US Business

Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick will hear arguments Tuesday on a range of issues, including whether allegations from a whistleblower complaint can be added to the billionaire’s countersuit.

The probe of the $3.9 billion deal adds to the issues Amazon faces at the antitrust enforcement agency and comes as technology and retail giants try to make inroads into the nation’s $4 trillion healthcare economy.

The company’s $7.1 billion acquisition of a cancer-test developer will now be considered by the five-member commission.

The auto maker will offer buyouts to U.S. Buick dealers as an alternative for franchise owners who don’t want to make investments that will be needed as the brand goes all-electric.

The coffee giant’s hiring of Laxman Narasimhan comes months after former head Howard Schultz temporarily took over to steer the chain through rising costs, a unionization push and challenges overseas.

An judge ruled in favor of Illumina in its $7.1 billion acquisition of cancer-test developer Grail, dealing a defeat to a Federal Trade Commission challenge that signaled more-aggressive antitrust enforcement.

In the coming weeks, the feature will become available for testing to a select group of users, including subscribers of the company’s $4.99-a-month Blue service.

The recall is related to the software in some of its robotaxis, after a crash earlier this year resulted in minor injuries.

The U.S. economy has recouped the 22 million jobs lost early in the pandemic, but the tight labor market means many employers have unseasoned staff. “You don’t step into these jobs and you learn it overnight.”

The home-goods chain also plans to cut about 20% of its corporate and supply-chain employees as it confronts plunging sales.