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Dow Jones Newswires ·  Sep 18, 2021 05:00

U.S. Safety Agency to Probe Fatal Tesla Crash in Florida

The National Transportation Safety Board said its investigation would focus on the operation of the Tesla Model 3 car and a postcrash fire.

Ex-Mylan Executive Pleads Guilty Over Insider-Trading Allegations

A former tech executive of the generic drugmaker received illicit tips on drug approvals, earnings and merger.

State Funds Drop Unilever After Ben & Jerry's Israel Clash

Two months after the ice cream brand moved to stop retailing its products in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, several state funds are selling or threatening to sell their investments in parent company Unilever.

China's Tencent to Make It Easier to Share Links to Rivals on WeChat

Tencent says it will gradually remove some competitive barriers from its WeChat service, including making it easier for users to share e-commerce listings from major rival Alibaba on the messaging app.

How Facebook Hobbled Mark Zuckerberg's Bid to Get America Vaccinated

Company documents show antivaccine activists undermined the CEO's ambition to support the rollout by flooding the site and using Facebook's own tools to sow doubt about the vaccine.

United Airlines Briefly Grounds Flights in U.S., Canada

The grounding lasted 45 minutes because of technical system issues, which have now been resolved.

A French Book-Publishing Takeover Worthy of Netflix

After a five-year activist campaign and a fight for control among rival billionaires, investors in both Lagardère and Vivendi finally get some clarity about the media businesses' futures.

FDA Advisory Panel Votes Against Vaccine Booster Shots for General Population but Endorses It for Some Groups

The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel endorsed booster shots for older Americans or those at high risk, after voting not to recommend approval for everyone 16 and older.

iPhone Reality Doesn't Fully Ground Satellite Dreams

Shares of Globalstar, which operates a low-earth-orbit satellite network, crashed after the iPhone 13 reveal, but they remain elevated as a "mystery project" continues.

Ex-Boeing Pilot Expected to Face Prosecution in 737 MAX Probe

Federal prosecutors plan to criminally charge a former Boeing pilot they suspect of misleading aviation regulators about safety issues blamed for two fatal crashes of the 737 MAX.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 17, 2021 19:00 ET (23:00 GMT)

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