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Stop New Oil Investments to Hit Net-Zero Emissions, IEA Says

May 18, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Investment in new fossil-fuel supply projects must immediately cease if the world is going to slash net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, the Paris-based energy watchdog said.

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AT&T’s Hollywood Ending Erased Billions in Value

May 17, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The telecommunications giant is giving up its dreams of marrying content and distribution—one of the biggest about-faces in corporate deal history. Company plans to spin off HBO, CNN, Warner Bros. studio and other assets.

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U.S. to Increase Vaccine Exports Amid Pressure

May 17, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The Biden administration intends to share 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines produced by Moderna, Pfizer and J&J with other countries by the end of June.

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Banking & Finance

Deadlines Approaching in Missouri for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Drought

May 17, 2021 Erin Slifka 0

(Sacramento, CA) – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Missouri small nonfarm businesses of the June 16, 2021 deadline to apply for an SBA federal […]

Elliott Urges Duke Energy to Consider Separation Into Three Companies

May 17, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The activist investor is seeking board seats at Duke and wants the company to form a strategic-review committee.

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Apple Set to Call Tim Cook to Witness Stand to Fight Monopoly Claims

May 17, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The iPhone maker’s chief executive is set to argue the company’s case against Epic Games’ antitrust claims.

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J.Crew Is Naming Designer to Disrupt Brand

May 16, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Brendon Babenzien, the veteran streetwear pioneer, is being hired to push the limits of the preppy retailer’s designs.

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AT&T, Discovery in Talks to Combine Media Assets

May 16, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The deal would continue consolidation in a media business buffeted by cord-cutting and streaming.

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Gates Left Board Amid Probe Into Prior Relationship With Staffer

May 16, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Some Microsoft directors began an investigation in 2019 into a woman’s allegations of a prior sexual relationship with Bill Gates; Mr. Gates’s spokeswoman says his decision to leave the board in 2020 wasn’t related to the matter.

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Companies Ponder Speeding Up Plans to Bring Workers Back to Offices

May 16, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

New CDC guidance on masking and social distancing for vaccinated people throws a wrinkle into plans for repopulating city centers.

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Articles by Erin Slifka

Stop New Oil Investments to Hit Net-Zero Emissions, IEA Says

AT&T’s Hollywood Ending Erased Billions in Value

U.S. to Increase Vaccine Exports Amid Pressure

Deadlines Approaching in Missouri for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Drought

Elliott Urges Duke Energy to Consider Separation Into Three Companies

Apple Set to Call Tim Cook to Witness Stand to Fight Monopoly Claims

J.Crew Is Naming Designer to Disrupt Brand

AT&T, Discovery in Talks to Combine Media Assets

Gates Left Board Amid Probe Into Prior Relationship With Staffer

Companies Ponder Speeding Up Plans to Bring Workers Back to Offices

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