News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
May 27 2022 - 11:15AM
Dow Jones News
Enfamil Maker Shops Baby-Formula Unit Amid Shortage
Reckitt Benckiser is pushing ahead with a multibillion-dollar
sale of its infant-formula business as severe shortages scramble
the key U.S. market.
Coinbase Leaders Net $1.2 Billion in Share Sales
The haul taken by two co-founders and two executives contrasts
with the sharp decline in the shares since they became available to
the public last year.
The Activist Investor Behind SeaWorld's Sea Change
The once-beleaguered theme-park company's largest shareholder
and chairman, Scott Ross, has turned things around-sometimes using
a blunt approach
'Top Gun: Maverick' Loses Chinese Investor
Tencent Holdings pulled out of financing the film over concerns
that Chinese officials would be angry about its affiliation with a
movie celebrating the American military.
Uber and Lyft's New Road: Fewer Drivers, Thrifty Riders and Jittery Investors
Uber and Lyft are recalibrating to a new reality: Investors are
increasing the pressure to rein in hefty losses, riders are taking
fewer trips as fares rise and drivers are still in short
supply.
WeWork Names Third CFO in Less Than Three Years
The co-working space operator is still recovering from the
pandemic.
Alibaba's Earnings Beat Expectations, But a Tougher Quarter Begins
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s fresh earnings beat offered some
relief to the beleaguered company's investors, but mounting
pressures in the new quarter will make that performance hard to
repeat, analysts say.
Broadcom Deal for VMware Highlights the Rise of Virtualization
The $61 billion acquisition of VMware reflects growing demand
for software applications that replace expensive computer
hardware.
Microsoft Slows Some Hiring Amid Economic Uncertainty
The software company is the latest tech giant to become more
cautious about hiring.
Old Navy to Scale Back Its Inclusive Sizing Strategy
The chain said it is scaling back an attempt to make women's
clothes more inclusive for all body types, after demand for the
larger sizes fell short and the chain didn't have enough middle
sizes.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 27, 2022 11:00 ET (15:00 GMT)
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