What's News: Business & Finance -- WSJ

This article is being republished as part of our daily reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S. print edition of The Wall Street Journal (August 25, 2017).

Tesla has moved rapidly in the race to develop autonomous cars, but the push has been tested by discord and departures at its Autopilot team.

Amazon said it would begin slashing prices on grocery staples at its new Whole Foods unit right away.

Questions about Yellen's future at the Fed will loom over the central bank's Jackson Hole retreat.

Shares in the Swiss National Bank, one of the few central banks with a listed stock, have surged of late.

Great Wall's possible bid for Fiat's Jeep division has retrained the spotlight on challenges facing Marchionne.

Three prominent trade associations warned against efforts to weaken Nafta arbitration panels.

SoftBank Group has completed a $4.4 billion investment in the office-sharing company WeWork.

Sears Holdings continued to lose ground in a tough retail environment during its fiscal second quarter.

Two bankers were indicted in the U.S. on allegations they manipulated Libor while at Société Générale.

Gold is on track to outperform stocks for the first time since 2011.

U.S. stocks drifted lower, with the Dow losing 28.69 points to 21783.40.

Wells Fargo and U.S. Bancorp signed deals with Blend Labs to move more of their loan applications online.

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August 25, 2017 02:47 ET (06:47 GMT)

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