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• Comcast reportedly is speaking with private equity firms about participating in an improved offer for the entertainment 21st Century Fox, whose deal with Disney yesterday received anti-trust approval. http://axios.link/2YFn
• Athene (NYSE: ATH), a life insurer backed by Apollo Global Management, is in talks to buy all or part of General Electric’s (NYSE: GE) long-term care insurance business, per the FT. http://axios.link/f1FC
• B-Stock, a Belmont, Calif.-based B2B marketplace for returned or excess merchandise, raised $65 million from Spectrum Equity. www.bstock.com
For finance leaders at large retailers and brands, excess and returned inventory can pose a significant drag on working capital and margin performance. With returns projected to cost U.S. retailers $850 billion annually—roughly 17% of total sales—and processing costs ranging…
San Mateo, CA and Chicago, IL, Feb. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New data from both Circana and B-Stock reveals the age of smartphones traded-in reached an all-time high during the 2025 upgrade cycle, with most devices being three generations…