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Disney's streaming chief Mayer to become TikTok CEO

Disney's streaming chief Mayer to become TikTok CEO

Walt Disney Co's top streaming executive, Kevin Mayer, will leave the entertainment and theme parks giant to become the chief executive officer of Chinese company ByteDance Technology Co's popular video app TikTok, the companies said on Monday.



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Time, trust and 'hair traffic controllers': How two small businesses are getting back to work

Time, trust and 'hair traffic controllers': How two small businesses are getting back to work

Beyond worrying about the safety of workers and guests, there are potential liability concerns and the biggest question of all: will consumers feel safe enough to patronize restaurants and hair salons.

6 years ago
More than 8% of U.S. mortgages now in forbearance: MBA weekly survey

More than 8% of U.S. mortgages now in forbearance: MBA weekly survey

Roughly 4.1 million U.S. mortgage borrowers have had their payments paused or reduced as the novel coronavirus outbreak hits household finances, but the increase in the number of people needing such help is slowing, the latest weekly survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association showed on Monday.



6 years ago
Oil jumps to two-month high on easing lockdowns, positive vaccine results

Oil jumps to two-month high on easing lockdowns, positive vaccine results

Oil prices on Monday jumped to their highest in over two months on positive early results on a potential coronavirus vaccine, optimism about a resumption in economic activity and signs producers were following through on planned output reductions.



6 years ago
FCA has to strengthen investments in Italy to seek state-backed loan: Economy Minister

FCA has to strengthen investments in Italy to seek state-backed loan: Economy Minister

Italy's Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri on Monday said Fiat Chrysler [FCHA.MI] has to strengthen investments in Italy and avoid delocalizing its factories outside the national borders to apply for a state backed loan.



6 years ago
Trump says should be possible to allow PPP borrowers more time to use loans

Trump says should be possible to allow PPP borrowers more time to use loans

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday extending the amount of time borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program have to spend their funds to 24 weeks from the current eight weeks "should be easy."



6 years ago
5 key moves to make now to protect your financial future if you've been furloughed

5 key moves to make now to protect your financial future if you've been furloughed

A new study is painting a gloomy picture for furloughed Americans, claiming 42% of the temporary layoffs resulting from the coronavirus pandemic will be permanent. If you aren't headed back to work, it's imperative to make moves such as applying for unemployment and health insurance to help relieve some of the financial strain.

6 years ago
S&P 500 closes at 10-week high on vaccine hopes, stimulus pledge

S&P 500 closes at 10-week high on vaccine hopes, stimulus pledge

U.S. stocks jumped on Monday, and the S&P 500 closed at a 10-week high, on encouraging early-stage data for a potential coronavirus vaccine and on the promise of more stimulus to lift an economy beaten down by the pandemic.



6 years ago
Amazon's French warehouses to reopen with 30% staff: unions

Amazon's French warehouses to reopen with 30% staff: unions

Amazon's French warehouses are set to reopen on Tuesday with about 30% of employees, three union officials said, ending a month-long dispute over whether the e-commerce giant was doing enough to protect workers from the coronavirus pandemic.



6 years ago
Global shares, oil rally on vaccine hopes, lockdown easing

Global shares, oil rally on vaccine hopes, lockdown easing

A gauge of global equity markets surged almost 3% on Monday and oil rallied to highs last seen in mid-April as data from an early-stage trial for a coronavirus vaccine lifted hopes of a faster recovery from the pandemic-driven economic slump.



6 years ago
Supplier restarts flow of critical truck parts to Detroit automakers

Supplier restarts flow of critical truck parts to Detroit automakers

Dana Inc , a key supplier of truck parts to Detroit automakers, restarted its Toledo plant Monday on a single shift, with one-third of its 750-person workforce and less than 1% absenteeism, according to plant manager Craig Zimmerly.



6 years ago
Fan-free sports and curbside retail as California loosens coronavirus rules

Fan-free sports and curbside retail as California loosens coronavirus rules

Businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area may open for curbside retail and manufacturing, while fan-free professional sports events might be allowed as soon as June, as California continued to loosen coronavirus health restrictions on Monday.



6 years ago
Square joins Twitter in letting employees work from home permanently

Square joins Twitter in letting employees work from home permanently

Jack Dorsey-led Square Inc said on Monday that most of its employees can continue to work from home permanently even after offices reopen, following a similar announcement from Twitter Inc, which is also headed by the billionaire.



6 years ago
SEC settles charges against three former KPMG auditors

SEC settles charges against three former KPMG auditors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday said it settled charges against three former KPMG LLP audit partners stemming from a cheating scandal at the firm.



6 years ago
As flying returns, jetmakers seek to quell fears over cabin air

As flying returns, jetmakers seek to quell fears over cabin air

Jet manufacturers and airlines are launching an urgent initiative to convince nervous travelers that the air they breathe on planes is safe, believing this is critical to rebuilding a travel industry floored by the novel coronavirus.



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