Shannon Najmabadi

Washington, D.C., United States

Reporter at The Washington Post

@washingtonpost reporter | past lives @wsj @coloradosun @texastribune

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Markets fall slightly after Trump threatens tariffs on Apple and E.U.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Shannon Najmabadi

Markets fall slightly after Trump threatens tariffs on Apple and E.U. (washingtonpost.com) Markets fall slightly after Trump threatens tariffs on Apple and E.U. By Shannon Najmabadi 2025052313390800 Stocks slipped lower Friday after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on imports from the European Union and on iPhones made outside the United States. Major U.S. indexes ended the day down 1 percent or less.
Cable giants Charter and Cox to merge as industry faces threats on all sides

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Shannon Najmabadi

Cable giants Charter and Cox to merge as industry faces threats on all sides (washingtonpost.com) Cable giants Charter and Cox to merge as industry faces threats on all sides By Shannon Najmabadi 2025051612430100 Charter Communications and Cox Communications will merge in a deal that combines two of the three biggest U.S. cable companies as their industry faces threats from cord-cutting and wireless competition.
Dick’s Sporting Goods to buy Foot Locker for $2.4 billion

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Vivian Ho |Shannon Najmabadi

Dick’s Sporting Goods to buy Foot Locker for $2.4 billion (washingtonpost.com) Dick’s Sporting Goods to buy Foot Locker for $2.4 billion By Vivian Ho; Shannon Najmabadi 2025051511065700 Dick's Sporting Goods will acquire ailing footwear giant Foot Locker for $2.4 billion but operate it as a stand-alone business and brand, the companies said Thursday.
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4 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Shannon Najmabadi
Bill Gates accelerates wealth giveaway, says foundation to end in 2045

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Shannon Najmabadi

Bill Gates accelerates wealth giveaway, says foundation to end in 2045 (washingtonpost.com) Bill Gates accelerates wealth giveaway, says foundation to end in 2045 By Shannon Najmabadi 2025050814072200 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will dramatically speed up his plans to give away most of his wealth, saying he will reduce his estimated $108 billion net worth by 99 percent over 20 years and prepare his eponymous foundation to stop operating by the end of 2045. The plan, which Gates announced...
WeightWatchers bankruptcy reflects diet industry’s turmoil over new drugs

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Shannon Najmabadi

WeightWatchers bankruptcy reflects diet industry’s turmoil over new drugs (washingtonpost.com) WeightWatchers bankruptcy reflects diet industry’s turmoil over new drugs By Shannon Najmabadi 2025050714452100 Iconic weight management brand WeightWatchers's bankruptcy filing this week underscores the titanic shifts that drugs such as Ozempic have inflicted on the diet industry.
WeightWatchers bankruptcy reflects diet industry’s turmoil over new drugs

1 month ago | adn.com | Shannon Najmabadi

Iconic weight management brand WeightWatchers’s bankruptcy filing this week underscores the titanic shifts that drugs such as Ozempic have inflicted on the diet industry. WeightWatchers, which expects to get rid of $1.15 billion in debt, said it hopes to complete its Chapter 11 organization within 45 days.
Trump calls for a 100% tariff on foreign-made films to save ‘dying’ Hollywood

1 month ago | adn.com | Herb Scribner |Shannon Najmabadi |David Lynch

President Donald Trump called for a 100% tariff on movies produced overseas in a Truth Social post Sunday night, confounding studio executives and critics about what this could mean for the heavily globalized film industry. “The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” the president wrote Sunday night. “This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda!” he wrote.
Trump calls for 100 percent tariff on foreign-made films to save 'dying' Hollywood

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Herb Scribner |Shannon Najmabadi |David Lynch

President Donald Trump called for a 100 percent tariff on movies produced overseas in a Truth Social post Sunday night, confounding studio executives and critics about what this could mean for the heavily globalized film industry. “The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” the president wrote Sunday night. “This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda!” he wrote.
Trump calls for 100 percent tariff on foreign-made films to save ‘dying’ Hollywood

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Herb Scribner |Shannon Najmabadi |David Lynch

Trump calls for 100 percent tariff on foreign-made films to save ‘dying’ Hollywood (washingtonpost.com) Trump calls for 100 percent tariff on foreign-made films to save ‘dying’ Hollywood By Herb Scribner; Shannon Najmabadi; David J.