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TikTok’s Founder Wonders What Hit Him

August 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on TikTok’s Founder Wonders What Hit Him
Zhang Yiming, 37 years old, admired Silicon Valley and always wanted to build a global tech company, not a Chinese one. He succeeded, only to find himself caught in today’s U.S.-China standoff.

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Millennials Help Power Housing-Market Rebound

August 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Millennials Help Power Housing-Market Rebound
Long viewed as perennial home renters who were reluctant or unable to buy, the generation now in their mid-20s to late 30s is emerging as a driving force in the U.S. housing market’s recent recovery.

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TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Quits as Trump Pushes Chinese App to Sell U.S. Business

August 27, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Quits as Trump Pushes Chinese App to Sell U.S. Business
TikTok’s Chief Executive Kevin Mayer said he would be leaving the social-media platform about three months into the job, as the company comes under increasing pressure from the White House over its ties to China.

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Abbott’s $5 Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Test Gets Emergency-Use Status From FDA

August 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Abbott’s $5 Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Test Gets Emergency-Use Status From FDA
The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency-use authorization to Abbott Laboratories for a $5 rapid-response Covid-19 antigen test that is roughly the size of a credit card.

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Facebook Says Apple’s New iPhone Update Will Disrupt Online Advertising

August 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Facebook Says Apple’s New iPhone Update Will Disrupt Online Advertising
Facebook says privacy changes that Apple has made to its newest operating system will cripple the social-media giant’s ability to serve targeted ads to iPhone users while they use outside apps.

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Moderna Says Covid-19 Vaccine Shows Signs of Working in Older Adults

August 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Moderna Says Covid-19 Vaccine Shows Signs of Working in Older Adults
Moderna said its experimental coronavirus vaccine induced immune responses in people aged 56 years and older that were comparable to those seen in younger adults in a small study.

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U.S.’s Fuel-Making Corridor Prepares for Hurricane Laura

August 26, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on U.S.’s Fuel-Making Corridor Prepares for Hurricane Laura
Refineries, petrochemical facilities and ports along the Gulf Coast were closing as the hurricane strengthened to a Category 4 storm with 140-mile-an-hour winds barreling toward the Texas-Louisiana border.

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McDonald’s Probe of Ex-CEO Investigates HR and Cover-Ups

August 25, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on McDonald’s Probe of Ex-CEO Investigates HR and Cover-Ups
McDonald’s said its investigation into former CEO Steve Easterbrook’s conduct is examining whether he covered up improprieties by other employees alongside allegations of potential misconduct within the human-resources department.

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Teva Pharmaceutical’s U.S. Unit Indicted on Price-Fixing Charges

August 25, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Teva Pharmaceutical’s U.S. Unit Indicted on Price-Fixing Charges
The U.S. business of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has been indicted on charges the drugmaker fixed prices on generic drugs.

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American Airlines to Cut 19,000 Jobs by Oct. 1 When Federal Aid Ends

August 25, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on American Airlines to Cut 19,000 Jobs by Oct. 1 When Federal Aid Ends
The carrier is preparing to downsize to cope with the coronavirus pandemic’s blow to travel demand, which isn’t expected to rebound for years.

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