Square Keeps Its Equal Sides With Afterpay Deal

Afterpay is an acquisition that can boost Square's appeal to both buyers and sellers and link the two, which is what investors have been betting on.

 
Retailers Take Steps to Follow Shifting Guidance on Masks

Target said it would require workers to wear masks regardless of vaccination status in counties deemed at high risk of Covid-19 transmission, mirroring policies implemented by other companies last week in the wake of new guidance on mask wearing from U.S. officials.

 
Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine to Be Sold to Media Company Backed by Blackstone

The venture Blackstone is backing will be run by former Walt Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, who are hunting for content companies amid a land-grab for high-quality programming in Hollywood.

 
News Corp to Buy OPIS for $1.15 Billion

The parent of The Wall Street Journal and HarperCollins Publishers will purchase Oil Price Information Service, an energy and renewables information-services company.

 
Heineken's Usual Advantage Will Slow Its Recovery

A big business in developing countries is normally a reason to buy Heineken's shares. For now, though, slow vaccination rollouts have taken the fizz out of some of the world's most promising beer markets.

 
Foot Locker to Buy Two Retailers for $1.1 Billion

The sneaker seller is acquiring WSS and Atmos as it seeks customers beyond the mall.

 
Allianz Shares Sink on DOJ Probe Into Structured Alpha Funds

Shares in the German financial giant suffered after it said the Justice Department is investigating its hedge funds that caused investors significant losses during the pandemic-related market downturn early last year.

 
Big Apple Takes Bite Out of Food Delivery

New bills passed in New York City could curb some appeal of companies such as Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber Eats.

 
Utilities Eye Mini Nuclear Reactors as Climate Concerns Grow

Despite the enticement of carbon-free power, critics say small modular reactors have the same safety and cost challenges of big nukes.

 
HSBC's Profit Rises as Pandemic Provisions Recede

The lender earned $3.4 billion in the quarter ended in June, much higher than the $192 million a year earlier, after it reduced provisions for bad loans caused by the economic fallout from the pandemic.

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