Communications-services rose amid deal activity.
French advertising conglomerate Publicis Groupe said it agreed to acquire U.S. data platform LiveRamp Holdings for $2.55 billion, in a move aimed at expanding its artificial-intelligence offering.
The New York Times and national security reporter Julian E. Barnes filed a second lawsuit against the Pentagon, escalating their fight over new rules restricting press access to military officials and the Defense Department's main building.
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