Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF News - August 2026

Meta pays $17 billion, settling state lawsuits over child safety
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Meta pays $17 billion, settling state lawsuits over child safety

Meta Platforms will pay up to $17 billion to settle a landmark lawsuit brought by a bipartisan coalition of U.S. states. The lawsuit accused the company of...

Paramount postpones $110B Warner Bros. Discovery deal, citing state legal challenges
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Paramount postpones $110B Warner Bros. Discovery deal, citing state legal challenges

Paramount Skydance postponed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The companies pushed the projected closing date to June 2027. This...

Charter acquires Cox and Liberty Broadband, scaling to challenge global rivals
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Charter acquires Cox and Liberty Broadband, scaling to challenge global rivals

Charter Communications completed its acquisition of Cox Communications and Liberty Broadband Corporation today. The transaction expands Charter’s footprint to...

Meta Faces $200 Billion Trial, Over Instagram and Facebook Child Safety
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Meta Faces $200 Billion Trial, Over Instagram and Facebook Child Safety

A pivotal trial began today in a California federal court involving Meta Platforms and a coalition of 29 states. Attorneys general from California, Colorado,...

Charter-Cox $34.5B Merger Approved, Forming Largest US Internet Provider
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Charter-Cox $34.5B Merger Approved, Forming Largest US Internet Provider

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously approved a $34.5 billion merger between Charter and Cox. This decision clears a major regulatory...

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Charter seals $34.5B Cox merger, creating nation's largest cable provider

Charter Communications (CHTR) secured final approval from the California Public Utilities Commission for its $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications....

Paramount Skydance weighs CNN sale, aiming to clear $110B Warner merger
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Paramount Skydance weighs CNN sale, aiming to clear $110B Warner merger

Paramount Skydance Corp is considering a sale of CNN to resolve antitrust concerns. The move aims to salvage the company's proposed $110 billion acquisition...

Meta Faces Federal Trial, Accused of Hooking Kids on Social Media
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Meta Faces Federal Trial, Accused of Hooking Kids on Social Media

Meta Platforms begins a federal trial today in Oakland, California, to face lawsuits from four states. California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey allege...