Facebook Sought Access to Financial Firms' Customer Data 
 

The social-media company has been under scrutiny for months over its handling of personal data, but it has been haggling with financial firms over its access to sensitive financial data for years.

 
German Car Makers Investigated Over 'Possible Collusion' 
 

The European Union's antitrust body said it has opened a formal investigation into "possible collusion" among Germany's main auto manufacturers to limit the development of technology that would limit harmful car exhaust emissions.

 
Marsh & McLennan to Buy Jardine Lloyd Thompson 
 

Marsh & McLennan has agreed a GBP4.3 billion deal to buy U.K. insurance brokerage Jardine Lloyd Thompson.

 
Google to Provide Android System to Biggest Global Auto Alliance 
 

Google is making a major push into the auto industry, partnering with the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance to use the Android operating system to power media display, marking a major victory for the Silicon Valley tech giant.

 
Volkswagen's Emissions-Cheating Saga Explained 
 

Volkswagen hasn't been able to leave its emissions scandal in the rearview mirror even after three years, three chief executives and some $30 billion in charges and fines.

 
SpaceX's First Moon Tourist Is a Japanese Billionaire 
 

SpaceX's first paying passenger will be Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who is to blast off from earth in 2023, circle the moon and return, Elon Musk announced.

 
Chinese Hot-Pot Chain Serves Up $963 Million IPO 
 

Investors lined up for a taste of one of the hottest restaurant stock sales in years, enabling the operator of a popular Chinese dining chain to raise $963 million ahead of its listing in Hong Kong.

 
Julie Chen, Wife of Les Moonves, to Leave 'The Talk' on CBS 
 

Julie Chen, wife of former CBS chief Leslie Moonves, who last week resigned in the midst of sexual-harassment allegations, will quit her role as a host on the network's daytime talk show "The Talk."

 
Software 'Robots' Power Surging Values for Three Little-Known Startups 
 

After years toiling in obscurity, startups UiPath, Blue Prism and Automation Anywherre have suddenly hit the jackpot in a corner of the enterprise-software market.

 
Nestlé to Sell Gerber Life Insurance to Western & Southern Financial 
 

Nestlé announced Monday it has agreed to sell its Gerber Life Insurance Co. unit to Western & Southern Financial Group for $1.55 billion in cash.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 18, 2018 07:00 ET (11:00 GMT)