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Yesterday — 20 December 2025Main stream

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Try Making Their Case for a Merger

20 December 2025 at 02:01
Regulators will decide whether a merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would improve shipment times or stifle competition. A decision is expected in 2027.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

If the merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern goes through, it would put about 40 percent of the nation’s rail freight in the hands of one railroad.
Before yesterdayMain stream

TikTok Signs Agreements With Investors in Step Toward Avoiding a U.S. Ban

19 December 2025 at 09:24
The Chinese-owned video app formalized commitments from the software giant Oracle and two investment firms as part of a deal to keep operating in the United States.

© Hollie Adams/Reuters

Investment agreements bring TikTok, one of the country’s most popular social media apps, closer to resolving years of questions about its future.

Trump Media to Merge With TAE Technologies, a Nuclear Fusion Firm, in a $6 Billion Deal

Trump Media & Technology Group, the social media and crypto company part owned by President Trump, said it would help develop a “utility-scale fusion power plant.”

© Yuvraj Khanna for The New York Times

Trump Media & Technology Group is the parent company of Truth Social, a social media platform that has struggled to gain widespread traction.
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