Netflix Subscribers Fall Slightly Short of Expectations 
 

Netflix missed its subscriber target for the second consecutive quarter, a performance that might fuel questions about the streaming-video giant's ability to fend off competition.

 
SharkNinja and iRobot's Vacuum Dispute Lands in Federal Court 
 

SharkNinja Operating LLC and iRobot Corp. are suing each other over the technology that powers their vacuum-cleaning robots that can map and adapt to a home's floor plan-and empty their own dust bins.

 
Murray Energy and Lenders Extend Forbearance Period 
 

Murray Energy said it has reached an agreement with lenders to extend a forbearance pact to Oct. 28 as talks continue on the terms of a restructuring deal.

 
Workday Casts a Large Cloud 
 

Comments from the normally cautious cloud company spark more worry about growth for the expensive sector

 
J&J Offers $4 Billion Opioid Litigation Settlement 
 

Johnson & Johnson has offered to pay about $4 billion to settle all lawsuits in the U.S. accusing the company of contributing to the opioid-addiction epidemic, according to people familiar with the matter.

 
UAW, GM Reach Tentative Labor Deal 
 

The United Auto Workers struck a tentative labor deal with General Motors, a critical step in ending a monthlong strike that has brought more than 30 GM factories in the U.S. to a standstill.

 
Amazon's Deliveroo Investment Attracts Formal U.K. Probe 
 

Britain's antitrust watchdog has launched a formal probe into Amazon.com's investment into Deliveroo, a British food-delivery startup.

 
Walmart and Mattel Lease 'Floors' in a Virtual Toy Store 
 

Mattel and Walmart are trying out interactive video to market and sell toys through a new virtual store called KidHQ.

 
Bank of America Profit Falls on Charge 
 

A one-time charge dented Bank of America's third-quarter profit, but the bank posted gains in its consumer, wealth and commercial businesses.

 
Broadcom Ordered by EU to Halt Allegedly Anticompetitive Practices 
 

The European Union ordered semiconductor maker Broadcom to stop requiring contract terms with customers that the bloc alleges are anticompetitive, even as a probe into the practices continues.

 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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