News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
June 24 2021 - 7:29AM
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JPMorgan Buys Stake in Robert Kraft's Sports-Data Company
The bank plans to use the heaps of data that flows from legal
sports betting, mobile ticketing and concession sales, among other
things, to advise clients looking to buy and owners trying to wring
more profit out of their teams.
Visa Buys Swedish Fintech Tink for More Than $2 Billion
Acquiring the startup would give Visa a foothold in the
fast-growing business of open banking, which connects consumers to
multiple financial institutions.
FedEx Suspended Service for 1,400 Freight Customers
The shipping and logistics giant suspended about 1,400 customers
of its Freight shipping service earlier this month, a move that
surprised customers and was aimed at easing a congested network
taxed by relentless package volume.
Luminar's CFO Aims to Conserve Cash as Company Begins Commercial Production
Luminar Technologies, which makes sensors for autonomous cars,
is looking to boost production while building up a cash cushion on
its balance sheet.
House Panel Votes to Curb Tech Giants
The tech companies, including Google and Facebook, will take the
battle over the proposed new regulations and oversight to the House
floor and Senate.
E-Mart to Buy eBay's South Korean Unit for $3B
E-commerce platform eBay Inc. agreed to sell an 80.0% stake in
its South Korean unit to retailer E-mart for about $3.0
billion.
Siemens Raises Growth Targets, Plans Buyback
Siemens upgraded some of its growth targets and said it would
launch a share buyback program of up to EUR3 billion in
October.
BuzzFeed Nears Deal to Go Public Via SPAC
The move is part of a plan to consolidate with other players in
digital media, as the company hopes scale will make it easier to
compete for ad dollars with Google, Facebook and Amazon.
ViacomCBS Taps Paramount+ Programming Chief in Content Leadership Shift
Media giant is latest industry player to reorganize its ranks to
prioritize streaming.
CDC Advisory Group Says 'Likely Association' Between mRNA Vaccines and Rare Myocarditis Cases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers said there
is a "likely association" between Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna's
mRNA Covid-19 vaccines and an inflammatory heart condition in some
younger individuals, but noted that cases were rare and that most
patients quickly felt better.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 24, 2021 07:15 ET (11:15 GMT)
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