Pfizer to Ask Regulators to Authorize Covid-19 Vaccine Booster 
 

Pfizer and partner BioNTech are also developing an updated version of their vaccine that would better target the Delta variant.


 
Allianz Global Investors Sets Coal Investment Limits 
 

Allianz Global Investors will stop putting money into companies that surpass certain thresholds for coal usage and earnings, following steps taken by its parent company to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.


 
Rio Tinto Backs Right to Call Management Meeting in JV with Star Diamond 
 

Anglo-Australian metals and mining company Rio Tinto said it does have the right to call a management committee meeting of a joint venture after Star Diamond claimed it couldn't on the grounds that the joint venture wasn't validly formed.


 
Neiman Marcus Appoints New Compliance Chief 
 

The retailer has named Hannah Kim, who brings significant experience in corporate sustainability, to the role as the company prepares an ESG plan for later this year.


 
Investors Take Aim at Carver Bancorp as Next Short-Squeeze Target 
 

Individual investors on the hunt for the next stock-market win piled into Carver Bancorp, sending shares of the banking-services company on a wild ride Thursday before finishing 107% higher for the day.


 
Amazon to Add Universal Pictures' Films to Prime Video Streaming Service 
 

Amazon.com has inked a deal with Comcast's Universal Pictures to show the studio's movies on its Prime Video and IMDb TV services, further positioning the tech giant as a formidable competitor to other streaming services.


 
Will Biden's Executive Order Cause a Train Wreck? 
 

Canadian National's bid for Kansas City Southern could be derailed-or worse-by an executive order on freight transportation.


 
Chrysler Owner Joins the EV Race 
 

The global auto maker formed from the merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot is matching the aggression of GM and Ford while focusing on its margins.


 
FDA Narrows Suggested Uses for New Alzheimer's Drug 
 

The agency recommended Aduhelm be prescribed only for patients in early stages of the disease, a move that could reduce the cost to the federal Medicare program.


 
OxyContin Maker Purdue Wins More States' Backing for Sackler Settlement 
 

New York, Massachusetts and 13 other states signed on to a settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its Sackler family owners, improving the chances of court approval for their multibillion-dollar plan to resolve lawsuits over the opioid epidemic.

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