Deere Ramps Up Leases as Sales Slow 
 

Deere is spending billions of dollars annually to buy its own equipment for a leasing program, which lifts sales of new farm tractors and construction machinery, but adds financial complexity and weighs on the used-equipment market.

 
SoftBank Explores Taking Reins of WeWork 
 

SoftBank has prepared a financing package that would give it control of WeWork and further sideline its founder Adam Neumann in exchange for relieving the shared-office startup's looming cash crunch, according to people familiar with the matter.

 
Total to Buy Stake In India's Adani Gas 
 

Total has agreed to acquire a 37.4% stake in India's Adani Gas as the French oil-and-gas major looks to expand its footprint in the energy-hungry South Asian nation.

 
Silicon Valley Takes On Amazon's Cashierless 'Go' Stores 
 

Tech startups are challenging the cashierless checkout at Amazon Go stores with their own systems-and are already pitching them to retailers as smarter than partnering with Amazon.com.

 
Cat-Litter Rivals Pounce on New Shipping Strategies 
 

Cat-litter companies worked to make their products fresher, less dusty and easier to clean. Now they are chasing a new goal: moving those products more cheaply.

 
Sears Hasn't Fared Better After Bankruptcy 
 

Sears's bankruptcy filing was supposed to give the troubled retailer a fresh start. But a year later, the chain is still struggling with many of the same problems it faced before it sought court protection.

 
Blackstone Talked With Citadel About Buying Stake 
 

Blackstone has discussed buying a stake in Ken Griffin's Citadel, whose hedge fund could be worth between $5 billion and $7 billion.

 
UAW Increases Strike Pay for GM Factory Workers 
 

The UAW said GM workers on the picket line will see weekly strike pay increase to $275 from $250, a sign the union is preparing to extend a nearly monthlong walkout.

 
Google Shuts Out Payday Loans With App-Store Ban 
 

Google has barred high-interest consumer loan services from the Google Play app store, limiting payday lenders' ability to access users of Android devices.

 
India's Richest Man Battles Amazon, Walmart to Work With Mom-and-Pop Shops 
 

India's mom-and-pop stores are being weaponized, as Walmart and Amazon square off against India's richest man in the country's nascent online retail market.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 14, 2019 07:00 ET (11:00 GMT)