News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
02 March 2021 - 9:30AM
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Zoom earnings roared to nearly $1 billion in 2020, and the stock is rising again
Zoom Video Communications Inc.'s rip-roaring ride resumed its
meteoric trajectory Monday, with shares jumping as the company
detailed the results of becoming a lifeline for those stuck at home
due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Booming profit and revenue.
Walmart Diversification Goes Into Overdrive With Goldman Hires
Walmart signals it is getting serious about financial
technology, even as it is expanding into online advertising and
other businesses.
Twitter Expands Use of Enforcement System to Covid-19 Falsehoods
Twitter users who repeatedly tweet coronavirus misinformation
face a ban from the site under the new policy.
J&J Covid-19 Vaccine Shipments to States Start
Trucks have set out from distribution centers, putting the first
use of Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine on track to
begin Tuesday.
Greensill Capital Faces Possible Insolvency After Credit Suisse Suspends Funds
The SoftBank-backed lender has hired restructuring advisers and
could file for insolvency within days, people familiar with the
matter said, after Credit Suisse suspended $10 billion in
investment funds.
Exxon Adds New Board Members Amid Activist Pressure
The oil giant said Jeffrey Ubben and Michael Angelakis would
join its board, but Engine No. 1 plans to continue a proxy
fight.
Tailored Brands Offered Rescue Loan Amid Declining Business
Tailored Brands Inc., the parent company of apparel retailers
Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank, needs a financial lifeline
roughly three months after emerging from bankruptcy, as business
continues to decline during the Covid-19 pandemic.
South Korean Battery Makers Pitch White House About Georgia Factory
SK Innovation wants the Biden administration to reverse a trade
ruling it lost to rival LG Chem involving a factory project seen as
key to the electric-car plans of Ford and Volkswagen.
Streaming Business MobiTV Files for Bankruptcy With T-Mobile Financing Lined Up
The Emeryville, Calif.-based software company entered chapter 11
proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., with
total assets of $19 million and liabilities of $75 million.
Covid-19 Vaccine Program in U.K. Cut Deaths, Hospitalizations
One dose reduced the risk of hospitalization among people over
70 years old by 80% compared with those of a similar age who
weren't vaccinated, according to new real-world data from
Britain.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 01, 2021 17:15 ET (22:15 GMT)
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