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Longtime CBS Evening News anchor and regular 60 Minutes contributor Dan Rather does not like what he sees happening at — and to — his old employer. Before David Ellison bought Paramount Global and merged it with his Skydance (forming Paramount Skydance), there were “several instances in which the previous owners … tried to sort of dictate what kind of …

KEY TAKEAWAYS Dan Ives, the high-profile tech analyst at Wedbush Securities, is joining Eightco, which is planning to accumulate Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Eightco said it is raising around $250 million from a private placement “to implement the first-of-its-kind Worldcoin treasury strategy.”  Eightco has also raised funds from BitMine, the ether accumulator helmed by Fundstrat’s Tom …

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Hedge fund Toms Capital Investment Management has requested to meet with the board at U.S. railroad operator CSX (CSX) after recently buying a stake, people familiar with the matter said, raising speculation the firm may push for a possible merger. Toms Capital, run by Ben Pass, invested in the railroad during the second quarter, …

SAP announced Friday that it has reached an agreement to acquire recruiting software company SmartRecruiters. In a press release, the European software giant said that SmartRecruiters “powerful, user-friendly interfaces and seamless workflows” will complement SAP’s existing HR tools. Muhammad Alam, the SAP executive board member who leads product and engineering, said in a statement that with this acquisition, “Customers will …

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NEW YORK — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone did not hide his desire for the front office to add pitchers to his disposal, telling reporters he was hoping the club would add at least one or two more arms. After adding three hitters to their roster in the past few days, the No. 1 need for the Yankees to …

Jul 31, 2025, 11:14 AM ET The San Diego Padres are acquiring Mason Miller in a trade with the Athletics, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, adding the hard-throwing reliever to their already talented bullpen. The Padres also will receive left-handed starter JP Sears in the deal, while the A’s will land minor league shortstop Leodalis De Vries, the No. 3 …

CHICAGO — The Philadelphia Phillies, for weeks, had designs on acquiring a hard-throwing, shutdown closer. They did not hide their intentions. And, with about 24 hours before Thursday’s MLB trade deadline, they found their man in Jhoan Duran of the Minnesota Twins. They have acquired Duran in what would be president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski’s biggest trade-deadline acquisition since …

The Cincinnati Reds are reportedly acquiring third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes from the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Reliever Taylor Rogers and 20-year-old shortstop prospect Sammy Stafura is the return for the Pirates, who could remain active ahead of Thursday’s MLB trade deadline. Advertisement Hayes, 28, is in his sixth MLB season and in the middle of an eight-year, …

Jesse RogersJul 30, 2025, 02:49 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. The Cincinnati Reds are acquiring third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for reliever Taylor Rogers and prospect Sammy Stafura, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Wednesday. The 28-year-old Hayes, who is signed through 2029, is hitting …