Verizon Internet Outage Disrupts Usage in Northeast 
 

A fiber cut in Brooklyn, N.Y., has caused an outage of service, with users of Zoom, Amazon Web Services and other applications reporting problems.

 
PepsiCo, Beyond Meat Form Plant-Based Foods Venture 
 

Planet Partnership will develop snacks and beverages made from plant proteins, expanding the market reach of alternative products.

 
L'Occitane's U.S. Subsidiary Files Chapter 11 to Fight Leases 
 

The U.S. division of French beauty products maker L'Occitane International is behind on $15 million in rent and seeks to shed lease obligations after the Covid-19 pandemic cut into sales.

 
Canadian Casino CEO Resigns After Flying to Remote Area for Vaccine 
 

Rodney Baker stepped down from Great Canadian Gaming after being charged with violating health rules in the nation's northwestern Yukon territory.

 
Biggest U.S. Banks Embrace 'Rooney Rule' Policies in Diversity Hiring Push 
 

The commitment to mandating a diverse slate of applicants when hiring employees comes in response to shareholder proposals from the AFL-CIO's reserve fund.

 
Washington Post's Marty Baron to Retire as Executive Editor 
 

The newspaper chief plans to step down at the end of February after an eight-year tenure.

 
UniCredit to Pick Andrea Orcel as New CEO 
 

One of Europe's best-known bankers remains in a legal fight with Santander over a canceled job offer.

 
J&J Expects Covid-19 Vaccine Results by Early Next Week 
 

The drugmaker aims to provide about 100 million doses domestically by the end of June if study results are positive and the U.S. authorizes its shot.

 
Verizon Slow to Cash In on iPhone 12 
 

Carrier's profit slipped in the fourth quarter as higher costs burdened its bottom line, though the company issued a more upbeat view of its prospects in 2021.

 
3M Expects Sales Growth as Customers Return to Offices, Schools 
 

The St. Paul, Minn.-based manufacturer said it has delivered two billion N95 masks around the world and is making more than 95 million a month in the U.S.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 26, 2021 15:15 ET (20:15 GMT)

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