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Reddit’s Valuation Doubles to $6 Billion After Funding Round

February 8, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Reddit’s Valuation Doubles to $6 Billion After Funding Round
The social-media company has added users through the Covid-19 pandemic and more recently has gained attention for its role in the recent Wall Street trading frenzy.

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Tesla Buys $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin

February 8, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Tesla Buys $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin
Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle company said it might start accepting the cryptocurrency as payment for its products, sending bitcoin’s price soaring.

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AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine Defended by World Health Officials

February 8, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine Defended by World Health Officials
World Health Organization officials expressed confidence that AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine can prevent severe cases of the disease, as well as hospitalizations and deaths.

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Malls Spent Billions on Theme Parks to Woo Shoppers. It Made Matters Worse.

February 8, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Malls Spent Billions on Theme Parks to Woo Shoppers. It Made Matters Worse.
Go-karts, laser tag and ropes courses aren’t very popular during a pandemic, even when they’re open. For big operators who thought entertainment was a solution to a declining business, the bills are coming due.

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SoftBank Turns $11 Billion Profit, Helped by DoorDash

February 8, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on SoftBank Turns $11 Billion Profit, Helped by DoorDash
SoftBank Group rode red-hot stock markets to a big quarterly profit, largely on the back of investment gains at its Vision Funds.

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From Lightbulbs to 5G, China Battles West for Control of Vital Technology Standards

February 7, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on From Lightbulbs to 5G, China Battles West for Control of Vital Technology Standards
Whoever has control of industrial norms for telecommunications, electricity transmission and artificial intelligence is in a position to dominate. For years, Western countries had the whip hand. Not anymore.

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Super Bowl Ads Go for Comedic Catharsis

February 7, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Super Bowl Ads Go for Comedic Catharsis
Tuning into the nation’s emotional exhaustion, marketers look to brighten spirits ground down by the pandemic.

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Apple’s Talks With Hyundai Break Down

February 7, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Apple’s Talks With Hyundai Break Down
Talks with Hyundai Motor Group have failed to lead to an agreement for the South Korean auto giant to assemble vehicles for the iPhone company.

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Slow Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout, New Variants Shift Some Business Plans

February 7, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Slow Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout, New Variants Shift Some Business Plans
The rollout and new variants are pushing back CEO expectations for when consumers will return en masse to traveling, eating out and shopping in stores.

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Temporary Jobs Propped Up January Hiring

February 7, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Temporary Jobs Propped Up January Hiring
Hiring of temporary workers accelerated last month, and without those gains U.S. employers would have shed payrolls for the second straight month in January.

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