Netflix ( NFLX ) stock traded higher on Friday, backed by investor optimism over its U.K. financial arm’s results and FIFA Women’s World Cup deal win. The streaming giant’s U.K. unit grew revenue 11% in 2024 to 1.85 billion pounds ($2.48 billion) as it expanded in the market, according to its Companies House filing on Thursday. A Netflix ( NFLX...

01:18 PM EDT, 08/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Netflix ( NFLX ) is in discussions with Major League Baseball about acquiring rights to stream the Home Run Derby, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The company is also exploring opportunities for additional baseball-related programming, the report said. Walt Disney's ( DIS ) ESPN ( DIS ) unit previously...

Aug 8 (Reuters) - British scientific instruments maker Spectris ( SEPJF ) said on Friday it had decided against proceeding with U.S. private equity firm Advent's buyout proposal, days after backing rival suitor KKR's $6.4 billion offer. ...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...