BUSINESS | November 2020
US foot traffic drops by 52% on Black Friday
Former Zappos CEO dies after sustaining injuries in house fire
Moderna announces results from coronavirus vaccine trials
Salesforce in talks to acquire Slack
AWS experiences widespread outage
Penguin Random House announces acquisition of Simon & Schuster
McCormick announces $800M acquisition of Cholula Hot Sauce
Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to federal criminal charges
Relativity Space raises $500M
Facebook announces "Drives" to assist with charitable giving
Uber and Lyft secure federal transportation contract
Snapchat launches TikTok competitor Spotlight
GM to recall 7M vehicles
Roblox files IPO prospectus
GM announces updates to electric vehicle program
AstraZeneca announces interim results from coronavirus vaccine trials
BuzzFeed to acquire HuffPost from Verizon Media
Google launches new version of its payments app
Duolingo raises $35M of new capital at $2.4B valuation
Apple announces reduction in app store fees for small businesses
Pfizer announces final results from late-stage coronavirus vaccine trials
Twitter and Facebook CEOs testify before Senate Judiciary Committee
Amazon launches online pharmacy
Airbnb releases IPO prospectus
Tesla set to join S&P 500 in December
Chipotle launches first digital-only restaurant
Israeli tech company launches "Sound Beaming" technology
Moderna announces interim results from coronavirus vaccine trials
Facebook extends post-election political ad ban
Sony launches PlayStation 5
Alibaba doubles previous record for Singles Day sales
ByteDance challenges executive order that would have required it to sell TikTok
Apple releases three new computers with Apple-designed chips
Target announces "store-in-store" partnership with Ulta
Walmart announces self-driving car delivery pilot with Cruise
Spotify announces plans to acquire Megaphone
VF Corporation announces $2.1B acquisition of Supreme
Microsoft launches Xbox Series X
McDonald's announces "McPlant" plant-based meat alternatives
Lilly receives emergency use authorization for coronavirus treatment
Pfizer announces interim results from coronavirus vaccine study
DOJ sues to block Visa acquisition of Plaid
Apple announces new privacy-related disclosure policy
Intel acquires machine-learning company Cnvrg.io
FDA says Biogen Alzheimer's drug shows strong results
Reef Technology raises $1B
Ant group IPO postponed amid potential regulatory changes
California passes Proposition 22 in win for Uber and Lyft
Clorox reports largest sales increase in two decades
Benson Hill raises $150M
Walmart ends robotics partnership
Two mall operators declare bankruptcy
Apple announces new event on November 10
Reliance Jio reaches 400M subscribers in India
Inspire Brands to acquire Dunkin Brands for $11.3B
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