Salesforce Is in Talks to Acquire Slack Technologies 
 

A deal, which would mark a big move by the corporate-software maker into office communications, could be reached in days.

 
Walmart, Grocers Can Avoid New Mexico Shutdowns With Covid-19 Testing 
 

State officials in New Mexico are offering grocery stores, retailers and other essential businesses a way to avoid shutdowns when workers become infected with Covid-19: regularly test all employees.

 
Delta, Pilots Strike Deal to Save Jobs 
 

Pilots agreed to accept reduced pay in exchange for job security until 2022, as the industry continues to grapple with reduced travel demand due to the pandemic.

 
GE Appliances Turns Up the Speed on Supply-Chain Upgrade 
 

Coronavirus-driven disruptions in demand and production added urgency to a GE Appliances digital supply-chain upgrade aimed at building visibility and flexibility.

 
Amazon Web Services Hit by Outage 
 

The company said it was experiencing errors that were causing issues for a range of cloud-software programs in its region covering the eastern part of the U.S.

 
Ahead of Black Friday, Retailers Race to Navigate Surge in Covid-19 Cases 
 

Retailers are bracing for new Covid-19 restrictions that could weigh on holiday sales but hope investments in digital operations will allow them to better reach consumers than in the spring when the economy locked down.

 
Deere Expects More Machinery Sales as Crop Prices Rise 
 

Deere raised expectations for profits next year, anticipating that higher crop prices will lead to improving demand from U.S. farmers for its tractors and harvesting combines.

 
Exxon Documents Reveal More Pessimistic Outlook for Oil Prices 
 

The Texas oil giant has lowered its outlook on oil prices, suggesting it expects the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic to linger for much of the next decade.

 
China Drugmakers Face Pressure to Prove Their Covid-19 Vaccines Work 
 

Pressure is mounting on Chinese drugmakers to show clinical evidence that their leading Covid-19 vaccines work, after early data on three Western-developed shots showed promising effectiveness against the disease.

 
JD Health IPO Adds to Hale and Hearty Hong Kong Market 
 

Hong Kong is having a standout year for stock listings, despite political turmoil and the derailment of the world's largest initial public offering.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 25, 2020 17:15 ET (22:15 GMT)