Chevron announced Monday that it will buy from independent oil and gas producer Noble Energy, in a move that Chevron CEO Michael Wirth said would be “good business” for shareholders of both companies. “These are high-quality assets at a very fair price,” Wirth said Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the …
Read More »Washington NFL team brings Terry Bateman to oversee name change
The Washington soccer team, amid a name change and less than a week after a history of sexual harassment by former employees, hired Terry Bateman to oversee its business operations. Bateman will hold the title of Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Washington announced on July 6 that it …
Read More »Gap shares fall after Kanye West threatens to withdraw from Yeezy deal
Gap’s shares fell nearly 6% on Monday after West made comments at a public event on Sunday. Videos taken at the event show the rapper criticizing Gap and Adidas, another clothing company with which his Yeezy brand was associated. West noted that he was not on the board of any …
Read More »Hong Kong baffled by new coronavirus wave
Hong Kong once seemed like a model for how to control the coronavirus. Schools were open. Restaurants and shopping malls full of crowds. Buses and trains operated as usual, and residents wore face masks on board. But a new wave of infections in recent days has pushed the city to …
Read More »Microsoft plans to launch Windows 10X on a single screen in the spring of 2021; dual screen in the spring of 2022
Credit: ZDNet Microsoft officials have not provided a public update on the company’s Windows 10X plans since they acknowledged in early May that they were shifting gears by first making it available on single-screen devices. Internally, though, things are taking shape and the team is targeting spring 2021 for a …
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