Compass to Buy Rival Brokerage Operator Anywhere Real Estate for About $1.5 Billion

Two of the nation’s biggest real estate services companies are combining in a deal that will bring Century 21, Compass and several other major brokerage brands under the same umbrella. Compass said Monday that it has agreed to acquire rival Anywhere Real Estate in an all-stock transaction. The merger will create a combined company valued…MORE

A Jury Will Look at Whether Amazon Tricked Customers Into Joining Prime — and Made It Hard to Leave

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal trial beginning in Amazon’s hometown this week is set to examine whether the online retailing giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime service and made it difficult to cancel after they did so. The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon in U.S. District Court in Seattle two years ago…MORE

Biggest Rail Union Joins Others in Endorsing Union Pacific Merger but Some Still Have Reservations

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The nation’s largest railroad union endorsed Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern Monday after securing promises to protect jobs. Other unions and chemical makers that rely on the railroads are still expressing concerns about the deal. The SMART-TD union that represents conductors and other rail workers said Union…MORE

Kimmel Comes Back on ABC Network This Week

NEW YORK – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Disney Company says late night television host Jimmy Kimmel will return to the airwaves this Tusday. Last week, ABC said it was indefinitely suspending Kimmel, days after Kimmel made comments linking the alleged killer of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk to President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement. FTC Chairman Brendan Carr…MORE

Telecom Failures Caused Hundreds of North Texas Flights to Be Canceled and Delayed

(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming a telecommunications issue for canceling and delaying hundreds of flights at both DFW Airport and at Love Field on Friday. According to the FAA, air traffic controllers at both airports were unable to communicate because of a fiber optic cable issue with Frontier Communications.…MORE