News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
January 20 2021 - 9:30PM
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China Telecom Companies Ask NYSE to Review Decision to Delist ADS
China's three largest telecommunication companies said that they
have asked the New York Stock Exchange to review its decision to
delist their American depositary receipts.
Europeans Clash With Pfizer, BioNTech Over Vaccine Deliveries
Tension is rising between European authorities and Pfizer and
BioNTech after officials said the companies had unexpectedly cut
their deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines and put their immunization
schedules at risk.
United Airlines Offers Grim Outlook but Seeks to Rebuild
United reported a net loss of $1.9 billion for the fourth
quarter but said it has gotten a handle on how to survive its
immediate challenges.
Tyson Foods to Settle Price-Fixing Claims
The meat company has agreed to pay $221.5 million to poultry
buyers, helping end a four-year fight over alleged collusion in the
chicken industry.
Jay-Z to Boost Minority-Owned Cannabis Businesses
The rapper is creating a $10 million fund to invest in startups,
saying people of color have missed out on the marijuana boom.
Morgan Stanley Profit Shoots Higher, Fueled by Wall Street
The bank's fourth-quarter profit rose 51% from a year earlier,
another big U.S. lender to emerge from a turbulent year in better
shape than was expected at the onset of the pandemic.
KKR-Led Lenders Aiming To Restructure Belk Without Bankruptcy
Some lenders to the department store chain are hoping to avoid
the expense and conflict that retailers often face in bankruptcy.
Besides that, in recent years retailers have often begun in Chapter
11, but ended up in liquidation.
Companies Revisit Financial Forecasts Ahead of Potential Tax Changes
Revisions to the U.S. tax code became more likely after
Georgia's runoff elections handed Democrats control of the Senate,
experts say.
Procter & Gamble Gets Shoppers to Pay Up
The company's sales surged in the most recent quarter, fueled in
part by demand for high-end household products from pricey dish
soap to a $300 electric toothbrush.
UnitedHealth's Profit Slips as Health-Care Visits Return
Fourth-quarter revenue climbed to $65.47 billion, up from $60.9
billion in the same quarter a year earlier. Costs also rose.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 20, 2021 21:15 ET (02:15 GMT)
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