Justice Department Opens Ventilator Antitrust Probe Focused on Medtronic 
 

Investigators are reviewing whether the device maker's acquisitions limited competition in ventilator manufacturing, according to people familiar with the matter, following complaints about machine shortages during the pandemic.

 
Offshore Online Gambling Site Seeks to Become Legal U.S. Operator 
 

A Costa Rica-based online sportsbook 5Dimes, which illegally took bets from Americans for years, reached a nonprosecution agreement with federal prosecutors as it tries to move into the legal sports-betting market.

 
Oil Giant Total Pledges Renewable Power Push 
 

Total SA pledged to ramp up its spending on renewable energy and reduce its dependence on petroleum, the latest move by a major oil company toward cleaner power.

 
CDC Expected to Extend Cruising Ban to Oct. 31 
 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to extend its ban on cruise sailings in the U.S. by a month, to Oct. 31, matching industry plans to restart a business that has been largely suspended by the coronavirus pandemic.

 
Facebook Links Instagram and Messenger 
 

The social-media company plans to integrate the messaging services of its Messenger and Instagram apps, allowing users of two of its largest platforms to communicate more easily.

 
Palantir Grabs $21 Billion Valuation With Direct Listing 
 

Data-firm Palantir and Asana were the first two major companies to do a direct listing since Slack and Spotify.

 
Disney's Parks Can't Stand on Pandemic's Middle Ground 
 

Layoffs at Disney are the latest indication that real recovery is unlikely before a Covid-19 vaccine.

 
Thousands of Airline Jobs Hang in the Balance as Lawmakers Debate Aid 
 

Roughly 30,000 airline employees could be furloughed Thursday if more federal aid to the industry isn't forthcoming.

 
Google Makes Concessions in Effort to Buy Fitbit 
 

The Alphabet unit's new concessions to competitors are aimed at helping get European approval for its $2.1 billion purchase of the health tracker.

 
Singapore Shuts Wirecard Payments Operation 
 

Singapore's central bank ordered Wirecard AG to shut its local payment network and return customer funds, the latest step in the dismantling of the former fintech star following alleged multibillion-dollar fraud.

 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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