News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
25 February 2020 - 5:30PM
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Shake Shack's Customer Traffic Weakens
The hamburger chain struggled to draw in customers in its latest
quarter and warned sales growth might decline next year.
Drugmaker Ships First Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine for Human Tests
Moderna has shipped the first batch of the company's rapidly
developed coronavirus vaccine to researchers at the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
HP to Buy Back $15 Billion in Stock to Battle Xerox Takeover Bid
HP pledged to buy $15 billion worth of stock, with at least $8
billion of that in the first year, to tackle a hostile takeover bid
from Xerox. HP also reported first-quarter results and raised
profit projections for the year.
Boeing Nominates Two New Board Directors
The aircraft maker is looking to add two outside directors with
safety and engineering experience amid scrutiny of the board's
oversight of the 737 MAX crisis.
SBI Cards Plans to Raise Up to $1.29 Billion in India IPO
SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd. plans to raise as much as
$1.29 billion in net proceeds through an initial public offering in
India, according to a term sheet seen by The Wall Street
Journal.
Payments Business Revolut Valued at $5.5 Billion in New Funding Round
Revolut Ltd., one of the fastest-growing upstarts in the hot
U.K. digital banking and payments market, was valued at $5.5
billion after it raised $500 million in new funding.
Juul Pitches Locked E-Cigarette in Bid to Stay on U.S. Market
Juul Labs plans to present to federal regulators a new version
of its vaporizer designed to unlock only for users at least 21
years old as part of an application the controversial e-cigarette
maker must file to keep its products in the U.S. market.
Temasek to Freeze Staff Wages Due to Coronavirus Epidemic
Singapore state-investment company Temasek Holdings is
implementing a wage freeze for all its staff due to the coronavirus
epidemic.
Mallinckrodt Pitches at Least $1.6 Billion Opioid Settlement, Generics Unit Bankruptcy
EXCLUSIVE: Drugmaker Mallinckrodt is finalizing a settlement
proposal worth at least $1.6 billion that would place its U.S.
generic-drug business into bankruptcy to address coming debt
maturities and liabilities stemming from the opioid crisis,
according to people familiar with the matter.
Primark Owner ABF Looks for Suppliers Outside of China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The London-based owner of fast-fashion retail chain Primark
relies on China for a significant portion of its supplies of
clothing and accessories.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 25, 2020 01:15 ET (06:15 GMT)
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