UAW, GM reach deal to end strike
GM and the United Auto Workers union have reached a deal to end a month-long strike. Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich reported the news for CNN: Negotiators from General Motors and the United Auto...
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Facebook officially launches Libra
Facewbook on Monday announced the Libra Association, a nonprofit group that will govern the digital currency. AP’s Ken Sweet reported the news: Facebook officially moved forward with its plans Monday to create a new...
Wildfires break out in California despite preventive power supply cuts
Wildfires broke out in California despite PG&E’s plans to cut power to a few hundred thousand customers to prevent just that. CBS’s Jonathan Vigliotti had the news: Despite an unprecedented effort to prevent wildfires,...
Apple drops police-tracking app on China criticism
Apple has removed a police-tracking app for Hong Kong from its store after a Chinese state media accused it of inciting illegal behavior. AP’s Joe McDonald had the news: Apple removed a smartphone app...
Court orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $8 billion in Risperdal case
A jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $8 billion in damages to a man who accused the company of failing to warn young male users of its antipsychotic drug Risperdal could develop breasts....
GE freezes pensions of 20,000 employees
GE will freeze the pensions of 20,000 employees and offer pension buyouts to another 100,000 to reduce debt. Aimee Picchi had the news for CBS: General Electric announced it will freeze the pensions of...
How two WSJ reporters covered the WeWork story
The Lede, an internal Dow Jones newsletter, talked with Wall Street Journal reporters Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell about their reporting on the WeWork story. Here is an excerpt: How did you know there...
Coverage: GM strike set to continue
Talks between GM and UAW have taken a turn for the worse, with the 21-day strike set to continue. Tom Krishner had the news for the AP: Contract talks aimed at ending a 21-day...
HP To Slash Several Thousand Jobs
HP Inc has announced plans to lay off between 7,000 and 9,000 employees worldwide over the next three years. CNN’s Rob McLean had the news: HP Inc. plans to reduce its global staff by...
Independent review clears FT reporters of collusion
In July, the Financial Times announced that it had appointed law firm RPC to conduct an independent review into allegations that FT investigative reporters had engaged in collusion with investors in German fintech company Wirecard...
