The New Paper

May 7, 2021

The New Paper Weekly Recap: Business

  • The antitrust case between Epic Games and Apple kicked off (5/3)
  • Berkshire Hathaway held its annual shareholder meeting (5/3)
  • Verizon agreed to sell its Verizon Media unit (5/3)
  • Warren Buffett confirmed that Greg Abel as his successor (5/4)
  • Marvel Studios released details for a slate of new movies (5/4)
  • Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld the company’s decision to suspend former President Trump (5/5)
  • Pfizer will request covid vaccine authorization for 2-11 year-olds (5/5)
  • Pandora announced that it will no longer use mined diamonds (5/5)
  • Peloton announced a voluntary recall of its treadmills (5/6)
  • Uber reported Q1 earnings this week (5/6)
  • SpaceX successfully landed its latest Starship prototype (5/6)
  • Circle K launched a $5.99 monthly beverage (5/6)
  • Moderna  said its covid vaccine was 96% effective in 12-17 year-olds (5/7)
  • Square reported Q1 earnings this week (5/7)
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