memory. Conversations are in the early…

WSJ News Exclusive | Sale of Silicon Valley Bank’s Old Venture Capital Arm Hits a Snag

[ad_1] A process to sell the venture-capital arm of bankrupt SVB Financial, the former parent of Silicon Valley Bank, has fallen flat and creditors are now gearing up for a potential takeover…

WSJ News Exclusive | EY Is Laying Off U.S. Partners Amid Tough Economic Conditions

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 12, 2023 2:30 pm ET Ernst & Young is laying off dozens of partners across all U.S. businesses, a deeper round of partner cuts than usual as…

WSJ News Exclusive | Citadel Is Handing Back About $7 Billion in Profits to Clients

[ad_1] Citadel is planning to give its investors about $7 billion in profits it earned in a year when choppy stock markets and interest rates challenged most hedge-fund managers, people…

WSJ News Exclusive | Hasbro Cutting 1,100 Jobs After Sluggish Toy Sales Persist Into Holidays

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 11, 2023 5:23 pm ET Hasbro is cutting nearly 20% of its workforce as weak sales for toys and games persist into the critical holiday shopping period. …