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	finance As-it-happens update ⋅ January 27, 2021
	NEWS
	Reuters Oil rises as hefty US crude draw outweighs COVID-19 demand concerns Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices ticked up on Wednesday as a massive drawdown in U.S. crude inventories countered persistent concerns about the coronavirus pandemic continuing to hurt fuel demand. FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes Triple Crown Of Earnings Season: Facebook, Apple, Tesla At The Starting Gate Later Forbes Fed meeting ends today with Powell press conference awaited. This afternoon investors can sit back and enjoy an earnings season triple crown. Tesla (TSLA), Apple (AAPL) ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN EU and AstraZeneca fight over vaccine delays while death toll mounts CNN London (CNN Business) A war of words between the European Union and AstraZeneca escalated on Wednesday as the two sides argued in public over coronavirus vaccine delays that threaten the bloc's fragile recovery from the pandemic. The dispute ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch Plug Power stock sinks after upsized public offering prices at 11% discount MarketWatch Shares of Plug Power Inc. tumbled Wednesday, to pull back from a more than 15-year high, after the hydrogen-fuel company announced the sale of $1.8 billion worth of common stock to the public. Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon gets $10 million pay cut over bank's role in 1MDB scandal CNBC Goldman Sachs, which saw its highest revenue in over a decade last year despite the coronavirus pandemic, admitted to wrongdoing during its time working for a now infamous Malaysian government development fund called 1Malaysia Development Berhad, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bankrate.com Fed keeps rates near zero as economy struggles to recover from pandemic Bankrate.com The Federal Reserve made no changes to interest rates Wednesday and downplayed any urgency to bring borrowing costs back up from their lowest levels in history, even with a light at the end of the coronavirus pandemic's long tunnel thanks to vaccines ... Flag as irrelevant
	Barron's Accelerating Growth for Microsoft Azure Bodes Well for Cloud Software Sector Barron's Microsoft (ticker: MSFT) simply blew away Wall Street's expectations for the quarter, driven in part by the dramatic growth of its cloud business overall and by the Azure public cloud service in particular. Azure revenue was up 50% in the quarter, accelerating from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Norfolk Southern 4Q profit up 1% even as railroad hauls less Washington Post OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk Southern's fourth-quarter profit improved slightly even though it hauled 1% less freight because the railroad controlled expenses tightly as the economy continued to slowly recover from last year's widespread shutdowns during the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Las Vegas Review-Journal Analysts hope for post-Adelson details on Sands earnings call Las Vegas Review-Journal Gaming industry analysts from across the country will be listening intently for clues about the future operation of Las Vegas Sands Corp. during Wednesday's fourth-quarter earnings call, the first since the death of former Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson. Flag as irrelevant
	KY3 In battle over GameStop stocks, two big players flinch KY3 (AP) - A David and Goliath saga is unfolding in financial markets over the stock price of struggling retail chain GameStop. On Wednesday, Goliath walked away from the battle. Two Goliaths, actually. A pair of professional investment firms that placed big bets ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Walmart to build more robot-filled warehouses at stores Washington Post NEW YORK — Walmart is enlisting the help of robots to keep up with a surge in online orders. The company said Wednesday that it plans to build warehouses at its stores where self-driving robots will fetch groceries and have them ready for shoppers to pick ... Flag as irrelevant
	Barron's AT&T Just Reported Earnings. Here Are the Numbers You Need to Know. Barron's AT&T saw a huge net gain in wireless subscribers for the fourth quarter, but it also offered guidance that calls for little to no growth in sales and earnings in 2021—likely much softer than investors had expected. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S News & World Report Money Fiat Chrysler Agrees to Plead Guilty, Pay $30M in UAW Probe U.S. News & World Report DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $30 million fine for a corruption scandal at the union that represents its factory workers, authorities said Wednesday. Federal prosecutors in Detroit charged the company with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Automotive News Lime plans to add moped-sharing to scooter, bike services Automotive News Wayne Ting, Lime's CEO, said the company chose Washington and Paris because it already operates fleets of bikes and scooters in those cities, whose local governments are amenable to new mobility options. "They're committed to showing there's something ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters General Dynamics profit misses, but 2021 outlook boosts shares Reuters (Reuters) - Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit and revenue on Wednesday, as its aerospace unit delivered fewer Gulfstream jets due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but 2021 revenue guidance sent shares ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Real Deal Blackstone revenue jumps in Q4 The Real Deal During its Wednesday earnings call, officials at the publicly traded firm emphasized its holdings in logistics, suburban multifamily and life sciences — sectors which have performed well despite, or because of, the pandemic. Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Where to get Jeni's everything bagel ice cream — with cream cheese, garlic and onion — in Chicago Chicago Tribune Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams just released an everything bagel flavor Monday at its seven shops in Chicago and Oak Brook. Advertisement. Flag as irrelevant
