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Cameco Corp. CCJ 1.69% and Brookfield Renewable Partners BEP -0.10% said they will buy Westinghouse Electric Co. in a deal that will boost nuclear power, an energy resource reinvigorated by the need to reduce the use of carbon-based fuels. The Canada-based companies said Tuesday that they are forming a strategic partnership to acquire the nuclear-services business. Brookfield…

Adidas AG said Thursday it decided to place its partnership with musician and designer Kanye West under review, putting in doubt an arrangement that has produced the popular Yeezy collection of sneakers. The German sportswear giant said its decision comes after repeated attempts to privately resolve disputes with Mr. West and that it will continue to jointly manage the current Yeezy product in its inventory. Mr. West has criticized Adidas and…

Airlines are forging new partnerships with each other to help recover financially from the pandemic, leaving travelers with more hurdles to navigate.SkyTeam announced last week that Virgin Atlantic will be joining the airline alliance next year. The move will make Virgin Atlantic the first U.K.-based airline to join the alliance led by Delta Air Lines, Air France and KLM. Several other efforts are also under way, including a joint venture between Delta and LATAM Airlines…

Peloton Interactive Inc. PTON -14.44% will begin selling its exercise equipment at Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. DKS -3.25% stores, expanding the fitness gear company’s reach into bricks-and-mortar stores amid slowing demand.  The new partnership with Dick’s marks the first time that Peloton will sell its equipment at a physical store outside of the company’s own showrooms, Peloton said…

The Justice Department, along with six states and the District of Columbia, filed an antitrust lawsuit last year to block a 2020 agreement between the two airlines to sell seats on one another’s flights along certain routes, pool airport slots, coordinate schedules and share revenue from flights within the scope of the partnership in the Northeast. American and JetBlue have said that working together would make them more viable challengers at the three New York-area airports and in Boston. The department has…

SEOUL— Samsung’s de facto chief Lee Jae-yong and SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son are set to meet in Seoul next month to discuss a potential partnership involving chip designer Arm Ltd., in what could become a powerhouse union between two of the world’s semiconductor giants.Mr. Son said Thursday that he would visit South Korea to meet with Samsung Electronics Co. about a strategic alliance with Arm, which is…

In the underbelly of Montreal’s rap scene, you can find Nicholas Craven chopping up an obscure vocal sample that will eventually drift over a quaint drum-less loop for several minutes. Accompanying him is usually a rapper nonchalantly spitting a vivid portrait of themselves as the hushed voice Craven sampled earlier lurks in the background until they both fade. The music is contained and meticulously organized, almost like a collection of his beats could score a Scorsese mob film. His collaborators rarely struggle to rap…

Kanye West’s breakup with Gap Inc. reflects a broader trend of celebrities seeking more control over the brands they create or back.Mr. West belongs to an elite group of superstars with the followings and resources to plausibly make a go of it without a big consumer-goods brand as a partner, but celebrities that continue to work with brands are also claiming new roles and influence in those relationships. Celebrities as a whole have been empowered partly by the rise of social media, which…

Kanye West formally notified Gap Inc. GPS -2.14% that he is terminating his partnership with the apparel chain, moving to sever a relationship that was launched with great fanfare but has become increasingly strained.Gap and Mr. West in 2020 announced a partnership to develop a collection of clothing under the Yeezy Gap brand. The rapper and designer has complained recently on social media about the arrangement and a similar deal he has…

Adobe Inc. ADBE 0.85% agreed to buy collaboration-software company Figma for around $20 billion, in the technology giant’s largest acquisition. Adobe, which will pay for the company using roughly half cash, half stock, unveiled the deal with its quarterly results, which it pulled forward from a planned afternoon announcement after The Wall Street Journal began inquiring about an acquisition Wednesday. Adobe, which had a…