Blackstone Earnings Nearly Double as Firm Enjoys Record Cash Haul 
 

The private-equity firm's real-estate business helped power a $1.40 billion profit.

 
Samsung's Top Chipmaking Perch Is Precarious 
 

Samsung is reaping the benefits of its strong technology and ravenous chip demand. But it can't afford to rest on its laurels if it wants to remain top dog.

 
Apple Poised to Post Record Quarter 
 

Apple is expected on Thursday to post another record quarter-even as analysts see sales falling to the slowest rate of growth in more than a year.

 
Deutsche Bank Beats Profit Expectations, Restores Dividend 
 

Deutsche Bank posted a rise in fourth-quarter profit. In a further sign the bank has stabilized, it is paying a dividend to shareholders for the first time since 2019.

 
Facebook's Cryptocurrency Venture to Wind Down, Sell Assets 
 

The Diem Association, formerly known as Libra, is selling its technology to crypto-focused bank Silvergate Capital for $200 million.

 
Tesla Supplier LG Energy Hits $99 Billion Valuation on Trading Debut 
 

Shares in LG Energy Solution jumped 68% on their first day of trading, after the world's No. 2 maker of electric-vehicle batteries raised about $10.6 billion in South Korea's largest-ever initial public offering.

 
William Ackman Takes Stake in Netflix 
 

The billionaire says his hedge fund has purchased more than 3.1 million shares of the streaming service, whose stock has slumped this year.

 
Omicron Pushes Some Companies Back to Virtual Shareholder Meetings 
 

Hormel, Tyson and Becton Dickinson are among the companies opting for a remote event.

 
Tesla Is a Proven Automaker, an Unproven Tech Giant 
 

Elon Musk's company has shown it can generate cash selling electric vehicles, but its valuation depends on much more.

 
Amazon Faces Unionization Battle in Staten Island 
 

The National Labor Relations Board says the nascent Amazon Labor Union has enough support from workers to hold an election for a New York warehouse.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 27, 2022 07:15 ET (12:15 GMT)