(Reuters) – The National Football League (NFL) on Friday denied a report that said it had reached a media rights deal with Walt Disney Co’s channels ESPN and ABC. The Sports Business Journal reported that ESPN will renew...
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Beyond Meat clinches coveted deals with McDonald’s, Yum Brands
By Richa Naidu CHICAGO (Reuters) – Plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat said on Thursday it has signed multi-year supply deals with McDonald’s Corp and Taco Bell owner Yum! Brands Inc, underscoring consumers’ appetite for...
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BA-owner calls for COVID health passes after record $9 billion loss
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways-owner IAG is counting on digital health passes to help spur a travel recovery this summer, after the pandemic pushed it to a record 7.4 billion euro ($9 billion) loss last year, when...
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China will extend tariff exemptions for 65 U.S. products
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s finance ministry said on Friday that it would extend tariff exemptions for 65 imported products from the United States, including logs and aircraft parts. The extension, effective on Feb. 28, will...
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Boeing, hit with $6.6 million FAA fine, faces much bigger 787 repair bill – sources
By Eric M. Johnson and David Shepardson SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co will pay $6.6 million to U.S. regulators as part of a settlement over quality and safety-oversight lapses going back years, a setback that comes as...
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Virtual work parties: the good, the bad and the plain peculiar
By Colm Fulton Stockholm (Reuters) – Virtual work parties? You can’t really mingle with colleagues, or dance with them, and it’s tough to get in the disco mood in your home office. On the other hand, you can’t...
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