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Big Shareholder Signals Opposition to News Corp-Fox Combination

November 23, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Big Shareholder Signals Opposition to News Corp-Fox Combination
A major outside shareholder in News Corp and Fox Corp. opposes a plan by Rupert Murdoch to recombine the companies and wants other alternatives considered, including a breakup of News Corp.

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Musk’s Twitter Takeover Triggers a Partisan Clash

November 23, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Musk’s Twitter Takeover Triggers a Partisan Clash
Democrats say company staff cutbacks are threatening user security, while Republicans maintain that the dispute is over free speech.

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Disney to Show Its Latest Avatar Movie in China

November 22, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Disney to Show Its Latest Avatar Movie in China
The entertainment company was eager to get approval for a release date for “Avatar: The Way Of Water” in the critical market.

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Thanksgiving Travel Roars Back, Testing Airlines After Turbulent Summer

November 22, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Thanksgiving Travel Roars Back, Testing Airlines After Turbulent Summer
TSA anticipates air travel will reach prepandemic levels this week, with airlines saying staffing has improved.

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Disney’s Robert Iger Loomed Over His Successor as CEO, Creating Tensions

November 22, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Disney’s Robert Iger Loomed Over His Successor as CEO, Creating Tensions
Soon after he took the top job in 2020, Bob Chapek was at odds with Mr. Iger, who remained as executive chairman, and complained to deputies he had been undermined from the start.

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HP Plans Layoffs With PC Demand Slump Stretching Into Next Year

November 22, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on HP Plans Layoffs With PC Demand Slump Stretching Into Next Year
The company said it would slash up to nearly 10% of its workforce. Dell also warned of a worsening decline after a 17% drop in third-quarter laptop and desktop sales.

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Facebook’s Most Popular Posts Were Trash. Here Is How It Cleaned Up.

November 22, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Facebook’s Most Popular Posts Were Trash. Here Is How It Cleaned Up.
Facebook’s third-quarter Widely Viewed Content Report, released on Tuesday, shows only one in the top 20 posts qualified as engagement bait, down from 100% a year earlier. For the first time since the report began being produced, none of the top 20 posts violated platform rules.

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Walt Disney CFO, Others Brought Concerns to Board Over Bob Chapek

November 21, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Walt Disney CFO, Others Brought Concerns to Board Over Bob Chapek
Finance head Christine McCarthy told directors of her lack of confidence in the CEO after a calamitous November earnings call.

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Railroad Unions Split Over Labor Contract

November 21, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Railroad Unions Split Over Labor Contract
Members of the conductors union narrowly voted to reject a new wage deal brokered by the White House, while the engineers union narrowly ratified the deal.

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Paramount Global Terminates Deal to Sell Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House

November 21, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Paramount Global Terminates Deal to Sell Simon & Schuster to Penguin Random House
The action brings to a close a two-year effort to merge two of the largest book publishers.

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