Ad Company MDC Partners Exploring Strategic Options 
 

Embattled advertising company MDC Partners Inc. is exploring a potential sale, amid a slowdown in its performance and following the exit of its chief executive, according to people familiar with the matter.

 
Goldman's Top Stock-Trading Executive to Depart 
 

Goldman Sachs Group's stock-trading chief is leaving the firm, the first senior departure as incoming Chief Executive David Solomon sets priorities and puts his own team in place.

 
Google Says It Continues to Allow Apps to Scan Data From Gmail 
 

Google said it continues to allow other companies to scan and share data from Gmail accounts, responding to questions on Capitol Hill about privacy and potential misuse of information in users' emails.

 
GE Finds Flaw in Power-Plant Turbines 
 

General Electric discovered a flaw in its newest power-plant turbines after a key part failed earlier this month, forcing utility Exelon to shut down two Texas plants while GE makes repairs.

 
Eventbrite Surges in Market Debut 
 

Shares in the ticketing and event-services company jumped sharply in their market debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.

 
ESPN Streaming Service Surpasses One Million Subscribers 
 

Sports TV giant ESPN, which has battled cable TV cord-cutting, is betting big on a $4.99-a-month streaming service that carries a range of programming but not the live ESPN channels.

 
Comcast, Fox to Settle $35 Billion Takeover Battle for Sky in Auction 
 

Comcast and 21st Century Fox will settle their takeover battle for Sky in a weekend auction run by British regulators, setting up a dramatic climax to a 21-month sale process that has pitted some of the world's biggest media giants against each other.

 
Amazon Investment Could Lead to Large Stake in India Retail Chain 
 

Amazon.com has joined forces with a private-equity firm in India that is acquiring one of the largest retail chains in the South Asian nation.

 
Brooks Brothers Refashions its Supply Chain for Modern Retail 
 

The Iconic apparel brand is looking to make online fulfillment faster and more efficient by shipping orders from stores as well as warehouses.

 
Time to Get the Check at Booming Darden 
 

Darden Restaurants's revamp four years ago laid the seeds of a great run for the company's stock, boosted by tax cuts and confident consumers, but the good news is priced in.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 20, 2018 15:15 ET (19:15 GMT)