Comcast Pursues Sky, Sizes Up Bigger Move for Fox Assets 
 

Comcast has formally submitted a $31 billion bid to buy Sky, prompting the European pay-TV operator to drop its backing for a takeover by Fox and setting up a bidding war for the company.

 
GE Investors Gather After a Difficult Year 
 

General Electric shareholders will gather Wednesday at a company facility outside of Pittsburgh to elect a restructured board after a difficult year at the industrial conglomerate.

 
Twitter Remains Profitable As It Continues to Add Users 
 

Twitter reported its second profitable quarter as a publicly traded company, a sign of vindication for a company that has long worked to turn the attention of its users into a viable business.

 
Boeing Lifts Full-Year Guidance 
 

Boeing boosted key financial guidance for 2018, in a sign the aerospace company isn't being affected by supply-chain issues and broader concerns over the impact of shifting global trade policies.

 
Takeda Nears Shire Deal as Japan Inc. Chases Growth Overseas 
 

Takeda is near a deal worth more than $60 billion to buy European drugmaker Shire, having raised its bid four times in a sign of how ardently Japan's legacy companies are pursuing growth abroad as sales at home slow.

 
Viacom Says Turnaround On Track in Bid to Shore Up Business 
 

Viacom reported easing sales declines and rising profit in the most recent quarter, as the media company works to prove its turnaround plan remains on track.

 
Amazon Childproofs Echo Speakers, Adds Age-Appropriate Audio Content 
 

An update to Echo will let owners turn on a setting that locks down certain functions, adds new controls and transforms artificially intelligent Alexa from virtual assistant to virtual nanny.

 
A Look at WeWork's Books: Revenue Is Doubling but Losses Are Mounting 
 

A bond-offering document from WeWork Cos. this week provides a glimpse into the finances of one of the world's most valuable startups, showing how the shared office company is rapidly expanding revenue-and incurring heavy losses.

 
Credit Suisse Starts Last Year of Revamp With Rise in Profit 
 

Credit Suisse posted a strong rise in first-quarter net profit, beating expectations and bolstering evidence that the Swiss lender's yearslong restructuring has put it back on track to growth.

 
Auto Makers Lean On China Partners to Meet Electric-Vehicle Targets 
 

GM, Ford, Toyota and other big auto makers say they will rely on their Chinese partners to meet Beijing's mandates for electric vehicles, using the joint venture arrangements that China has now agreed to phase out.

 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 25, 2018 09:15 ET (13:15 GMT)

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