Hasbro toy maker Inc. HAS 0.84% It’s reorganizing to capitalize on a pandemic-fueled boom in old-school board games, creating a separate divide around the publisher of Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The …
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US equity futures fell on Thursday despite data showing the economy continuing to slowly recover. Futures linked to the S&P 500 were down 0.3%. Nasdaq-100 futures fell almost 0.8%, suggesting sharp declines …
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LONDON – The UK has become a testing ground for how a more contagious and possibly deadlier variant of coronavirus spreads through communities, displacing its less communicable ancestors and complicating vaccine launches …
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Boeing Co. licensed in letters 8.12% it planned to strengthen protective engine covers on its 777 jets months before a couple of recent serious failures, including one near Denver last weekend, according …
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The recovery in oil prices has boosted investors’ appetite for Saudi Arabia’s public debt abroad, allowing the kingdom to borrow at negative interest rates for the first time. The kingdom raised 1.5 …
Read More »GameStop CFO was kicked out when activist investor pushes new strategy
GameStop Body The CFO was forced to step down from his role as activist investor Ryan Cohen driving a digital transformation of the struggling video game retailer, people familiar with the matter …
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WeWork co-founder and former CEO Adam Neumann will get an additional $ 50 million and other benefits as part of a deal that would resolve a bitter dispute he and other early …
Read More »McKinsey partners vote against leader after opioid deal and other crises
Partners at McKinsey & Co. voted to replace Kevin Sneader as the leader of the elite consulting firm, following internal dissatisfaction with the steps he took following a series of crises for …
Read More »Bill to Make Facebook, Google Pay for News overcomes Australia’s last major hurdle
SYDNEY: Australian legislation requiring that Facebook Inc. full board -0.58% and Google to pay the media for content overcame its last major parliamentary hurdle, crowning a multi-year effort that could set a …
Read More »TPG-backed fandom buys gaming e-commerce platform
Fandom Inc., an entertainment company that focuses on content about games, comics, movies, and TV shows, acquired Focus Multimedia Ltd., the retailer behind Fanatical, an e-commerce platform that sells digital games, e-books, …
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