	Barron's Corning Reported a Strong Quarter and Outlook. The Stock Is Falling Anyway. Barron's For the quarter, Corning (ticker: GLW) posted "core" sales of $3.33 billion, up 17% from a year earlier and 11% from the third quarter, and ahead of the Wall Street analyst consensus at $3.19 billion. Non-GAAP earnings were 52 cents a share, up 13% from a ... Flag as irrelevant
	American Banker Capital One Financial (COF) Q4 2020 Earnings Call Transcript Motley Fool As usual, we are webcasting live over the Internet. To access the call on the Internet, please log into the Capital One website at capitalone.com and follow the links from there. In addition to the press release and financials, we've included a presentation ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News This car maker says it topped 300 mph once before. But it's not so easy to do it again KCTV Kansas City On Wednesday, SSC announced it had gotten the car up to an average top speed of 283 miles an hour during two runs. But the attempt, completed on January 17, was made in much more difficult conditions than before. The car was driven by an amateur, rather ... Flag as irrelevant
	Detroit Metro Times This fucking Panera bread glove is proof that science has gone too far Detroit Metro Times It's far worse. Panera's bread bowl-shaped glove, which was designed for ice coffee drinkers to hold their frosty beverages in comfort, is both a reality and a lie. The glove, touted as the Iced & Toasty Bread Bowl Glove, is more glove than bread as it contains zero ... Flag as irrelevant
	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette COVID-19 Update: Pa. adds 5874 new cases, 222 more deaths Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In Allegheny County, the local health department reported 376 new cases of COVID-19 and eight additional virus-related deaths. Advertisement. The dates of the Allegheny death ... Flag as irrelevant
	National Post Canadian couple condemned for allegedly jumping vaccine line Minneapolis Star Tribune VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Public condemnation grew Wednesday over a wealthy Vancouver couple who allegedly flew to a remote Indigenous community in Yukon Territory to get vaccinated for the coronavirus. Marc Miller, Canada's federal ... Flag as irrelevant
	Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Best beers of last year: Rochester, Finger Lakes brewers showcase resilience and talent Rochester Democrat and Chronicle This past year was odd, frustrating, sad, and weirdly uplifting. By spending so much time cooped up at home (I'm writing this column in my spare bedroom newsroom), I had little choice but to reevaluate what's important, what isn't and how fortunate I am. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times Stocks give up an early lead and end lower on Wall Street Minneapolis Star Tribune The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% after spending much of the day drifting between small gains and losses. Declines in banks, industrial companies and elsewhere pulled the market lower. Gains in some Big Tech companies, including Amazon and Facebook, helped ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Business Journal IT contractor Perspecta strikes deal to be acquired for $7.1B Washington Business Journal Peraton, a Herndon government contractor owned by private equity firm Veritas Capital, will pay $29.35 per share to Perspecta shareholders in the all-cash, according to a press release. The price reflects a 49.7% ... Flag as irrelevant
	WATE 6 On Your Side Kraft launching candy-flavored Mac & Cheese for Valentine's Day WATE 6 On Your Side Candy Kraft Mac & Cheese is made with "the same cheesy goodness" of the original but includes a candy-flavored packet to turn the macaroni and cheese pink and add a sweet candy taste, the company said. Flag as irrelevant
	WPVI-TV Philly Boston Market locations change to Nashville Market for new chicken sandwich WPVI-TV PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Boston Market is the latest restaurant to get in the fast-food "Chicken Sandwich Wars" and the chain is bringing some Tennessee heat. You may have noticed several Boston Markets in Philadelphia now have a sign calling ... Flag as irrelevant
	Architectural Digest Exclusive First Look at Richard Branson's Hyperloop Propulsion Pods Architectural Digest With a never-before-seen passenger experience, Virgin Hyperloop promises speeds of up to 600 miles per hour, making a trip from L.A. to San Francisco in under 45 minutes. By Alyssa Giacobbe. January 27, 2021. people walking in train station. Flag as irrelevant
	WCBD News 2 WATCH: Mount Pleasant mayor calls on Chick-fil-A for assistance with COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru WCBD News 2 The goal was to reach more residents who were eligible to receive the vaccine in a safe environment, much like has been seen with drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites. But when a glitch in ... Flag as irrelevant
