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Apple’s Cook Warns Proposed Antitrust Laws Will Leave Users With Less Choice for Privacy

April 12, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Apple’s Cook Warns Proposed Antitrust Laws Will Leave Users With Less Choice for Privacy
The iPhone maker’s CEO spoke before privacy advocates in Washington, D.C., as legislation is pending in Congress.

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GM Strikes Deal to Secure Cobalt for Electric-Car Batteries

April 12, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on GM Strikes Deal to Secure Cobalt for Electric-Car Batteries
The multiyear agreement with commodities firm Glencore is the latest in the auto industry’s race to secure key battery materials.

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Shanghai Factory Closures Mount as Covid-19 Lockdowns Hit Supply Chains

April 12, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Shanghai Factory Closures Mount as Covid-19 Lockdowns Hit Supply Chains
Manufacturers are having more trouble getting parts delivered because China’s restrictions on movement are making it difficult for trucks to enter the region, analysts said.

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Ukraine War Pushes Steel Prices Higher

April 12, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Ukraine War Pushes Steel Prices Higher
U.S. steelmakers are seeking alternative supplies of pig iron as shipments from top suppliers Russia and Ukraine grind to a halt.

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Elon Musk, Again an Outsider at Twitter, Emerges as Unshackled Wild Card for Company

April 11, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Elon Musk, Again an Outsider at Twitter, Emerges as Unshackled Wild Card for Company
The Tesla CEO’s surprise decision not to join Twitter’s board gives the company less control over its largest shareholder, paving the way for him to press for changes and speak out freely as an activist investor.

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Etsy Sellers Strike as Site Ramps Up to Battle Amazon

April 11, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Etsy Sellers Strike as Site Ramps Up to Battle Amazon
More than 20,000 sellers on the digital marketplace have signed a petition against Etsy’s move to raise the commission it charges on each transaction. Some are also temporarily closing their shops in protest.

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‘Fortnite’ Maker Valued at Nearly $32 Billion

April 11, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on ‘Fortnite’ Maker Valued at Nearly $32 Billion
Epic raised $2 billion, the most for a videogame company in two decades, from investors including Sony.

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Vaccine Makers Pfizer, Moderna Hire New CFOs

April 11, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Vaccine Makers Pfizer, Moderna Hire New CFOs
Pfizer and Moderna named company outsiders as chief financial officers as they look to deploy some of the cash they have generated during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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After Many Western Companies Fled Ukraine, a Holdout Adapts to Wartime

April 11, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on After Many Western Companies Fled Ukraine, a Holdout Adapts to Wartime
From renting a bomb shelter to tailoring shifts around curfew times, German auto supplier Leoni found ways to keep its factory running in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Elon Musk Reverses Decision to Join Twitter’s Board, CEO Says

April 11, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Elon Musk Reverses Decision to Join Twitter’s Board, CEO Says
The decision by the Tesla CEO, who spent much of the weekend tweeting criticisms, suggestions and apparent jokes about Twitter, casts new uncertainty over the relationship between the social-media platform and its largest shareholder.

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