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	finance As-it-happens update ⋅ January 28, 2021
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	Reuters Central bank digital cash could come to 20% of the world in three years - BIS Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Central banks representing one-fifth of the world's population are likely to issue their own digital currencies in the next three years, a survey by central bank umbrella group the Bank for International Settlements shows. FILE PHOTO: The ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg SEC 'Monitoring' GameStop Frenzy as Warren Pressures Regulators Bloomberg The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it is "actively monitoring" volatility in options and equities markets amid a surge in GameStop Corp. and other companies over the past week that prompted Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren to demand ... Flag as irrelevant
	Motley Fool How Nokia, Ericsson, and CEL-SCI Got Swept Up in the WallStreetBets Mania Today Motley Fool Let me be clear: None of these companies did anything special to earn their huge share price jumps today. It's all a grand experiment in market manipulation, driven by online communities whose main targets are heavily shorted stocks. Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes GameStop Loser Citron Says White House Should Stay Out Of The Reddit-Fueled Stock Mania Forbes After taking a big loss on its short selling of GameStop stock, Citron Research criticized the Biden administration Wednesday for saying that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was "monitoring" the dramatic change in the stock due to day traders who have piled ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Wall Street Journal EU Clashes With AstraZeneca Over Covid-19 Vaccine Shortfall The Wall Street Journal Ahead of a meeting between the company and EU officials Wednesday evening, the bloc's health commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, said the EU's contract with AstraZeneca requires the drugmaker to supply the bloc using U.K. factories if those on the continent ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Tesla profit, foggy outlook on 2021 deliveries disappoint Wall Street Reuters (Reuters) - Tesla Inc's fourth-quarter profit fell short of Wall Street expectations on Wednesday and the company failed to provide a clear target for 2021 vehicle deliveries, sending shares down 4.4% in extended trade. FILE PHOTO: A woman charges a Tesla ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Detroit News How GM keeps truckin' by commercializing 'unconventional' hydrogen tech for semis The Detroit News General Motors Fuel Cell Controls and Process Engineer Joe Truchan operates a coating machine in the. The Detroit automaker is doing more than building electric vehicles to meet its zero emissions goal. It also plans ... Flag as irrelevant
	Motley Fool Report: Under Activist Pressure, ExxonMobil Mulling Changes to Its Board, Further Push Into Renewables Motley Fool The two activists pushing for changes in the company are D.E. Shaw Group and Engine No. 1. Also on Wednesday, the latter company formally nominated four candidates for ExxonMobil's board. In response, ExxonMobil issued a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg An American Automaker Claims World's Fastest Car Title—Again Bloomberg The recorded speed, while not high enough to beat the 304.77 mph a modified Bugatti Chiron achieved in 2019, surpassed the 277.9 mph record time for a production car set by the Koenigsegg Agera RS in 2017. Flag as irrelevant
	Pacific Business News (Honolulu) Hawaii expands pre-travel testing program to include South Korea Pacific Business News (Honolulu) Travelers from South Korea will be allowed to bypass Hawaii's mandatory 10-day quarantine if they take a Covid-19 test from a trusted testing partner, Gov. David Ige recently announced. The Republic of Korea is the second country allowed to visit the Islands ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Amazon seeks to block proposal calling for greater diversity in hiring Seattle Times The labor union filed a resolution last month asking the Seattle-based commerce behemoth to adopt something akin to the NFL's "Rooney Rule," requiring that recruiters consider a diverse pool of new hire candidates. Citing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Barron's Las Vegas Sands Swings to Loss Amid Plodding Pandemic Recovery at Overseas Casinos Barron's Fourth-quarter revenue totaled a little more than $1.1 billion, down 67% from $3.5 billion in the corresponding period in 2019. In after-hours trading Wednesday, the stock was at $48 and change ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report COVID Antibody Treatments Exceed Expectations in Early Trials U.S. News & World Report The good news continued later in the day, when President Joe Biden announced a deal to buy 200 million more doses of coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna. Those additional shipments won't come until the summer, the Associated Press reported. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Levi Strauss forecast disappoints as virus resurgence shutters stores Reuters (Reuters) - Levi Strauss & Co on Wednesday forecast first-quarter results below analysts' estimates as the resurgence of COVID-19 shutters the denim maker's stores in major markets, sending its shares 9% lower in extended trading. FILE PHOTO: The Levi ... Flag as irrelevant
