• Boeing Posts Q3 Loss as Problems Dog Airliner, Space Capsule
  
  Boeing Co. lost $109 million in the third quarter as it struggled to fix problems with its 787 Dreamliner, a large airliner designed for long routes, and a space capsule that would ferry astronauts to the international space station.
• Facebook Asks Employees to Preserve Internal Documents for Legal Inquiries
  
  Facebook Inc. has told its employees to preserve all internal documents and communications for legal reasons, as governments and regulators have started inquiries into its operation.The increased scrutiny comes after former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen...
• Boeing Posts $109 Million Q3 Loss Amid Jet Production Issues
  
  Boeing Co. lost $109 million in the third quarter as it struggled with production problems that have held up deliveries of the 787, a large plane popular on long international airline routes.
• FTC Probing If Facebook Violated $5B Privacy Settlement
  
  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun a probe into Facebook, spurred by internal documents by whistleblower Frances Haugen, over whether the social media giant violated a record-breaking $5 billion...
• Investors on Board as US Oil Majors Dismiss Wind & Solar
  
  Top U.S. oil firms are doubling down on drilling, deepening a divide with European rivals on the outlook for renewables, and winning support from big investors who do not expect the stateside companies to invest in wind and solar.
• Merck Letting Others Make Generic Versions of Its COVID-19 Pill
  
  Merck & Co has signed a licensing agreement with the United Nations-backed Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) that will allow more companies to manufacture generic versions of its experimental oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment, the U.S. drugmaker and the organization announced...
• GSK Gives Improved Profit Outlook After Q3 Beats Forecasts
  
  Britain's GSK delivered better-than-expected third-quarter results on Wednesday and raised its annual profit outlook, boosted by strong sales of key drugs and cost cutting ahead of a planned split next year.
• McDonald's Sales Surge 14 Percent, as Virus Restrictions Ease
  
  McDonald's reported stronger-than-expected sales in the third quarter, boosted by larger orders and higher prices on the menu.
• Senate Dems Propose Corporate Minimum Tax Expected
  
  Leading Democrat senators unveiled legislation Tuesday to impose a 15% minimum tax on the most profitable U.S. corporations, saying the levy would help finance President Joe Biden's social policy and climate change plans.
• Spanx Founder Gives Workers Surprise Bonus: $10K and 2 Tickets to Anywhere
  
  Spanx CEO Sara Blakely - whose shapewear company was valued at $1.2 billion after asset management firm Blackstone bought a majority share Oct. 20 - thanked her workers with a $10,000 bonus and two...
• FCC Votes to Terminate China Telecom Authority to Provide US Services
  
  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday voted to revoke authorization for the U.S. subsidiary of China Telecom to operate in the United States, citing national security concerns.
• Amazon Signs Deal With British Spy Agencies to Boost Use of AI for Espionage
  
  Britain's spy agencies have given a contract to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host classified material in a deal aimed at boosting the use of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) for espionage, the Financial Times reported Monday. Britain's GCHQ spy agency...
• Hasbro Warns of Supply-Chain Hit to Holiday Sales
  
  Hasbro Inc. said Tuesday global supply chain disruptions cost it about $100 million in lost toy orders in the third quarter, and the company warned of a further hit to sales during the crucial holiday shopping season.While demand has surged over the last year, factory...
• UPS Delivers Profit, Revenue Beat on E-commerce Demand
  
  United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue on Tuesday, bolstered by strong e-commerce demand that has allowed the delivery firm to raise shipping prices and cherry-pick more profitable customers.
• Amazon's Staten Island Warehouse Workers File Petition for Union Election
  
  Workers at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse in New York City's Staten Island borough have filed a petition to form a union, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said on Monday.
• NTSB Chair Wants Tesla to Limit Where Autopilot Can Operate
  
• Hertz Orders 100,000 Teslas
  
  Hertz on Monday announced an order of 100,000 Tesla Inc cars, taking a step toward changing its fleet to electric vehicles just months after emerging from bankruptcy.
• Facebook Knew About, Failed to Police, Abusive Content Globally: Documents
  
  Facebook employees have warned for years that as the company raced to become a global service it was failing to police abusive content in countries where such speech was likely to cause the most harm, according to interviews with five former employees and internal company...
• Lyft Records More than 4,000 Sexual Assault Cases in Long-Overdue Safety Report
  
  Lyft Inc received reports of more than 4,000 instances of sexual assault on its ride-hailing platform between 2017 and 2019, it said, detailing the data in a safety report it had promised to publish about two years ago.
• Not This Year, Mr. Grinch: Mattel Brushes Off Holiday Supply Worries
  
  Mattel Inc. on Thursday raised its 2021 sales forecast, saying it would overcome industry-wide shipping disruptions to ring in a strong holiday season steered by Barbie and Hot Wheels, sending its shares up 6% in extended trading.
• Facebook Oversight Board Calls Out Lack of Transparency
  
  Facebook has not only not been "fully" transparent with users, but has also withheld information from its own oversight board, particularly in relation to the case of the "indefinite" ban of...
• Grubhub to Be Part of US Delivery Consolidation: Just Eat CEO
  
  The chief executive of Just Eat Takeaway.com said Thursday he expects newly acquired Grubhub to eventually be part of a consolidation in the U.S. delivery market, but signaled he is not currently open to selling the business.
• US Slows Down Oil and Gas M&As
  
  U.S. antitrust regulators have extended the approval process for at least five oil and gas mergers and acquisitions in the last three months, as President Joe Biden's administration scrutinizes deals in a bid to tackle soaring energy prices, according to regulatory filings.
• AT&T Adds Wireless Subscribers in 5G Push & New Movies to Boost HBO Max
  
  AT&T Inc's quarterly revenue and phone subscriber additions beat market expectations on Thursday, on increased demand for its phone and internet service and steady growth for its streaming platform HBO Max.Shares of AT&T rose 1% to $26.17 in pre-market trading.
• Sen. Blumenthal: Facebook's Zuckerberg Should Testify
  
  U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, called Wednesday for Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to testify at a hearing about how its subsidiary Instagram affected children....

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