IBM CEO Joins Trump Business-Policy Advisers 
 

Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM, a company criticized by President-elect Donald Trump for moving jobs overseas, was named as one of 16 business leaders who will advise Mr. Trump as he implements his plan to stem the outflow of U.S. jobs.

 
Apple Signals Interest in Self-Driving Software 
 

Apple confirmed for the first time its interest in autonomous-vehicle technology, but it remains unlikely the company will design or build a complete car.

 
Exxon CEO Now a Contender for Secretary of State 
 

President-elect Donald Trump widens the circle of candidates for the nation's top diplomatic job, a list that now includes Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson.

 
Trump Warns Another U.S. Company 
 

Donald Trump criticized Rexnord for its plans to move a factory from Indianapolis to Mexico, the second time the president-elect has pressed an attack against a U.S. company set to shift production abroad.

 
Pratt & Whitney Union Members Approve Five-Year Contract 
 

Workers at jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney ratified a five-year contract Sunday, avoiding a potential labor dispute when the company is trying to increase production of new engines for commercial airliners.

 
Cheung Kong Bids $5.4 Billion for Australia's Duet Group 
 

Cheung Kong Infrastructure has bid about $5.4 billion for Australian pipeline operator and power distributor Duet Group, in another attempt by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing to strengthen his company's position in the country.

 
Bloomberg Expands Effort to Curb Tobacco Use World-wide 
 

Former New York City mayor and billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg has spent hundreds of millions of dollars of his fortune over the past decade fighting tobacco use in the developing world. Now, with cigarette use declining globally, he is deepening his campaign.

 
Ad-Spending Growth to Slow Significantly in 2017 
 

Ad-spending growth is poised for a significant slowdown in 2017, due to economic and political uncertainty, according to the latest forecast from IPG's Magna Global

 
Don't Hold Your Breath on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 
 

Comments by Steven Mnuchin have excited holders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shares, but the two companies' fates are far from decided.

 
Smithfield Takes Aim at Carbon Emissions 
 

Smithfield Foods plans to cut a quarter of its carbon emissions over eight years, working with onetime environmental critics on a move the pork producer hopes will trim costs and burnish its brand.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 05, 2016 03:15 ET (08:15 GMT)