News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
January 20 2020 - 3:30AM
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BAE Systems Unveils Two Buys
BAE Systems has agreed to buy Collins GPS and Raytheon's
airborne tactical radios businesses for $2.2 billion.
Olam International to Split Business in Two
The Singaporean agriculture company said one of the new groups
will operate in the food-ingredient industry and the other will
focus on food products and animal feed.
Streaming War's Battle Lines Still Being Drawn
Questions around sustainability and subscribers of streaming
services are unlikely to be answered even by the end of this
year.
Loss of Contracts Sinks Apollo's Defense Bet
The spike in Mideast tensions may have come too late for
Constellis Group, the defense contractor owned by Apollo Global
with roots in the Blackwater mercenary training firm.
Cash, Plastic or Hand? Amazon Envisions Paying With a Wave
The tech giant is creating checkout terminals that could be
placed in stores and allow shoppers to link their card information
to their hands.
Airbnb Asks Shareholders to Share With Other Stakeholders
Airbnb's plan to tie compensation to goals broader than profit
is equivalent to telling companies' owners they aren't as important
as they think. It remains to be seen whether Wall Street
agrees.
Arconic Names Chief Executive of Spinoff Company
Arconic named Timothy D. Myers chief executive officer for an
aluminum rolling company that will be created later this year when
Arconic splits into two companies.
Morgan Stanley Cuts CEO James Gorman's Bonus
Morgan Stanley paid its chief executive, James Gorman, $27
million for his work in 2019, a pay cut for a year when the bank's
revenue hit a record but its shares lagged behind those of
rivals.
Best Buy Opens Probe Into CEO's Personal Conduct
The board of Best Buy is investigating allegations that Chief
Executive Corie Barry had an inappropriate romantic relationship
with a fellow executive, who has since left the electronics
retailer.
Judge Slashes Damages in J&J Risperdal Case to $6.8 Million From $8 Billion
A judge reduced the amount of punitive damages Johnson &
Johnson must pay in a lawsuit over its antipsychotic Risperdal to
$6.8 million from the $8 billion awarded by a jury in October.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 20, 2020 03:15 ET (08:15 GMT)
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