Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - August 4

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04/08/2026 06:27

The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
     
- Anduril Industries is in advanced talks with a Maryland port to build out a production site for the company’s drone boats, a sign of the growing military demand for autonomous sea vessels. 
     
- U.S. President Trump said Chevron CVX.N and ExxonMobil XOM.N are "making too much money" and should return some of their profits back to the public. 
     
-  Visa V.N said on Monday it would buy fraud intelligence provider BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, marking the card giant's latest effort to beef up its cybersecurity offerings.

- Lantheus Holdings LNTH.O agreed to be acquired by Curium, a fellow radiopharmaceutical company controlled by investment firm CapVest Partners, for an initial $6.7 billion.

- Investment firm KKRKKR.N has struck a deal to acquire medical-device outsourcing company Integer HoldingsITGR.N for about $4.3 billion in cash.
 
 
 
 

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