	San Francisco Chronicle MicroClimates: Doing big business in California? Let's see those carbon emissions San Francisco Chronicle Apple Park corporate headquarters on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 in Cupertino, Calif. Photo: LiPo Ching / Special to The Chronicle. Welcome to MicroClimates, The Chronicle's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Movie Theaters Can Reopen In Anne Arundel County: Pittman Patch.com Live call bingo halls; Pool halls; Outdoor sporting venues; Cigar and hookah lounges; Adult entertainment facilities. Organized sports may start on Feb. 8. Practices, with capacity restrictions, are permitted until ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN New Zealand tells tourists to stop copying other people's travel photos CNN The call was made in a two-minute video, starring comedian Tom Sainsbury as a member of the "Social Observation Squad (SOS)." The official follows tourists to some of the country's most famous landscapes and urges them to stop traveling "under the social ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch Cree's fiscal Q2 loss widens on higher expenses MarketWatch Cree Inc. said losses widened in the fiscal second quarter on higher expenses, but revenue rose as demand for its silicon carbide solutions picked up. The Durham, N.C.-based maker of transistors, chips and various other components that end up in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Colorado Springs Gazette Colorado Springs Airport passenger traffic falls to 37-year low in 2020 Colorado Springs Gazette The 363,845 passengers leaving the airport in 2020 was down 56.7% from 2019 and the lowest annual total since 248,657 passengers boarded departing flights in 1983. Airports and airlines worldwide were hammered last year by the COVID- ... Flag as irrelevant
	Buffalo News Tesla's solar energy business is bouncing back Buffalo News At the same time, Tesla, which operates a sprawling factory in Buffalo that was built with $950 million in state funds, said its solar roof – the signature product at the South Park Avenue plant – is "making great progress" as the company expands its base of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC HBO Max gains traction after 'Wonder Woman' premiere, as DirecTV faces big losses Los Angeles Times The charge led to a loss of $13.89 billion, or $1.95 a share, in the fourth quarter, versus a profit of $2.39 billion, or 33 cents a share, during the period in 2019. Revenue dipped 2.4% to $45.7 billion. Flag as irrelevant
	Irish Examiner Apple posts big quarter on fast sales start for iPhone 12 ABC News Apple's delayed launch of its latest iPhones unleashed a holiday buying frenzy that propelled sales of the trendsetting company's most popular product to its fastest start in years. By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer. January 27, 2021, 2:04 PM. Flag as irrelevant
	MOR-TV.com COVID-19 At Home test kit vending machines appear CBS46 News Atlanta "I was uncomfortable at first, but then after doing it bunch of times, I got used to it," Andy Goodman, a UCSD student said. The school has installed 11 of the vending ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Dallas Morning News Baylor Scott & White Health targets another 1700 jobs to reduce costs in non-core areas The Dallas Morning News Baylor Scott & White Health, the state's largest not-for-profit hospital system, will be outsourcing and retraining 1,700 employees as part of a broader effort to focus on its core health care business and related opportunities. The company said no positions ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Police Dismantle World's 'Most Dangerous' Criminal Hacking Network U.S. News & World Report Police in six European countries, as well as Canada and the United States, completed a joint operation to take control of Internet servers used to run and control a malware network known as "Emotet," authorities said in a statement. Flag as irrelevant
	KHOU.com Walmart will offer COVID-19 vaccinations near Beaumont, a few other Texas cities KHOU.com The closest location to Houston, so far, is Bridge City, east of Beaumont. Stores in other cities are expected to receive vaccines in the future. Flag as irrelevant
