Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Lord & Taylor is latest retailer to file for bankruptcy
Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy US arm of TikTok, by Cathy Bussewitz
CNN
7-Eleven owner is buying Marathon Petroleum’s Speedway gas stations for $21 billion, by Kaori Enjoji
NASA-SpaceX mission: Astronauts splash down after historic mission, by Jackie Wattles
The Wall Street Journal
Apple Faces $1.4 Billion Lawsuit by Chinese AI Firm in Siri Patent Fight, by Liza Lin
Siemens Healthineers to Buy Varian Medical for $16.4 Billion, by Tom Fairless
CNBC
Retail rents plummet across New York City, as America’s glitzy shopping districts turn into ghost towns, by Lauren Thomas
From travel pods to private jets, affluent travelers are eager to make vacations happen, by Kenneth Kiesnoski
Reuters
Tailored Brands files for bankruptcy as pandemic hammers sales, by Sabahatjahan Contractor
U.S. companies leap over low profit hurdle in coronavirus-hit quarter, by Caroline Valetkevich
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