Business & Markets — June 26, 2026
NYC freezes rents on one million apartments. New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 to freeze regulated rents for up to two years, fulfilling a central campaign promise of Mayor Zohran Mamdani weeks into his term.
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ON Semiconductor acquires Synaptics for $7 billion. The deal expands ON Semi’s total addressable market by $30 billion. The chipmaker is positioning itself for physical AI applications in robotics and edge computing.
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John Bolton to plead guilty to mishandling classified documents. The former national security adviser will enter a guilty plea in federal court in Maryland under a plea deal, prosecutors said Friday.
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Elon Musk ordered to give deposition in vote-buying case. A federal judge ordered Musk to testify under oath in two lawsuits accusing him of defrauding swing-state voters through America PAC before the 2024 election.
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