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Delta turns to apartment-sharing service Airbnb for more business

(Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday announced a marketing agreement with Airbnb, becoming one of the largest established companies in the travel industry to embrace the 8-year-old apartment-sharing service. Delta, the world's No. 2 airline by passenger traffic, said customers can earn award miles toward free flights when booking stays with Airbnb. This follows similar promotions from Virgin America Inc …

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U.S. sues DirecTV for illegal information trading during Dodgers talks

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against DirecTV, alleging the company acted as a ringleader to unlawfully swap information with rival pay-TV companies during negotiations over whether to show Dodgers baseball games in the Los Angeles area. The department said DirecTV, now owned by AT&T , swapped information with Cox Communications, Charter Communications and AT&T, to win bargaining leverage against Time Warner Cable, which distributes a channel showing Dodgers games in Los Angeles.

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Fed holds rates steady, sets stage for December hike

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday in its last policy decision before the U.S. election, but signaled it could hike in December as the economy gathers momentum and inflation picks up. Fed policymakers also expressed more optimism that inflation was moving toward their 2 percent target. “The committee judges that …

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Chipmaker Broadcom to buy network gear maker Brocade for $5.5 billion

Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd said on Wednesday it would buy network gear maker Brocade Communications Systems Inc for $5.5 billion to expand its fiber channel and data storage businesses, the latest in a flurry

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Gawker settles with ex-pro wrestler Hulk Hogan for $31 million: court document

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shuttered online news website Gawker Media LLC has reached a $31 million cash settlement with Hulk Hogan, the former professional wrestler who obtained a $140 million judgment against the site over a leaked sex tape. Hogan's judgment forced Gawker, known for its irreverent tone and gossipy posts, into bankruptcy in June. “As with any negotiation for resolution, all parties have agreed it is time to move

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