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Boeing Makes New Offer to Union in Hopes of Ending Strike 
 

The proposal calls for a 30% raise over four years, up from 25% in an earlier offer.

 
California Sues Exxon, Alleges Plastics Deception 
 

The state's attorney general accused the oil company of misleading consumers about the recyclability of plastic products. It's seeking civil penalties.

 
Intel Stock Rises on Report of Apollo Investment. What Wall Street Thinks. 
 

Apollo Global Management offers to invest as much as $5 billion in Intel, possibly in return for equity in the company, according to a report.

 
Washington Post to Lay Off a Quarter of Staffers From Software Unit 
 

The stand-alone business had expanded to service other companies.

 
Tempur Sealy to Sell Sleep Outfitters, Mattress Firm Stores 
 

Tempur Sealy International has reached a deal to sell dozens of Mattress Firm locations and the Sleep Outfitters retail chain to Mattress Warehouse as it works through a regulatory challenge to its planned acquisition of Mattress Firm.

 
Italy's UniCredit Trades Blows With Berlin Over Commerzbank 
 

Germany's chancellor decried "unfriendly attacks" on banks after UniCredit moved to raise its stake in the lender.

 
GE Partners With Microsoft to Bring New AI Tools to Its Workforce 
 

GE Aerospace and Microsoft spent about six weeks developing a GE-specific ChatGPT-like AI application for GE employees. Workers already have asked it more than 500,000 questions.

 
Micron Needs a New Memory Boost 
 

Worries about PC and smartphone demand have pushed down the memory-chip maker's stock, offsetting an AI lift.

 
Google Emails Show Unease Over Advertising Dominance 
 

At the Google antitrust trial, the Justice Department argued that internal company communications support its claims of illegal monopolization.

 
Rightmove to Consider REA's Sweetened $8 Billion Bid 
 

Rightmove said it would consider a third takeover proposal worth almost $8 billion from News Corp-controlled REA Group, having rejected two previous approaches.

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September 23, 2024 21:15 ET (01:15 GMT)

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