Comcast, Fox to Settle $35 Billion Takeover Battle for Sky in Auction 
 

Comcast and 21st Century Fox will settle their takeover battle for Sky in a weekend auction run by British regulators, setting up a dramatic climax to a 21-month sale process that has pitted some of the world's biggest media giants against each other.

 
Amazon Investment Could Lead to Large Stake in India Retail Chain 
 

Amazon.com has joined forces with a private-equity firm in India that is acquiring one of the largest retail chains in the South Asian nation.

 
Oil Giants Use Size to Overcome Fracking Challenges 
 

Shale drilling, once the province of small, scrappy operators, faces challenges including pipeline bottlenecks and rising costs. Now oil giants are using their size to tackle those problems.

 
Under Armour to Cut 400 Jobs 
 

Under Armour is cutting about 400 jobs globally as part of its ongoing restructuring effort.

 
Aston Martin Accelerates Toward October IPO 
 

Aston Martin, the sports car brand made famous in the James Bond spy thrillers, revealed an aggressive price range for its coming stock-market listing, valuing the company at up to $6.7 billion.

 
Nike Leads Rebound for Athletic Apparel Retailers 
 

Nike's shares are up 35% this year, leading a resurgence in shares of companies that sell athletic apparel, after worries about the rise of e-commerce hurt the group in previous years.

 
Nestlé to Explore Options for Skin-Health Unit 
 

Nestlé is exploring strategic options for its skin-health unit, a business analysts say could fetch $4.1 billion, its latest move to narrow its focus to food and beverages as it faces pressure from an activist investor.

 
Alibaba's Ma Recants Promise to Create One Million U.S. Jobs 
 

Chinese technology tycoon Jack Ma is recanting his promise to create one million jobs in the U.S., citing the trade spat between the world's two biggest economies.

 
Growing Opposition Threatens Completion of Last U.S. Nuclear Plant 
 

The sole remaining nuclear power plant under construction in the U.S. is facing mounting opposition from cities and lawmakers concerned about its rising costs.

 
Companies' Brexit Challenge: Preparing for the Unknown 
 

Some of the world's biggest companies are drawing up plans for the unplannable: a March divorce between Britain and the European Union, in which even some basic parameters have yet to be hammered out.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 20, 2018 09:00 ET (13:00 GMT)