	PRNewswire Omega Included in 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index Rome News-Tribune HUNT VALLEY, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 27, 2021--. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE: OHI) ("Omega") today announced that it is one of 380 companies across 11 sectors included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index ("GEI"). "Omega is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Transport Topics Online Knight-Swift: 4Q Earnings Snapshot San Francisco Chronicle PHOENIX (AP) _ Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $142.3 million. The Phoenix-based company said it had net income of 84 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Wall Street Journal Louis Vuitton, Dior Power LVMH's Sales The Wall Street Journal Big fashion brands bolster results, while Champagne revenue falls amid pandemic. The results show how some of the marquee brands of luxury fashion have gained market share during the pandemic. Photo: Cyril Marcilhacy/Bloomberg News. By. Matthew ... Flag as irrelevant
	Zacks.com Ex-Qualcomm executives launch Prospector Capital, raise $325M in SPAC stock sale The San Diego Union-Tribune Prospector Capital Corp. of San Diego sold 32.5 million shares at $10 each in upsized IPO earlier this month. The Special Purpose Acquisition Company is on the hunt for "companies with advanced and highly differentiated solutions for the technology sector," ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Island Now Median home prices on Long Island rose 8.4 percent in 2020 The Island Now In more than 40 years of providing local real estate analysis to Long Islanders, last year was the first time that the median price for closed home sales exceeded $500,000. Nassau County reported an annual median home sale price of $575,000, a 7.5 percent ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN International FDA places all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on 'import alert' KCTV Kansas City Methanol, or wood alcohol can be toxic when absorbed through the skin and can be life-threatening if ingested. It is not an acceptable ingredient in hand sanitizer in the United States, according to the FDA. Flag as irrelevant
	Driving This coachbuilder turned a Ferrari into a polarizing homage to the 'Breadvan' Driving The iconic Kammback design immediately became known as the "Breadvan" due to its resemblance to, well, a bread-van. Now Niels van Roij Design in the Netherlands has taken that theme and applied it to a 1990s-era 550 Maranello — one of the prettiest ... Flag as irrelevant
	Houston Chronicle Activist investor launches proxy fight against Exxon Mobil Houston Chronicle Engine No. 1, a San Francisco-based investment firm founded by technology hedge fund veteran Chris James, on Wednesday nominated four candidates to join Exxon's board of directors. The four independent director nominees -- Gregory ... Flag as irrelevant
	SDxCentral Wind River Debuts 5G vRAN Software SDxCentral Wind River today formally debuted its cloud-native 5G edge network middleware based on Kubernetes and containers. Wind River Studio, which provides operators with a platform to develop, deploy, operate, and manage 5G distributed edge clouds, is now ... Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald Rollins: 4Q Earnings Snapshot Lexington Herald Leader Rollins Inc. (ROL) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $62.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had net income of 13 cents. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts ... Flag as irrelevant
	pennlive.com You could stay overnight in the Lucy the Elephant Airbnb for Valentine's Day. Here's how. pennlive.com Lucy is a 139-year-old wooden elephant in Margate City, New Jersey. She is five miles from Atlantic City. Lucy is six stories high and is listed on the National Park Registry of Historical Landmarks. Flag as irrelevant
	Livemint Ant Group plans revamp amid regulator pressure: Report Livemint BENGALURU : China's Ant Group Co Ltd is planning to refashion itself as a financial holding company under the supervision of China's central bank in the face of regulatory pressure, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The fintech affiliate of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Crunchbase News Splashtop Pivots To Unicorn Status Crunchbase News San Jose, California-based Splashtop took the scenic route to becoming a unicorn, but the remote work company hit the billion-dollar valuation mark with its closing of a $50 million funding round. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily. The round was led by ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Livingston Parish News Proposed tax changes for Louisiana oil and gas draw industry opposition The Livingston Parish News Several lawmakers have said they would like to lower the severance tax rate but don't want to harm state finances by doing so. Upton on Tuesday told a legislative committee that state government could slash oil severance ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Could Jeffrey Epstein Have Played Leon Black So Easily? BloombergQuint That might not have been the only challenge, of course. Epstein, who hanged himself in his Manhattan jail cell in 2019 after being charged with sex trafficking, had a sordid personal history that included prison time for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Flag as irrelevant
	Record-Courier Red Cross blood drives set in Portage in February Record-Courier Make an appointment to give blood, platelets or plasma with the Red Cross by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. Flag as irrelevant
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