FAA Launches Review of Boeing's Safety Analyses

U.S. aviation regulators, responding to last month's Lion Air jet crash, launched a high-priority review of the safety analyses Boeing has performed over the years.

 
Critics Say Amazon's HQ2 Deal Shortchanges New Yorkers

When details of Amazon's contributions to the community were revealed in a memorandum of understanding Tuesday, some local leaders said the deal fell short of addressing crucial infrastructure and other needs.

 
How Amazon Picked HQ2 and Jilted 236 Cities

For months, Amazon made demands of cities even though it had determined early in the year that no single place would fulfill its requirements. The long search, designed to showcase the company's largesse, has for some left a bad taste. "My heart's broken today."

 
PG&E Says Equipment Failed Just Before California Wildfire

The utility owner warned that if its equipment is determined to be the cause of the disaster that has killed at least 42 people, it would face potential liabilities beyond its insurance coverage.

 
Blue Apron Lays Off More Workers

Blue Apron Holdings said it would lay off around 4%, or around 100 jobs, out of its workforce, as the meal-kit company struggles to turn a profit.

 
SEC Wants Companies To Boost Cybersecurity, Brexit, Libor Phaseout Disclosures

Kyle Moffatt, chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Corporation Finance Division, said the disclosures should include discussions of board risk oversight, disclosure controls and procedures, and insider trading policies as they relate to cybersecurity.

 
Semiconductor Chiefs Cast Doubt on Report of Malicious Chips in Global Supply Chain

Top executives from two semiconductor firms said a hack described in a recent report that purportedly involved Chinese spies infiltrating the hardware supply chain seemed unlikely but not impossible.

 
Alphabet Unit Plans to Launch Driverless Car Service in Coming Months

The head of Alphabet's Waymo unit said it plans to launch its first commercial self-driving car service in the next two months and expects businesses to be among its biggest customers.

 
Toys 'R' Us Wins Confirmation of Chapter 11 Payment Plan

A judge signed off on a bankruptcy plan for Toys "R" Us that gives control of the brand to a group of hedge funds, and a fractional payment to suppliers, after a failed turnaround effort left 33,000 workers without jobs and all of its U.S. stores closed.

 
PG&E Discloses Possible Equipment Malfunction in Area of Deadly California Fire

Electrical power equipment owned by one of California's largest utility companies appeared to have malfunctioned in an area last week where the state's deadliest wildfire erupted, PG&E said in a securities filing Tuesday.

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