News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
May 23 2022 - 9:30AM
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Didi Says It Will Proceed With Delisting From NYSE
The Chinese ride-hailing giant secured approval from its
shareholders to delist at a meeting that was held on Monday.
Three Doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 Vaccine 80% Effective in Young Children, Company Says
The three shots were found effective in preventing symptomatic
Covid-19 in children 6 months to 5 years, an early analysis of
study data found.
Conan O'Brien's Podcast Company Sells to SiriusXM in Deal Valued Around $150 Million
Conan O'Brien sold his hit podcast, "Conan O'Brien Needs a
Friend," to Sirius XM, along with his Team Coco digital-media
company and its network of 10 podcasts.
It's Treasure-Hunt Season for Off-Price Retail
What this year's selling conditions will be like for retailers
such as T.J. Maxx and Ross Stores are hard to predict, but the
buying environment is starting to look very favorable.
Marketing Budgets Rise as Share of Company Revenues, Gartner Survey Finds
Marketing budgets have risen to 9.5% of total company revenue in
2022, up from 6.4% a year earlier, according to the annual CMO
Spend Survey by Gartner.
Dell Might Be Tech's Cheap Dark Horse
PC sales are slowing from their pandemic boom. But Dell's sharp
focus on the corporate market is helping it pick up share.
Siemens Energy Launches Bid for Gamesa
Siemens Energy has made an offer to buy all the outstanding
shares in its Gamesa wind turbine unit for EUR4 billion.
Saudi Sovereign-Wealth Fund Buys Stake in Royal's Investment Firm
The purchase further intertwines the government with billionaire
Prince al-Waleed bin Talal, a high-profile investor who was once
detained by the state over corruption allegations.
Broadcom in Advanced Talks to Buy VMware
The tech companies are discussing a cash-and-stock deal that
could come soon, setting the stage for what would be one of the
year's biggest deals.
Abbott CEO Apologizes for Company's Role in Baby-Formula Shortage
Robert Ford, Abbott's chief executive, explained in an op-ed
what led to the voluntary recall of baby formula and detailed the
company's plan to avoid a similar shortage in the future.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 23, 2022 09:15 ET (13:15 GMT)
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