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Live Nation Nears DOJ Settlement That Avoids Ticketmaster Sale

Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is close to settling a federal antitrust lawsuit accusing the company of illegally monopolizing the live music industry that would stop short of a divestiture of the company’s Ticketmaster subsidiary, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

By Josh Sisco, Lucas Shaw and Leah Nylen

China Inflation Takes Off After Holiday Boost as Oil Shock Looms

China’s consumer-price growth accelerated to the quickest in over three years and factory deflation moderated again, after a rally in energy markets and as household spending boomed during a later-than-usual Lunar New Year holiday.

Goldman Says Hedge Funds Add Short Bets on US Stocks Amid Rout

Fast-money investors are ramping up bets against US stocks, wagering on more pain ahead as tensions in the Middle East show few signs of subsiding.

Novo and Hims End Feud, Will Sell Obesity Drugs Together

Novo Nordisk A/S plans to sell its weight-loss drugs on Hims & Hers Health Inc.’s platform, according to a person familiar with the matter, ending a highly public feud between the two companies that spiraled into a legal battle last month.

Greer and LeBlanc Meet as USMCA Countries Gear Up for Talks

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Canada-US Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met Friday in Washington in the first high-level, in-person talks between the two men in months.

Trump DOJ Fights to Revive Big Law Orders After Reversal

The Justice Department Friday aired its first defense of President Donald Trump’s executive orders against law firms after reversing course on a move to drop the case earlier this week.

Trump Vows to Issue Order in a Week to Overhaul College Sports

President Donald Trump vowed to issue an executive order within one week addressing concerns over athlete salaries, transfers, and the impact of gambling after a session with lawmakers and college sports luminaries that left him frustrated over the prospects for legislation to overhaul college sports.

Trump Says Defense Firms to Quadruple Output of Some Weapons

President Donald Trump said the largest US defense manufacturers had agreed to boost production of some weapons following a meeting at the White House, amid worries that the war against Iran is depleting Pentagon stockpiles.

Airlines in Bear Market as Oil Poses ‘Existential’ Threat

US airline stocks slipped into a bear market as Wall Street warns that the war in the Middle East threatens to dramatically squeeze profits by driving up fuel costs.

SeatGeek Offered Venue Insurance to Win Ticketmaster Clients

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.’s Ticketmaster was so dominant in the US live concert business that rival SeatGeek Inc. was offering arenas “retaliation insurance” for any events they lost by switching ticket sellers, according to testimony at a landmark antitrust trial.