News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
June 30 2020 - 9:30PM
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Facebook Bans Large Segment of Boogaloo Movement
Facebook has classified a large segment of the boogaloo movement
as a dangerous organization and banned it from its network, in the
tech company's broadest move yet against the group.
FedEx Reports Better-Than-Expected Revenue as Residential Deliveries Surge
FedEx said Christmas-like levels of online shopping boosted its
business, and it is seeing tentative signs that the global economy
is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.
FCC Designates Huawei and ZTE as National Security Threats
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said it designated
Huawei Technologies and ZTE as national security threats.
EQT Sets EUR12.5 Billion Goal for Its Fifth Infrastructure Fund
The firm's next infrastructure pool would be its biggest yet and
follows a record year for infrastructure fundraising in 2019.
Airbus Plans to Cut 15,000 Jobs, Citing Impact of Coronavirus
Airbus said it would cut 15,000 jobs across its commercial
aircraft division, the biggest restructuring in the planemaker's
history, citing what it expects to be the Covid-19 pandemic's
yearslong impact on the aviation sector.
Cirque du Soleil Eyes Mid-August Deadline to Resolve Ownership Spat
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group is targeting a mid-August
deadline to select a winning bidder for the business and put to
rest an ownership feud between secured creditors and top
shareholder TPG.
Apple's Virtual Event Gives Hope for Online-Only Conferences in Covid-19 Era
The reviews are in for Apple Inc.'s first-ever online-only
software conference: Virtual tech conferences can work.
Aeromexico Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Mexican airline company Grupo Aeroméxico said it has filed for
voluntary restructuring under chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy
code to confront the crisis brought on by the coronavirus
pandemic.
Inovio Reports Positive Early-Stage Trial Results for Covid-19 Vaccine
The drugmaker reported positive preliminary results from the
first-phase trial of its vaccine candidate for the new coronavirus,
citing good indications regarding the vaccine's safety and
potential to protect against the virus.
Banks Face Increasing Compliance Risks, OCC Says
The coronavirus pandemic has forced some financial institutions
to reduce staff or reassign personnel at a time when applications
for government relief programs are flooding in, heightening banks'
compliance risks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
said.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 30, 2020 21:15 ET (01:15 GMT)
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