News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
June 14 2021 - 1:03AM
Dow Jones News
High-Speed Trader Virtu Fires Back at Critics
Scrutiny of the recent stock surges at GameStop, AMC and others
has put pressure on the trading firm run by CEO Douglas Cifu.
Cruise Lines Wrestle With Florida Ban on Vaccine Passports
A standoff between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the cruise
industry over whether to require passengers to show proof of
Covid-19 vaccines is coming to a head.
Miners Try to Get Covid-19 Vaccines Into Areas Where Shots Are Scarce
The pandemic is helping to soften the reputation of mining
companies, often cast as villains.
Facebook and Its Advertisers Feel Pinch of Apple's Privacy Drive
Recent changes in Apple's IOS operating system have diminished
Facebook's ad targeting abilities.
Boeing Offloads Unclaimed MAX Jets as Travel Recovers
The recovery in domestic air travel is helping the plane maker
find new homes for jets whose original buyers walked away or
collapsed during the pandemic.
Puerto Rico's Power Distributor Hit by Cyberattack Hours Before Fire
Luma Energy said a distributed denial-of-service attack targeted
its customer portal, as well as its mobile app, shutting out
customers trying to access their accounts or report outages.
House Bills Seek to Break Up Amazon and Other Big Tech Companies
Lawmakers proposed a raft of bipartisan legislation aimed at
reining in Big Tech, including a bill that seeks to make the
e-commerce giant and others split into two companies or shed some
of their products and services.
AMC Bet by Hedge Fund Unravels Thanks to Meme-Stock Traders
Mudrick Capital's flagship fund lost 10% in just a few days,
highlighting how risky retaining significant exposure to such
stocks can be.
McDonald's Hit by Data Breach
The burger chain said hackers stole some data from its systems
in markets including the U.S., South Korea and Taiwan, in another
example of cybercriminals infiltrating high-profile global
companies.
FDA Approves Export of Covid-19 Vaccine Doses From Troubled Plant
The agency said 10 million doses produced at the factory can be
exported, but that 60 million doses were at risk of contamination
and can't be used.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 14, 2021 01:00 ET (05:00 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2021 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.