Este Lauder Ends Merger Talks with Spanish Rival Puig Over Compensation Sticking Point Bessent Anticipates Substantial Disinflation as Warsh Assumes Federal Reserve Leadership Rising Private Credit Defaults Strain Banks and Insurers Amid Higher Rates SP 500 Edges Higher as Technology Rally Counteracts Energy Slide Trump Criticizes Losers Opposing Iran Deal Amid Republican Concerns Over Geopolitical Stability Titan Company Poised to Lead Indias Formalizing Gold Market as Consumer Demand Shifts to Investment US Job Market Tightens for International Graduates Amid Immigration Rule Shifts