What's News: Business & Finance -- WSJ
October 31 2017 - 2:02AM
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print edition of The Wall Street Journal (October 31, 2017).
Sprint parent SoftBank has decided to suspend efforts to merge
the wireless provider with T-Mobile US, after months of talks.
Lennar agreed to buy CalAtlantic for $5.7 billion, a deal that
would create the country's largest home builder by revenue.
The U.S. saving rate dropped to a 10-year low of 3.1% in
September, down from 6.3% two years ago.
Apple is designing iPhones and iPads for next year that would
jettison Qualcomm components.
LyondellBasell has made a takeover approach to Brazil's Braskem
that could value the firm at over $10 billion.
Akzo and Axalta said they are in talks about a potential merger
of equals of the coating and paints firms.
Clariant investors who helped scuttle a proposed deal with
Huntsman will seek three board seats.
Samsung delivered record quarterly profit amid strong demand for
its electronic components.
Staples is talking with potential buyers in Asia about a sale of
the retailer's operations in China.
Mondelez posted rising third-quarter sales, as Americans ate
more snacks.
Major stock indexes lost ground, with the Dow falling 85.45
points to 23348.74.
Strayer and Capella are merging in a deal that creates a nearly
$2 billion for-profit education firm.
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October 31, 2017 02:47 ET (06:47 GMT)
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