Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - Dec. 7

Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings

07/12/2023 06:44

Dec 7 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in
the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories
and does not vouch for their accuracy.
    
    - Meta Platforms  META.O  said it has started fully
encrypting messages on Facebook by default, and will
automatically start shifting Facebook users to so-called
end-to-end encryption for their messages on that platform and
its connected Messenger app. 
    
    - BHP Group  BHP.AX  has appointed Vandita Pant as its new
chief financial officer, as part of a reshuffle of its top
executives from March 2024. 
    
    - AbbVie  ABBV.N  said on Wednesday it would buy Cerevel
Therapeutics  CERE.O , a developer of drugs for neurological
conditions, for about $8.7 billion. 
    
    - Online pet retailer Chewy  CHWY.N  appointed David Reeder
as its next chief financial officer, who will join the company
effective Feb. 14.

        -  A lone shooter opened fire on the main campus of the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, killing three people and
wounding a fourth before the suspect was shot dead by police. 
        
  
        - Seven West Media  SWM.AX  said James Warburton will
step down as chief executive before the end of the 2024 fiscal
year and be replaced by the Australian media conglomerate’s
chief financial officer Jeff Howard. 
        
  
        
  

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