Judge in Google Antitrust Case Weighs How to Protect Business Secrets

A federal judge said the two sides in the case have work to do in deciding who will have access to sensitive information provided by third-party companies.

 
XPO Logistics to Spin Off Contract Logistics Business

The company intends to spin off its global contract logistics business while keeping its trucking and freight brokerage operations as a stand-alone business, the company said.

 
Dyal Capital in Talks to Combine With Owl Rock Capital

The talks are part of a complicated deal with a special-purpose acquisition company that would value the fast-growing asset managers at about $13 billion combined.

 
Amazon in Talks to Buy Podcast Maker Wondery

The tech giant is in exclusive talks to purchase the last large, independent podcaster on the market, according to people familiar with the matter, as it pushes further into the growing audio sector.

 
Discovery Launches Streaming Service for Its Cable Shows

Discovery+ will launch on Jan. 4 and feature shows from channels including Food Network, TLC and Animal Planet.

 
UPS Slaps Limits on Some Shippers

The delivery giant recently imposed volume restrictions on Gap, Nike and some other large retailers, as the pandemic-driven surge in online shopping puts pressure on its capacity.

 
DoorDash Is Set to Deliver SoftBank a Big Hit

SoftBank, whose strategy of pouring billions of dollars into highly unprofitable startups was bogged down by some high-profile flops a year ago, soon may have a notable winner to flaunt: DoorDash.

 
Pfizer, BioNTech's Covid-19 Vaccine Wins U.K. Authorization

Britain became the first Western nation to grant emergency-use authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine, clearing a shot developed by Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech to be distributed in limited numbers within days.

 
Home Appliances Get a Hygiene Makeover

The roughly $500 billion home-appliance industry is making a hard pivot toward hygiene as the Covid-19 pandemic shows no sign of moderating.

 
JD Health Raises $3.5 Billion From Hong Kong's Red-Hot Capital Markets

The telemedicine arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com raised $3.5 billion in Hong Kong's largest initial public offering this year, taking proceeds from new listings in the city to a 10-year high.

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