Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - March 28

Aker Carbon Capture ASA

28/03/2024 04:06

March 28 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories
in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these
stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
    
    - Struggling electric-vehicle maker Fisker  FSRN.PK  is
cutting the suggested prices for some of its 2023 model-year
vehicles, a bid to drum up demand for its cars as the startup
struggles for cash. 
    
    - Amazon  AMZN.O  said it has invested $2.75 billion more in
the artificial-intelligence startup Anthropic, a major
investment from a tech giant looking to compete with Microsoft,
Google and others in the AI arms race.
        
    - Schlumberger  SLB.N  will pay almost $400 million to
acquire 80% of carbon-capture company Aker Carbon Capture
 ACCA.OL , creating a combined carbon-capture-focused venture.
    
    - Walmart  WMT.N  expects to refile the paperwork related to
its $2.3 billion deal to acquire television maker Vizio to give
the antitrust agencies more time to review the proposed
transaction.

        - Disney  DIS.N  backed down from a long-running legal
battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over control of the
Orlando-area land that is home to its most important resort,
ending a years long feud and handing the governor a political
victory.
    
        - U.S. officials said it could take years to investigate
why a giant cargo ship malfunctioned and crashed into a bridge
in Baltimore, as they rushed to reopen a vital shipping lane
blocked by the collapsed bridge.
        
  
        
  

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