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A move by Google to rein in tracking of web users drew mixed reviews in the ad world, with some executives expressing cautious optimism the change will be good for consumers and others worrying it will increase the tech giant’s industry stranglehold.

CEO Carlos Tavares said the auto company is holding talks with the Cherokee Nation over use of the Native American tribe’s name in Jeep’s line of vehicles.

The company’s exit from the U.S. gambling destination comes as the Covid-19 pandemic has roiled the casino industry.

TV networks also are expected to pay nearly twice as much for new rights to Sunday and Monday games.

Rio Tinto said Chairman Simon Thompson would step down because of its destruction of two ancient rock shelters in Australia last year, bowing to demands from some investors for greater accountability for the incident.

The decision won’t affect Dr. Seuss’s best-known works, which publisher Random House Books for Young Readers and several booksellers said would remain available to customers.

The retail chain said it would restart share buybacks and dividends and spend at least $550 million on capital expenditures during new fiscal year.

The retailer’s holiday sales rose solidly, capping off a year when revenue increased more than it had in the previous 11 years combined.

Chains are collecting data from millions of customers as they sign up for shots, enrolling them in patient systems and having recipients register customer profiles.

The executive chairman also said the company would look for ways to help workers monetize some of their shares after the company was forced to call off its listings.