The deal between the two packaged food companies is valued at $5.6 billion; Qualcomm renews agreement to provide chips to Apple; Wall Street observes September 11 anniversary; Consumer protection agency can’t police banking discrimination, federal judge rules.
Applications fell nearly 30 percent compared to a year ago; Kroger will pay $1.2 billion to settle opioid claims; Biden heads to G20 meeting in India; Walmart ends higher pay for some new hires.
New applications for unemployment benefits declined to 216,000; Google to require disclosure of AI-generated political ads; Fed officials to make public remarks ahead of policy meeting; Online gig workers top 400,000,000 globally, report says.
Prices come back down; the U.S. trade deficit widened in July; Kroger and Albertsons offload stores; Elon Musk reportedly borrowed from SpaceX the month he acquired Twitter
Goldman sees less risk of a U.S. recession; UN World Food Programme to cut food aid in Afghanistan; China property developer Country Garden avoids default; Disney channels still dark on Spectrum as dispute continues.