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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr approved the telecom merger after Verizon yielded to new demands to curb diversity policies.

Verizon announced Friday that it's ending corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals as it faces a Trump administration probe and scrutiny of a proposed acquisition.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr in February criticized Verizon for its promotion of DEI programs and said it could be a factor in the Frontier deal.

Verizon Communications said Friday it is ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs after the Trump administration opened a probe and as the U.S. telecom carrier seeks approval to purchase Frontier Communications.

US equity markets posted modest declines this past week after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and maintained its status quo "wait-and-see" approach, but acknowledged heightened inflation and labor market risks. Meanwhile, White House officials headed to Switzerland to begin high-level trade talks with China, which follows the announcement of the first major post-Liberation Day trade deal with the United Kingdom. Following its best two-week stretch since late 2022, the S&P 500 slipped 0.4% this week - extending its drawdown to around 8% from its mid-February record highs.

Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE:DEI ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 7, 2025 2:00 PM ET Company Participants Stuart McElhinney - VP, IR Jordan Kaplan - President and CEO Kevin Crummy - CIO Peter Seymour - CFO Conference Call Participants Steve Sakwa - Evercore ISI Nick Yulico - Scotiabank Connor Michel - Piper Sandler Rich Anderson - Wedbush Peter Abramowitz - Jefferies Upal Rana - KeyBanc Capital Markets Seth Bergey - Citi Jana Galan - Bank of America John Kim - BMO Capital Markets Dylan Burzinski - Green Street Anthony Paolone - JP Morgan Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to Douglas Emmett's Quarterly Earnings Call.

The headline numbers for Douglas Emmett (DEI) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Douglas Emmett (DEI) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.40 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.39 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.45 per share a year ago.

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Douglas Emmett, Inc. (NYSE: DEI), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has released its First Quarter 2025 Earnings Results and Operating Information package by posting it to the investor relations section of its website at www.douglasemmett.com/investors. As previously announced, Jordan Kaplan, CEO, Peter Seymour, CFO, Kevin Crummy, CIO, and Stuart McElhinney, Vice President Investor Relations will host a live conference call to discuss Douglas Emmett's.