News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
November 11 2019 - 3:30PM
Dow Jones News
Google Collects Personal Health Data in Secret Project
Google is teaming with one of the country's largest health-care
systems on an ambitious project named "Project Nightingale" to
collect and crunch detailed health information of millions of
Americans across 21 states.
WeWork in Talks to Hire T-Mobile CEO
WeWork's parent company is in discussions with T-Mobile CEO John
Legere to take over leadership of the troubled office-sharing
startup.
Southwest Is Flying 38 Jets With Gaps in Safety Paperwork
Southwest is flying more than three dozen jets without final
verification that they meet all mandatory federal safety standards,
government documents show.
Alibaba Racks Up Record Sales on World's Biggest Shopping Day
Alibaba reached a new sales milestone during China's Singles Day
shopping festival, as the e-commerce giant sold 268.4 billion yuan
($38.3 billion) worth of goods, up 26% from its previous record of
213.5 billion yuan, or about $30.8 billion, set last year.
Food-Delivery Bid Is a Taste Test for Investors
A hostile $6.3 billion offer for British takeout-ordering site
Just Eat is on a difficult side of the debate about growth versus
profitability at tech companies.
Amazon's Heavy Recruitment of Chinese Sellers Puts Consumers at Risk
The giant retail platform has included listings for banned,
unsafe, counterfeit, mislabeled products. One reason: It
aggressively wooed China's manufacturers to cut out the middleman
and sell directly to Americans.
Adidas to Close Sneaker Factory in the U.S., Move Production to Asia
Adidas plans to close its only sneaker factories in the U.S. and
Germany, shifting cutting-edge automated footwear production to
Asia and reversing an effort to make products closer to shoppers in
the West.
Credit Suisse Shakes Up Management at Investment Bank
Credit Suisse Group said it had appointed new leadership to head
its investment banking and capital markets division, as the Swiss
bank struggles to boost revenue.
Open Text to Buy Carbonite
Open Text said it is buying cybersecurity company Carbonite for
$884 million in cash.
California Governor Questions $11 Billion PG&E Insurance Deal
California Gov. Gavin Newsom questioned PG&E Corp.'s $11
billion settlement proposal for insurance losses tied to wildfires
and said it could derail the utility's bankruptcy exit
strategy.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 11, 2019 15:15 ET (20:15 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2019 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.