PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Feb 8

Reuters · 02/08/2021 05:22
PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Feb 8

- The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.


- Apple Inc's AAPL.O talks with Hyundai Motor Co 005380.KS have broken down without an agreement for the South Korean auto giant to assemble vehicles for the iPhone company, Hyundai affiliates said Monday. https://on.wsj.com/3p7msad


- Elliott Management Corp is looking to raise more than $1 billion for a special purpose-acquisition company, according to people familiar with the matter. https://on.wsj.com/3a09abc


- South Africa said Sunday it would temporarily halt a planned rollout of AstraZeneca PLC's AZN.L COVID-19 vaccine after a small clinical trial found that it doesn't appear to protect recipients against mild and moderate illness from a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus first detected in the country. https://on.wsj.com/39XM3Oa


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