Ford Taps Debt Markets

Ford Motor is seeking to raise about $2 billion in new long-term financing for the automotive business, as the company tapped debt markets for the first time in nearly four years to fund a core auto-making operation looking to invest in new technologies.

 
Amazon Set to Open No-Checkout Grocery Store

Amazon.com Inc. said it plans to open Amazon Go, a store that will use artificial-intelligence-powered technology to eliminate checkouts and cash registers, early next year in Seattle.

 
Under Armour Signs Deal to Supply MLB Uniforms

Under Armour signed its first deal to supply uniforms for a major professional sports league, inking a 10-year deal with Major League Baseball that begins with the 2020 season.

 
BHP Billiton Wins Trion Oil Field Bid

Australia's BHP Billiton won the bidding to join with Mexican state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos in the Trion oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, in the first award of several auctions of deep-water oil blocks Monday.

 
United Continental Mechanics Approve New Labor Deal

A majority of the more than 9,000 mechanics at United Continental approved a six-year labor agreement that will lift wages.

 
General Mills to Cut Up to 600 Jobs Amid Restructuring

General Mills said between 400 and 600 jobs would be eliminated in a restructuring as the struggling food giant works to adapt to changing food trends and prepare for an eventual new leader.

 
Limited Stores Begins Layoffs Ahead of Possible Sale

Limited Stores has begun laying off employees at its Ohio headquarters as the troubled women's apparel chain hopes to snag a buyer.

 
Deloitte's Brazil Affiliate Fined $8 Million

The Brazil affiliate of accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu agreed Monday to pay $8 million to settle a U.S. regulator's allegations it issued false audit reports and tried to cover it up.

 
Liberty Mutual to Buy Ironshore

Liberty Mutual Insurance said Monday it reached a deal to buy property and casualty insurer Ironshore Inc. in a deal valued at about $3 billion, as Liberty seeks to grow its specialty lines operations.

 
Hotel-Search Firm Plans IPO of Up to $428 Million

Travel B.V., which plans to change its name to Trivago, provided details of its planned initial public offering of as much as $428 million in American depositary shares.

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