News Highlights: Top Company News of the Day
November 14 2018 - 2:30AM
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FAA Launches Review of Boeing's Safety Analyses
U.S. aviation regulators, responding to last month's Lion Air
jet crash, launched a high-priority review of the safety analyses
Boeing has performed over the years.
Uber CEO Takes Wait-And-See Approach to Saudi Investment
Uber Technologies CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said he is taking a
wait-and-see approach to allegations that the Saudi government-one
of the company's biggest shareholders-was behind the death of
journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Social-Media Must Confront Downsides of Scale, Instagram Co-Founder Says
Social media platforms have reached a crucial point where the
executives overseeing them need to find ways to anticipate and
block bad actors, Kevin Systrom says.
Snap's Disclosures Ahead of IPO Draw Regulator Scrutiny
Snap Inc. is facing scrutiny from regulators about its
disclosures to investors ahead of its 2017 initial public
offering.
Critics Say Amazon's HQ2 Deal Shortchanges New Yorkers
When details of Amazon's contributions to the community were
revealed in a memorandum of understanding Tuesday, some local
leaders said the deal fell short of addressing crucial
infrastructure and other needs.
How Amazon Picked HQ2 and Jilted 236 Cities
For months, cities vied for Amazon's second headquarters while
some executives were realizing that no single place would fulfill
its requirements. The long search, designed to showcase the
company's largess, has for some left a bad taste. "My heart's
broken today."
PG&E Says Equipment Failed Just Before California Wildfire
The utility owner warned that if its equipment is determined to
be the cause of the disaster that has killed at least 48 people, it
would face potential liabilities beyond its insurance coverage.
Blue Apron Lays Off More Workers
Blue Apron Holdings said it would lay off around 4%, or around
100 jobs, out of its workforce, as the meal-kit company struggles
to turn a profit.
SEC Wants Companies To Boost Cybersecurity, Brexit, Libor Phaseout Disclosures
Kyle Moffatt, chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange
Commission's Corporation Finance Division, said the disclosures
should include discussions of board risk oversight, disclosure
controls and procedures, and insider trading policies as they
relate to cybersecurity.
Semiconductor Chiefs Cast Doubt on Report of Malicious Chips in Global Supply Chain
Top executives from two semiconductor firms said a hack
described in a recent report that purportedly involved Chinese
spies infiltrating the hardware supply chain seemed unlikely but
not impossible.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 14, 2018 03:15 ET (08:15 GMT)
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