News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
March 20 2018 - 1:30PM
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Facebook Faces FTC Probe of Data Use by Cambridge Analytica
The Federal Trade Commission is probing Facebook over the use of
personal data by an analytics firm tied to President Trump's
campaign.
Orbitz Discloses Possible Data Breach Affecting 880,000 Payment Cards
Expedia Inc.'s Orbitz subsidiary disclosed Tuesday it has
discovered a possible data breach affecting thousands of customers
on one of its older sites and an unnamed partner platform.
United Suspends Cargo Program for Pets
Under fire for its handling of pets, United Continental Holdings
will stop taking reservations for its live-animal shipping program
at least until May 1 as it reviews the program.
Google Makes $300 Million Commitment to Supporting News
Google unveiled a three-year, $300 million commitment to help
news organizations adapt to the digital age, the search giant's
latest olive branch to a publishing industry.
CVS to Hire Former Eli Lilly CFO to Run Pharmacy Benefit Business
CVS Health tapped a former Eli Lilly finance chief to run its
pharmacy benefit business as the drugstore giant works to complete
an acquisition of insurer Aetna.
Meditation App Headspace Inks Content Partnership with NBA
Headspace has forged a partnership deal with the NBA that gives
the league, its players and its employees subscriptions to
Headspace.
General Dynamics Boosts Offer for CSRA
General Dynamics boosted its offer for CSRA in an effort to fend
off the unsolicited bid for the federal information technology
provider from rival CACI International.
Uber's New CEO Confronts His First Crisis With Driverless-Car Death
Dara Khosrowshahi spent much of the first six months as Uber's
chief executive cleaning up scandals he inherited. Just as it
appeared Uber was turning a corner, a new crisis has emerged, this
time under his watch.
Security Worries About Huawei Spread Beyond U.S.
National-security concerns surrounding China's Huawei
Technologies-the world's biggest supplier of wireless equipment and
No. 3 vendor of smartphones-are spreading beyond the U.S. to key
allies.
Dover Picks CEO of CNH as New Leader
Industrial-equipment maker Dover Corp. said its chief executive
is retiring next month, and that the CEO of CNH Industrial NV is
taking his place.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 20, 2018 13:15 ET (17:15 GMT)
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