Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - April 3

Endeavor group

03/04/2024 06:06

April 3 (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.
    
    - Private equity firm EQT AB  EQTAB.ST  is buying compliance
software maker Avetta from private-equity firm Welsh, Carson,
Anderson & Stowe.
    
    - Amazon.com  AMZN.O  will remove its "Just Walk Out"
technology at Amazon Fresh grocery stores in the U.S., which
charged shoppers automatically without a cashier.
    
    - Private-equity firm Silver Lake agreed to take private
Endeavor Group Holdings  EDR.N  in a deal that values the owner
of talent agencies WME and IMG at $13 billion.
    
    - American lender Blue Owl Capital  OWL.N  is buying Kuvare
Asset Management, an asset manager tied to the insurance
industry,
    
    - Elon Musk's social-media platform X named Kylie McRoberts
as head of safety as the company tries to rebuild relationships
with advertisers.
    
    - Late-night host Jon Stewart said Apple  AAPL.O  asked him
not to interview Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan when
he was hosting a show and podcast on Apple TV+.

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