• Sources: Fitbit Considers Whether It Should Explore Sale
  
  Wearable device maker Fitbit Inc. has been in talks with an investment bank about the possibility of exploring a sale amid challenges in successfully pivoting from fitness trackers to smartwatches, people familiar with the matter said on Friday
• Walmart to Stop Selling E-Cigarettes
  
  Walmart says it will stop selling electronic cigarettes at its namesake stores and Sam's Clubs following a string illnesses and deaths related to vaping.The nation's largest retailer said Friday that it will complete its exit from e-cigarettes after selling through current...
• Penney Said to Prep for Debt Talks Ahead of Holiday
  
  J.C. Penney Co. is preparing for talks with its creditors on possible transactions to ease its debt burden and give the company's new chief executive more breathing room ahead of the critical holiday season.
• Britain's Thomas Cook Seeks $250M to Avert Collapse
  
  Britain's Thomas Cook urgently needs 200 million pounds ($251 million) to satisfy its lenders or one of the world's oldest holiday company's could collapse in the next few days, potentially leaving hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers stranded.
• Commerzbank Aims to Cut Jobs, Branches After Deutsche Merger Fails
  
  Commerzbank said on Friday it wanted to shed thousands of staff and close a fifth of its branches in a strategy overhaul, after the German lender’s attempt to merge with Deutsche Bank failed.
• No Crowds as Apple's iPhone 11 Hits Stores in China
  
  Apple's latest iPhone 11 range hit stores in China on Friday, with short queues of die-hard fans contrasting with the hundreds who camped out ahead of some previous launches.
• Facebook: Trump, Zuckerberg Had 'Good, Constructive' Meeting
  
  President Donald Trump and Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg had a "good, constructive" meeting at the White House on Thursday, the social media company said in a statement.
• Nike Drops Antonio Brown
  
  Nike has told The Boston Globe that New England Patriots player Antonio Brown, who has been accused of sexual assault and rape, is "not a Nike athlete."
• Colt Ends AR-15 for Civilian Market
  
  Gunmaker Colt says it is suspending its production of rifles for the civilian market including the popular AR-15.Colt's chief executive officer, Dennis Veilleux, says it is not permanently ending production but believes there is already an adequate supply of sporting rifles...
• Activist Investor Peltz: GE CEO Culp Doing Good Job
  
  Lawrence Culp has held the top job at General Electric for nearly one year and on Thursday one of the industrial conglomerate's biggest shareholders, activist investor Nelson Peltz, gave him a shout-out for being "fantastic."
• Tesla Model 3 Earns Insurance Group's Top Safety Rating
  
  Tesla Inc.'s Model 3 electric sedan has earned the top safety rating from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS), becoming the first Tesla to do so.
• Former CEO Byrne Dumps All Overstock Shares for $90M
  
  Former Overstock.com Inc. Chief Executive Patrick Byrne reportedly sold off his entire stake in the company and blamed the Securities and Exchange Commission, which he referred to as “the Deep State’s pets.”
• Microsoft Unveils $40B Stock Buyback, Boosts Dividend 5 Cents
  
  Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday its board had approved a new share repurchase program of up to $40 billion and raised its quarterly dividend.
• GM to Temporarily Lay Off 1,200 Workers in Canada
  
  General Motors Co. said on Wednesday it plans to temporarily lay off about 1,200 workers at its Oshawa assembly plant in Canada, which makes the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks.
• Tesla Takes on Porsche With Battle in Germany
  
  Tesla wants to steal Porsche's bragging rights by testing its Model S on the northern loop of Germany's Nuerburgring circuit, using a marketing tool that German carmakers have long used to tout the superiority of their products.
• Fox Business' Gasparino: AT&T Pushed to Unload DirecTV
  
  Wall Street bankers have been pushing AT&T Inc.’s DirecTV subsidiary to sell off the satellite TV operator, with Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network as one potential suitor, Fox Business Network reported.
• Sandoz Halts Generic Zantac Distribution on Cancer Fears
  
  Novartis AG’s Sandoz unit said on Wednesday it was halting distribution of its versions of the drug commonly known as Zantac in all its markets, including the United States and Canada, after contaminants were found in the heartburn drug.
• India Bans E-Cigarettes as Tide Turns Against Vaping
  
  India banned the sale of electronic cigarettes on Wednesday and warned of an "epidemic" among young people, in the latest and potentially biggest move globally against vaping over growing health concerns.
• Wells Fargo Tests Crypto for Internal Transactions
  
  Wells Fargo & Co. said on Tuesday it will pilot its own digital currency powered by blockchain to help move cash across borders and between branches in real time.
• GM Switches Health Costs to Union for Striking Workers
  
  General Motors shifted health insurance costs for its striking workers to the United Auto Workers union as its members walked the picket line for the second day on Tuesday.
• WSJ: Walmart Likely Discriminated Against Female Workers
  
  Walmart Inc. likely discriminated against 178 female workers by paying less or denying promotions or both because of their gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in memos reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, the newspaper said on Tuesday.
• Apple Attacks EU in Court Fight Over $14B Tax Bill
  
  The European Union's order to Apple Inc. to pay 13 billion euros ($14 billion) in back taxes "defies reality and common sense," the U.S. firm said as the two sides sparred in a case key to the EU's crackdown on sweetheart deals to multinationals.
• NBC to Take on Netflix With 'Peacock' Streaming Service
  
  Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal will name its upcoming streaming service "Peacock," offering a broad slate of original content, including "Dr Death" starring Emmy and Golden Globe winner Alec Baldwin, the company said on Tuesday.
• FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates by Average 4.9%
  
  U.S. package delivery company FedEx Corp said on Monday shipping rates at its express unit, which delivers packages using planes, will increase by an average of 4.9% for domestic, export and import services starting Jan. 6 next year.
• US Alleges JPMorgan Metals Desk Was Criminal Enterprise
  
  U.S. prosecutors took an unusually aggressive turn in their investigation of price fixing at JPMorgan Chase & Co., describing its precious metals trading desk as a criminal enterprise operating inside the bank for nearly a decade.

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