Troubles Push GE to Consider a Breakup 
 

General Electric is considering breaking itself apart, its chief executive said, after disclosing more problems buried in one of its major units.

 
Ford Sees Lower Operating Profit on Earnings-per-Share Basis 
 

Ford said it expects lower operating profit on an earnings-per-share basis in 2018, with higher commodity costs and adverse exchange rates offsetting gains from cost-cutting efforts and continued demand for high-margin pickup trucks.

 
YouTube Subjecting All 'Preferred' Content to Human Review 
 

YouTube is ordering workers to review thousands of hours of its most popular content and setting new limits on which videos can run ads, in moves to ease advertisers' worries that their brands are showing up alongside offensive or controversial videos.

 
Nissan Expects to Build New U.S. Plant 
 

Nissan Motor's chief executive said the company believes it will need to build a new plant in the U.S. in four or five years, when the car maker would be ready for another push to expand.

 
CSX Still Winning Back Business After Service Disruptions 
 

CSX Corp. still has work to do to win back shippers following last year's service disruptions that occurred after a massive overhaul of the railroad network under its prior chief executive.

 
The Bad Bet That Insurers Can't Shake 
 

The $6.2 billion charge that GE disclosed Tuesday is related to billions of dollars of coverage for long-term-care policies that had been sold by other insurers to consumers.

 
Citigroup Earnings Wiped Out by Tax Charge 
 

Citigroup reported its largest quarterly loss ever after its earnings were wiped out by a $22 billion charge related to the new tax law.

 
GM to Take $7 Billion Charge for U.S. Tax Overhaul 
 

General Motors said 2017 pretax profit likely ended up at the high end of its previous forecast but disclosed it will take a $7 billion write-down on deferred-tax assets stemming from the tax-overhaul law.

 
Nestlé Sells Butterfinger and BabyRuth Unit to Italian Candy Maker 
 

Ferrero International, the Italian confectionery maker, muscled further into the North America market, agreeing to pay $2.8 billion in cash to buy Nestlé's U.S. chocolate business that includes the Butterfinger and Baby Ruth brands.

 
Celgene in Talks to Buy Juno Therapeutics 
 

Celgene Corp. is in talks to buy biotechnology company Juno Therapeutics Inc., just days after announcing another major deal to bolster its portfolio of blood-cancer drugs.

 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 17, 2018 03:15 ET (08:15 GMT)

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