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Disney to Unify Marketing Efforts Into New Centralized Unit
Asad Ayaz will lead the unit as chief marketing and brand officer, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger, the company said. Source link
Verizon Users Experience Outages Nationwide
Thousands of customers of the telecommunications provider reported service problems in New York, Seattle, Miami and Los Angeles. Source link
FTC Finalizes Order With GM, OnStar Over Data Collection Practices
Under the order, General Motors and its subscription-based telematics service OnStar are prohibited from sharing certain consumer data with consumer reporting agencies. Source link
AI Can’t Touch These Skilled Trade Jobs. If Only Enough Humans Would Fill Them.
At Crane Stationery, the craft of high-precision engraving is in danger of becoming a lost art. Source link
U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Weekly Increase
Crude oil inventories increased by 3.4 million barrels to 422.4 million barrels last week as imports rose, said the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Source link
Bayer Shares Surge as Partner Forecasts Sales Growth for Prostate-Cancer Drug
Orion predicted strong growth for darolutamide, the prescription prostate-cancer medication it co-developed with Bayer. Source link
OPEC’s First Look at 2027 Signals Steady Oil-Demand Growth
The cartel projects demand will rise by 1.34 million barrels a day next year, slightly below its estimate for 2026. Source link
Retail Sales Brightened in November
Sales growth for U.S. retailers picked up in November, evidence that the consumer economy didn’t lose steam in the home stretch of last year. Source link
Coca-Cola Reshapes Leadership to Speed Digital Transformation
Coca-Cola is reshaping its leadership team to accelerate its digital transformation, a move that comes as Henrique Braun prepares to step into the chief executive role this spring. Source link
Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on BP, Woodside Energy, crude futures and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities. Source link