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• Driverless Cars Tap the Brakes After Years of Hype January 18, 2019
  The hype that has consumed the nascent driverless car industry over the past few years has moved into a new period of cautious optimism.
• Netflix Reports Paid Customers Rise on Strength Overseas January 18, 2019
  Netflix reported a jump in paid subscribers in the fourth quarter, exceeding its own expectations for growth by drawing in more customers in international markets even as domestic growth slowed.
• U.S. Weaponizes Its Criminal Courts in Fight Against China and Huawei January 18, 2019
  The federal pursuit of theft charges adds pressure on Chinese tech giant Huawei by further involving the criminal-justice system in the fight against China’s alleged encroachment on intellectual property.
• U.S. Debates Lifting China Tariffs to Hasten Trade Deal, Calm Markets January 18, 2019
  U.S. officials are debating ratcheting back tariffs on Chinese imports as a way to calm markets and give Beijing an incentive to make deeper concessions in a trade battle that has rattled global economies.
• The U.S. and China Are Hatching a Plan to Reopen Chicken Trade January 18, 2019
  U.S. and Chinese trade officials are in talks to reopen China’s market to U.S. chicken exports as they seek to forge a new trade deal.
• As Americans Drink Less Alcohol, Booze Makers Look Beyond the Barrel January 18, 2019
  Americans are increasingly laying off the booze, prompting the world’s biggest brewers and liquor companies to push beyond their traditional fare and roll out teas, energy drinks and nonalcoholic spirits.
• Johnson & Johnson to Use Apple Watch App for Heart-Health Study January 18, 2019
  A new partnership between Johnson & Johnson and Apple using an app on the Apple watch aims to detect irregular heart rhythms of people with atrial fibrillation before life-threatening events can occur.
• Shutdown Leaves Small-Business Loans in Limbo January 18, 2019
  The Small Business Administration has stopped approving routine small-business loans, forcing some entrepreneurs to consider costlier sources of cash.
• PPG Says U.S. Attorney's Office Investigating Paint Giant's Accounting Practices January 17, 2019
  PPG Industries Inc. said it is under investigation by the U.S. attorney’s office in western Pennsylvania connected to 2017 accounting irregularities, as it also faces an activist investor’s push to break the company up.
• Sears Creditors Oppose Sale to Edward Lampert January 17, 2019
  The retailer’s creditors are balking at its proposed sale to hedge-fund manager Edward Lampert, who they accuse of stripping Sears of its best assets before dumping the chain into bankruptcy and cheaply reacquiring it.