News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
June 15 2021 - 1:26AM
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Philips Recalls Millions of CPAP, Ventilator Machines
The company said that sound-damping foam in the breathing
devices could degrade and be inhaled or swallowed.
Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine Is 90% Effective in Key Study
An experimental vaccine from Novavax was effective at preventing
symptomatic disease in adults in a large clinical trial, results
that move the shot a step closer to global use.
Vaccines Offer Significant Protection Against Covid-19 Delta Variant, U.K. Analysis Shows
The findings are the latest indicating that vaccines are able to
protect people against new variants, despite early concerns that
the variants might be able to elude them.
Lordstown Motors' New Interim CFO Known for Turning Around Struggling Companies
The Lordstown, Ohio-based company on Monday disclosed it engaged
AP Services LLC, a subsidiary of AlixPartners LLP, as part of an
executive reshuffling after a board report found inaccuracies in
some of the firm's disclosures about truck preorders.
Centene Settles With States Over Pharmacy Benefits Practice
The managed-care company agreed to pay about $88 million to Ohio
and $55 million to Mississippi and is establishing a $1.1 billion
reserve related to talks with other states.
Crown Resorts Gets Increased Buyback Proposal From Oaktree
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd. said Oaktree
Capital Management has raised the size of the financing it proposes
to fund a buy back of shares held by billionaire James Packer's
investment firm.
Nuclear Firm Flags Performance Issue at Chinese Plant
French power giant EDF says it requested an extraordinary board
meeting with Chinese managers of the Taishan nuclear plant in
Southeast China to get more information on the buildup of gases
inside one of the plant's reactors.
European Privacy Ruling Could Mean More Scrutiny of Companies
Europe's top court is set to rule on whether national regulators
can reach across borders.
Investors Crave More of Payments Company Stripe
Shopify, Sequoia Capital and others bought about $1 billion of
shares in fintech Stripe in a recent tender offer.
Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet Is an Accounting Headache for Tesla, Others
Tesla and other companies that hold the notoriously volatile
cryptocurrency often must record impairment charges when its value
falls.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 15, 2021 01:15 ET (05:15 GMT)
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