Okta to Acquire Customer-Authentication Provider for $6.5 Billion 
 

The deal for Auth0 would help expand the company's focus beyond its workplace-based identity software.

 
Disney Closing at Least 60 Stores in North America 
 

The company said it will focus more on e-commerce while reducing the number of brick-and-mortar locations it operates.

 
Amazon in Talks to Carry Many NFL Games Exclusively on Prime Video 
 

TV networks also are expected to pay nearly twice as much for new rights to Sunday and Monday games.

 
Jeep-Owner Stellantis Is Open to Dropping Cherokee Name 
 

CEO Carlos Tavares said the auto company is holding talks with the Cherokee Nation over use of the Native American tribe's name in Jeep's line of vehicles.

 
Coinbase Transactions Under Review by U.S. Sanctions Enforcer 
 

The largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange in a regulatory filing said it has submitted disclosures to or responded to administrative subpoenas from the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.

 
Hertz Stock Nosedives as Bankruptcy-Exit Plan Threatens to Wipe Out Holders 
 

Shareholders receive no compensation under the car-rental company's restructuring proposal.

 
Parler Files New Lawsuit Against Amazon 
 

The social-media platform popular among conservatives and other right-wing users is continuing its dispute with the tech giant, which cut services to Parler after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

 
Starbucks, Target Among Companies to Still Mandate Masks in Texas Despite Lift on Covid-19 Restrictions 
 

Some of the biggest U.S. retail, theater, hotel and restaurant chains said they will continue mandating masks and limiting capacity in Texas after the state drops Covid-related restrictions next week.

 
Google to Stop Selling Ads Based on Web Browsing 
 

The Alphabet company said that it plans next year to stop using or investing in tracking technologies that uniquely identify web users as they move from site to site across the internet.

 
Rocket Stock Is the New Meme Trade. Move Over, GameStop. 
 

Rocket, the parent of Quicken Loans, has surged 28% this week.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 04, 2021 01:15 ET (06:15 GMT)