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Sony Hopes To Charge Extra For Entertainment Provisions In Its Car: WSJ

Sony Group Corp’s (NYSE:SONY) first car will include entertainment features like movies and video games, for which the owners will have to pay extra to gain access, the Wall Street Journal reported. The report quoted Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida saying the car market is nearing a shift to a service model where…

Benzinga · Jun 6, 2022

Movie Theater Popcorn Shortage? Here's What AMC CEO Adam Aron Had To Say

As more people head back to the movie theaters for blockbuster movies, they could be facing a shortage of an item that pairs well with movies: popcorn. One movie theater executive is brushing off the potential shortage.

Benzinga · Jun 6, 2022

Carl Icahn Backs From Proxy Fight With Kroger Over Pig Treatment: WSJ

Activist investor Carl Icahn said he is backing from a proxy fight at Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) on the treatment of pregnant pigs, the Wall Street Journal reported. He took the decision after he lost a similar proxy fight with McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD) over animal welfare. "I congratulate the McDonald's team on their victory in this proxy engagement…

Benzinga · Jun 6, 2022

McDonald's To Deploy Third Party Firm To Evaluate Diversity Initiatives: WSJ

McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD) is planning to deploy a third party to evaluate its effort on diversity, equity, and inclusion, the Wall Street Journal reported. In a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, the company said about 274 million shares of the company's common stock were voted in favor of the third-party civil…

Benzinga · Jun 3, 2022

Pfizer Seeks FDA Approval For Three Covid Vaccine Doses For Children Below Five

Partners Pfizer, Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) urged the FDA to authorize three vaccine doses for children below five, the Wall Street Journal reports. The companies previously asserted that three doses of the shot were 80% effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19 with robust immune response in children between six months to five years. After mixed results…

Benzinga · Jun 2, 2022

Are Pulse Oximeters "Intrinsically Biased Against People of Color?"

A Wall Street Journal article suggests that pulse oximeters mismeasure blood oxygen levels in American minority populations, but the article fails to ask some important questions.

Reason · Jun 1, 2022

Economy and Society: SEC proposes additional disclosure rules for ESG Funds

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia · May 31, 2022

Biden (Almost) Admits That His Own Stimulus Spending Stoked Inflation

Biden's three-point plan to tackle inflation is really a one-point plan: Let the Federal Reserve handle this mess.

Reason · May 31, 2022

If You Want Protection for Your Loved Ones, Do It Yourself

No hollow promise can replace our attachments to our children, spouses, friends, and our own lives.

Reason · May 31, 2022

Morning Brief: Top Financial Stories Dominating on Friday, May 27

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Benzinga · May 27, 2022