German Prosecutors Open Probe Into TÜV SÜD, Which Certified Failed Brazil Dam

Prosecutors in Germany have opened a criminal probe into the role of German safety inspector TÜV SÜD over the January collapse of a mine-waste dam in Brazil that killed 270 people.

 
Southwest Reaches Deal With Boeing Over 737 MAX

Southwest Airlines and Boeing said they struck a deal to compensate the airline for some of the damage from the nine-month grounding of the 737 MAX.

 
David Boies's Law Firm Names Likely Successors

Since its founding, the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner has largely been associated with one person: famed litigator David Boies. Now, the firm is implementing a plan to ensure it can survive long past his tenure.

 
Cisco Puts Its Chips in a New Game

Cisco announced a new family of routers, along with a new chip architecture called, which could allow the network equipment giant to crack a key part of the market that has eluded it to date.

 
Safeway Owner, Rival Grocers Bet on Smaller Warehouses

Food retailers such as Albertsons are making big bets on small warehouses to bulk up their growing delivery businesses, as supermarkets try different approaches to get groceries to customers more efficiently.

 
Delta Buys Stake in Private-Jet Operator

Delta Air Lines is buying a minority stake in Wheels Up, a private-jet operator, that will extend the Atlanta-based carrier's operations to more premium passengers.

 
Japan Display Says It Has Lined Up $828 Million Financing

A financially strapped Japanese supplier to Apple that makes displays for the iPhone 11 said it has lined up financing of up to $828 million from an investment fund with U.S. connections.

 
Aramco Valuation Hits Crown Prince's $2 Trillion Target

The Saudi government and its wealthiest citizens helped lift Aramco to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's coveted valuation target of $2 trillion-if only for a few hours.

 
Cigarette Makers Can Filter Tougher Smoking Rules

The threat of stricter tobacco controls in the U.S. has wiped billions of dollars off the stock-market valuations of big cigarette companies. But they have more ways to cope with the fallout than investors are giving them credit for.

 
Standard Chartered Sells Bank Permata Stake

Standard Chartered has agreed to sell its interest in Indonesia's Bank Permata for $1.3 billion to Bangkok Bank.

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