	Eater Portland Alfredo Climaco, the Owner of New Cocktail Bar Tropicale, Has Died Eater Portland Climaco was born and raised in Puebla, Mexico, where he developed a love for bartending and service. In an August conversation, he recalled memories of drinking piña coladas out of hollowed out pineapples as a teenager, which became one of his signature ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Real Deal Yes to conversions, no to rent regulation: LI biz group unveils real estate agenda The Real Deal Restore full deductions of state and local taxes. Ease commercial-to-residential conversions. Stop proposed expansions of rent control and prevailing wage. Those are among a slew of real estate priorities for 2021 released ... Flag as irrelevant
	Crain's Chicago Business Want your Mac & Cheese pink and sweet? Kraft has a Valentine's Day special. Crain's Chicago Business Remember the pumpkin spice version around Halloween? The latest limited edition comes with a candy flavoring. · More · Sign up for newsletters · Morning 10 - Need-to-know stories from Crain's and around the web. · Today's Crain's - A roundup of the day's ... Flag as irrelevant
	STLtoday.com St. Louis bourbon maker Luxco bought for $476 million STLtoday.com Luxco has distilleries in Bardstown, Kentucky, and Jalisco, Mexico, and makes such brands as Ezra Brooks and Yellowstone bourbons, El Mayor and Exotico tequilas, and the high-alcohol grain spirit Everclear. Flag as irrelevant
	WIS10 Leland man's bad luck quickly turns to good luck after $2 million lottery win WIS10 LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - After an unlucky start to the day, a Leland man managed to turn things around after realizing his Mega Millions ticket netted him $2 million. The morning after the drawing, Anthony Dowe was on his way to work when he got into an ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch Lam Research Corporation Q2 adjusted earnings of $6.03 per share Nasdaq (RTTNews) - Lam Research Corporation (LRCX) announced earnings for its second quarter that increased from last year. The company's earnings totaled $869.23 million, or $5.96 per share. This compares with $514.51 million, or $3.43 per share, in last ... Flag as irrelevant
	WKYT FDA places 'import alert' on alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico WKYT Officials note that methanol is not an acceptable ingredient in hand sanitizers in the U.S.. According to the FDA, the substance – also known as wood alcohol – can be toxic if it is absorbed through the skin ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hospice News Encompass Committed To Hospice Growth While Weighing Spin Off, Sale Hospice News Other options under consideration include a potential merger, sale, initial public offering or other transaction. Encompass provides both facility-based and home-based patient care through inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, home health agencies and hospice. Flag as irrelevant
	One Mile at a Time American Adjusts International Lounge Access Policy One Mile at a Time Ticketed business class customers; AAdvantage Executive Platinum members; AAdvantage Platinum Pro members; AAdvantage Platinum members. The change here is that previously Admirals Club access wasn't offered on flights to Canada, the Caribbean ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Globe and Mail Western Canada: The parable of the former CEO of Great Canadian Gaming Company and the COVID-19 vaccine The Globe and Mail News this week of the wealthy CEO and his actress wife, who apparently chartered a plane from Vancouver, then posed as itinerant workers in a remote Indigenous community to acquire a precious shot of vaccine, has become a story worthy of a modern ... Flag as irrelevant
	Barron's Corning: 4Q Earnings Snapshot San Francisco Chronicle The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 48 cents per share. The specialty glass maker posted revenue of $3.35 billion in the period ... Flag as irrelevant
	PGH City Paper Buying may be better than building to grow US gas footprint: Kinder Morgan S&P Global Houston — Kinder Morgan expects more natural gas utilities to shed pipelines like Dominion Energy did last year, and it may scoop up some of those assets if the price is right, executives said Jan. 27 during the company's annual investor day presentation. Flag as irrelevant
	S&P Global Analysts expect Q4'20 oil refiner earnings will continue lower S&P Global Despite an auspicious start to the year, analysts expect U.S. oil refiners to report dismal earnings results for the fourth quarter of 2020, reflecting petroleum demand's continued suffering through the COVID-19 pandemic. They predict revenue at the seven ... Flag as irrelevant
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