Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - August 7

Suncor Energy (Canada)

07/08/2026 07:02

Aug 7 (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.
     
- Nielsen Holdings agreed to buy DoubleVerify DV.N in a deal with an enterprise value of about $2.15 billion.
     
- British budget airline easyJet EZJ.L agreed to a 5.7 billion pound ($7.68 billion) takeover proposal from Apollo Global Management APO.N 
     
- ConocoPhillips COP.N  Chief Executive Officer Ryan Lance is retiring and will be succeeded by Chief Financial Officer Andy O’Brien.
     
- Suncor Energy SU.TO named Peter Zebedee as its next chief executive and parted ways with Chief Financial Officer Troy Little.

-The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the inspections of Boeing BA.N 737 Max jets for cracks of a component that could affect the structural integrity of the planes.

-A New Mexico judge ordered Meta META.O to pay more than $900 million after a jury found the company failed to protect young people.
 
 
 

 
 

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