Lyft in talks to hire advisor for 2019 IPO: Bloomberg

U.S. ride services firm Lyft Inc is in talks with an advisor for a targeted March or April 2019 initial public offering, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Exclusive: Third Point seeks to tap Campbell Soup board challengers - sources

Activist investor Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point LLC is speaking to consumer industry executives as it seeks to fill a slate of nominees to challenge Campbell Soup Co's board of directors, according to people familiar with the matter.

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U.S., Canada make late-night push for NAFTA; no deal yet

Top NAFTA negotiators from Canada and the United States wrapped up a third day of two-way talks on Thursday, agreeing to meet the next day to resolve final differences before a deadline, with Mexican counterparts on standby to rejoin negotiations.

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Canadian trade minister says need 'right deal, not any deal' on NAFTA

Canada's trade minister said on Friday that Canada, the United States and Mexico are working to "get the right deal, not any deal" on a revamped North American trade pact, and there were risks to all if no agreement could be reached.

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Former Enron CEO released from prison to halfway house

Jeffrey Skilling, the former chief executive officer of Enron who received a 24-year prison sentence for his role in the company’s spectacular collapse, has been released from an Alabama prison camp and moved to a halfway house, records from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons showed on Thursday.

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BlackRock voted to replace Tesla's Musk with independent chairman

Funds run by BlackRock Inc voted in favor of a recent shareholder proposal that would have required Tesla Inc to replace Elon Musk with an independent chairman.

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Canada's Freeland says NAFTA talks with U.S. to resume Friday

Canada's foreign minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday that talks between Canadian and U.S. officials over the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would resume on Friday.

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U.S.-Mexico trade talks may pivot from metals tariffs to quotas

U.S. trade officials are pressing Mexico and possibly Canada to accept a quota plan to replace national security tariffs currently in place on imports of steel and aluminum, people briefed on the negotiations said on Thursday.

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Limited engagement: Top funds backed gunmaker Ruger board despite no talks

Funds run by BlackRock Inc and Vanguard Group backed all directors at gunmaker Sturm Ruger & Co Inc despite the company's rare rejection of talks with the world's top asset managers, disclosures to regulators on Thursday showed.

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As Tesla shares fall, Amazon takes over as most shorted U.S. stock

With Tesla Inc's shares briefly dipping below the $300 level on Thursday, the electric carmaker ceded its seat as the most shorted U.S. stock to Amazon.com Inc , according to data from financial technology and analytics firm S3 Partners.

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Boeing wins U.S. contract for carrier-based refueling drones

Boeing Co has been awarded a $805 million contract for design, delivery and support of four unmanned drones based on aircraft carriers that will be used to refuel aircraft for the U.S. Navy, the Pentagon said in a statement on Thursday.

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Walmart adds toys and shelf space for holidays, expands online offerings

Walmart Stores Inc has significantly increased the selection of toys in its stores and online for the holiday season, a company executive said on Thursday, and is expanding its toy aisles in certain markets, all to lure shoppers after rival seller Toys R Us went out of business earlier this summer.

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Nikkei ends flat, snaps 8-day rally on U.S.-China trade war fears

Japan's Nikkei ended flat on Friday, snapping an eight-day rally after U.S. President Donald Trump said he is ready to quickly ratchet up a trade war with China, rattling Asian markets.

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