The British pound rose sharply on early signs pointing to a strong victory for Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party in the U.K. elections. (WSJ)
Industrial output in the eurozone declined in October more sharply than expected. (WSJ)
The number of Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits jumped following the holiday week to the highest level in more than two years. (WSJ)
Chinese leaders pledged stepped-up efforts to boost slowing growth. (WSJ)
Germany’s Delivery Hero SE agreed to buy South Korean rival Woowa Brothers for $4 billion, heating up a global battle in the food-delivery business. (WSJ)
Japan Display Inc. has arranged up to $828 million in financing, providing stability for the supplier of displays for Apple Inc.’s iPhone 11. (WSJ)
The Sears bankruptcy estate will pay about 33 cents on the dollar to suppliers who kept the retailer’s shelves stocked during last year’s holidays. (WSJ)
Unionized workers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV approved a four-year contract, the last of three deals negotiated with Detroit automakers. (WSJ)
U.S. safety regulators are expected to approve fixes to the Boeing 737 MAX in February, beyond what Boeing envisioned. (WSJ)
Southwest Airlines Co. and Boeing struck a deal to compensate the airline for some of the damage from the grounding of the 737 MAX. (WSJ)
Delta Air Lines Inc. is buying a minority stake in private jet operator Wheels Up. (WSJ)
Cisco Systems Inc. will start separately selling semiconductors that have only been sold before as part of its own networking equipment. (WSJ)
Costco Wholesale Corp.’s same-store sales rose 5% in the quarter ending Nov. 24. (WSJ)
Online retail marketplace Verishop will open stores in 14 malls to showcase brands. (CNBC)
Deere & Co. is laying off 57 workers at its Davenport, Iowa, plant. (Quad-City Times)
Amazon.com Inc. is opening its second distribution center in Brazil. (Reuters)
Maersk Line’s managing director for Nigeria was assaulted in a robbery at his Lagos home and his wife was killed in the attack. (The Guardian)
YRC Worldwide Inc.’s trucking tonnage fell 10.2% in November. (Journal of Commerce)
Walmart and its Indian e-commerce business Flipkart invested in fresh produce supply chain company Ninjacart. (LiveMint)
Ann Arbor, Mich., tech startup Refraction began offering lunch deliveries with mobile robots. (WDIV)
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