Netflix to let viewers pick how TV episodes and movies will end: Bloomberg
Streaming giant Netflix Inc will now allow users to choose how a TV episode or movie will end as it pushes further into Interactive TV, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
Tesla shares jump after Musk settles with SEC
Shares of Tesla Inc jumped nearly 16 percent on Monday after Chief Executive Elon Musk settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over charges of misleading investors, heading off moves to force him out.
GE’s Flannery steps down as CEO, shares jump 15 percent
General Electric Co Chief Executive Officer John Flannery abruptly stepped down on Monday just over a year after taking the role, and the company announced a $23 billion charge related to its struggling power business.
Trump hails ‘historic’ Canada, Mexico trade pact
Donald Trump on Monday praised Canada’s entry into a reworked NAFTA pact with the United States and Mexico after the two countries forged a last-minute agreement to salvage the trilateral trade accord, delivering a key win for the U.S. president.
OPEC oil output boost in September limited by Iran losses: Reuters survey
OPEC delivered only a limited increase in oil production in September, a Reuters survey has found, as a cut in Iranian shipments due to U.S. sanctions offset higher output in Libya, Saudi Arabia and Angola.
Pfizer replaces longtime CEO Read with veteran Bourla
Pfizer Inc on Monday named operating chief Albert Bourla as its next chief executive officer, replacing Ian Read who held the top post at the drugmaker for the last eight years.
Futures point to gains on deal to replace NAFTA
U.S. stock futures pointed to a rise on Monday after the United States and Canada clinched a last minute deal to save NAFTA as a trilateral pact with Mexico, boosting hopes for progress in talks with other countries at the start of the fourth quarter.
U.S. housing market faces ‘5-percent’ test
The U.S. housing market, already struggling with tight inventory and rising building costs, faces a fresh headwind as 30-year mortgage rates rise close to the 5 percent threshold for the first time in years.
Qatar Airways upgrades part of A350 order to biggest model
Qatar Airways said on Monday it was upgrading five of its Airbus A350 jets on order to the largest model, in a boost for the European planemaker’s largest twin-engined jet.
Marriott International to increase its Africa hotels by 50 percent by 2023
Marriott International plans to increase its hotels in Africa by 50 percent in the next five years, opening new facilities in markets where it already operates and venturing into new ones like Mozambique, the company said on Monday.
