Pfizer Vaccine Works Against Mutations Found in U.K, South Africa Strains, Study Finds 
 

The findings, while preliminary and not peer reviewed, are the latest to suggest that Covid-19 vaccines can protect against the variants.

 
SAP CEO Shares New Plans to Boost Cloud Adoption 
 

SAP Chief Executive Christian Klein says the enterprise-software giant is redoubling its efforts to move customers to the cloud, offering a new subscription service aimed at helping companies get more value out of making the switch.

 
Rio Tinto Unveils New Executive Team 
 

Rio Tinto elevated an executive experienced in negotiating with Chinese buyers to run its iron-ore business at a time of heightened tensions between Canberra and Beijing, in a shuffle of the miner's top team under new CEO .

 
European Regulator Distances Itself From FAA on Boeing's 737 Max 
 

Boeing Co. and some of its airline customers got an immediate boost from Wednesday's ungrounding of 737 MAX jets across Europe, but the move also portends more-stringent safety reviews of future U.S. aircraft by the region's aviation regulator.

 
Apple to Roll Out Privacy Measures Despite Facebook Objections 
 

The update to Apple's mobile operating system would make it so that companies would no longer be able to collect a person's advertising identifier without permission.

 
Samsung Profit Gets Lift From Pandemic 
 

The South Korean tech giant is contending with its de facto leader Lee Jae-yong being back behind bars. And its rivals, for handsets and semiconductors, are consolidating and getting larger.

 
American Financial to Sell Annuity Business to MassMutual for $3.5 Billion 
 

American Financial said the transaction will mark its exit from the fixed and indexed annuity market.

 
Las Vegas Sands Will Abide by Founder Sheldon Adelson's Vision 
 

The global casino operator's new chief executive, Rob Goldstein, says investments in Asia and expansion in the U.S. are next.

 
Apple's iPhone 12 Helped Deliver a Record $111.4 Billion Quarter 
 

Apple finished 2020 with its most profitable quarter ever, fueled by an uptick in higher-end iPhone sales and a pandemic-induced surge in demand for its laptops and tablets.

 
Stock-Market Frenzy Offers Some CFOs a Chance to Cash In 
 

Some finance chiefs may hold off, as it takes time to prepare an equity sale, and businesses risk raising the ire of regulators if the share price crashes after a fundraising round.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 28, 2021 03:15 ET (08:15 GMT)

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