News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
July 27 2021 - 3:24PM
Dow Jones News
GE and Raytheon Aren't Yet Flying on All Engines
Both conglomerates have reported a surge in airline shop visits
in the second quarter, but their aerospace businesses still face
many unknowns.
Hallmark Bets People Still Want to Send Paper Cards, but From Their Phones
The company has rolled out a way for people to handwrite a note
and add it to a paper greeting card, without buying a stamp or
going to the mailbox.
Weber Sets IPO Terms That Could Put Market Cap Above $8 Billion
Grill maker, backed by BDT Capital Partners, said it expects to
sell shares for between $15 and $17 apiece.
Jeff Bezos Offers to Waive $2 Billion for NASA Contract
The Amazon founder's offer aims to help his space company, Blue
Origin, secure a joint contract for the lunar-lander program that
was awarded solely to Elon Musk's SpaceX.
UPS Ships Fewer Packages as Pandemic Boom Wanes
The carrier's revenue jumped in the latest quarter as higher
shipping rates offset a slowdown in deliveries with more shoppers
venturing to stores.
Instagram Adds More Protections for Teenagers
Facebook separately pledged to keep younger children off its
main platform, even as it explores an alternative product for
them.
Lysol Maker Sees Disinfectant Sales Slow Amid Pandemic Recovery
Reckitt Benckiser has ridden a wave of demand for its cleaning
products since Covid-19 hit. Now it is grappling with a
pandemic-recovery double whammy: slowing sales of disinfectants and
rising cost inflation.
Bloomingdale's Joins Smaller-Store Trend With Bloomie's Launch
The 22,000-square-foot store in a suburban shopping district in
Fairfax, Va., will carry far fewer products than traditional
Bloomingdale's stores, but will update its selection multiple times
a week.
CBRE to Buy 60% Stake in Turner & Townsend in $1.3 Billion Deal
The world's largest commercial-real-estate-services firm is
buying a controlling stake in the London-based company ahead of an
expected wave of investment in alternative energy and
infrastructure.
Valo Health Acquires Biotech Startup, Gaining Protein Technology
Drugmaker Valo Health, which has agreed to go public by merging
with a blank-check company, is diversifying its product pipeline
with the acquisition of Courier Therapeutics.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 27, 2021 15:15 ET (19:15 GMT)
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