Delta Hires to Avoid Repeat of Summer Squeeze 
 

Delta Air Lines is hiring to avoid a repeat of the squeeze that affected its operations during the summer, adding to investor concern over carrier costs.

 
Luxury Shares Jump After LVMH Powers Through Hong Kong Protests 
 

Strong third-quarter results at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton buoyed shares across the luxury sector, easing fears that months of protests in Hong Kong and U.S.-China trade tensions would make a dent in global sales of high-end brands.

 
Trump Signs Off on Licenses for Doing Business With Huawei 
 

The White House has signed off on special licenses for some U.S. companies to do some business with Chinese telecom giant Huawei.

 
Apple Pulls Hong Kong Cop-Tracking Map App After China Uproar 
 

Apple removed from its app store an app, called HKmap.live, that citizens and protesters in Hong Kong used to track police activity, thrusting the tech giant deeper into the furor engulfing U.S. companies over the protests.

 
Fidelity Cuts Online Trading Commissions to Zero 
 

Fidelity Investments eliminated trading commissions on its online brokerage, matching a step some of its biggest rivals unveiled last week.

 
Exploding Kittens Draws Funding to Create More Games, Explore Entertainment 
 

The company behind Exploding Kittens, the popular card game that combines whimsical drawings of felines with cutthroat strategy, has sold a $30 million minority stake to a prominent media investor to help fund future growth.

 
Samsung Display to Invest Nearly $11 Billion to Upgrade Production Lines 
 

Samsung Display, a Samsung Electronics Co. unit supplying flat screens to Apple Inc., said it plans to invest $10.93 billion to upgrade its production lines by 2025.

 
UCB to Acquire Ra Pharmaceuticals in $2.1 Billion Deal 
 

Shareholders of Ra Pharma will receive $48 for each share held.

 
AI Startup Clari Raises $60 Million in New Funding 
 

Clari, a provider of an artificial-intelligence-based sales and marketing platform, said it raised an additional $60 million in venture-capital funding to bring its total to $135 million.

 
Facebook CEO to Testify at House Panel About Libra 
 

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is slated to return to Capitol Hill this month to testify before a House panel about the company's foray into cryptocurrency.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 10, 2019 09:15 ET (13:15 GMT)