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Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard

January 18, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard
After the all-cash deal valued at about $75 billion closes, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is expected to leave the videogame heavyweight that has been roiled by claims of workplace misconduct.

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Microsoft-Activision Deal Likely to Face Close Antitrust Scrutiny

January 18, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Microsoft-Activision Deal Likely to Face Close Antitrust Scrutiny
The $75 billion acquisition will have to navigate a regulatory environment that has become less friendly to deal making, especially in the tech sector.

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Pfizer’s New Covid-19 Pill Works Against Omicron in Lab

January 18, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Pfizer’s New Covid-19 Pill Works Against Omicron in Lab
The drug’s main component worked in three separate laboratory studies, a potentially encouraging sign as the Omicron strain spreads.

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Gilead Alleges Counterfeiting Ring Sold Its HIV Drugs

January 18, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Gilead Alleges Counterfeiting Ring Sold Its HIV Drugs
The drugmaker said that a network of little-known drug suppliers and distributors sold illicit and potentially dangerous fake versions of its HIV medicines that ended up in pharmacies and in the hands of patients.

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As Employers Scramble to Fill Jobs, Workers Relish a Feeling of Power

January 17, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on As Employers Scramble to Fill Jobs, Workers Relish a Feeling of Power
With plenty of companies hiring, workers are quitting their jobs in droves and starting their own ventures. “I refuse to accept a position that’s just a position.”

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U.S. Airlines Seek Further 5G Rollout Delay

January 17, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on U.S. Airlines Seek Further 5G Rollout Delay
Carriers said in a letter to U.S. officials that current FAA flight-safety measures to accommodate the new wireless service could result in a significant disruption of their flight schedules this week.

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Macellum Urges Kohl’s to Make Changes or Explore Sale

January 17, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Macellum Urges Kohl’s to Make Changes or Explore Sale
The activist investor is renewing a push to get the department-store chain to take action to boost its lagging stock, including altering its board.

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Activision Pushes Out Dozens of Staff Over Misconduct

January 17, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Activision Pushes Out Dozens of Staff Over Misconduct
The videogame giant’s actions have come in the wake of pressure from investors, business partners and employees to address complaints over its handling of misconduct issues.

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Unilever Sets Out Ambition to Expand in Health Products

January 17, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Unilever Sets Out Ambition to Expand in Health Products
The Dove soap maker laid out its biggest strategic shift in years after disclosing a $68 billion approach for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer-health business.

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China GDP Grew 8.1% in 2021, Though Momentum Slowed in Fourth Quarter

January 16, 2022 Erin Slifka Comments Off on China GDP Grew 8.1% in 2021, Though Momentum Slowed in Fourth Quarter
China’s GDP grew just 4.0% in the fourth quarter compared with a year earlier, better than forecasts for 3.8% growth but lower than the 4.9% expansion recorded in the third quarter.

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  • These Energy Companies Put Oklahoma City on the Map. Now They’re Moving to Texas.
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  • City of Joplin to Host Ribbon Cutting on October 23 to Celebrate the Reopening of West 20th Street After Widening Project
  • Missouri Public Service Commission Sets Intervention Deadline for Liberty Fuel Adjustment Clause Request
  • Crowder College’s Longwell Museum to Host the Midwest Clay Artists Exhibition
  • Connect2Culture Presents Collective: Our Stories of Cancer on October 18
  • These Energy Companies Put Oklahoma City on the Map. Now They’re Moving to Texas.
  • How Gas, Diesel and Electricity Prices Are Squeezing American Voters
  • Why It’s Taking Nine Months to Get Back $164,000 in Tariff Refunds
  • Tom Cruise’s Big-Budget ‘Digger’ Bombs at the Box Office
  • Inside Dodgers Owner Mark Walter’s Charity, a Funding Shift Led the CEO to Quit
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