Business News Digest

| January 10, 2020 7:35 AM

Here are AP Business News' latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org.

TOP STORIES:

ECONOMY-JOBS REPORT — U.S. employers downshifted their hiring in December, adding 145,000 jobs as consumer spending appeared to aid gains in the retail and hospitality sectors. By Christopher Rugaber. SENT: 550 words, photos.

BOEING-PLANE-DOCUMENTS — Boeing employees raised doubts among themselves about the safety of the 737 Max, apparently tried to hide problems from federal regulators and ridiculed those responsible for designing and overseeing the jetliner, according to a batch of emails and texts released nearly a year after the aircraft was grounded over two catastrophic crashes. By David Koenig. SENT: 590 words, photos.

BRITAIN-ROYAL RIFT — Britain's royal family scrambled Thursday to contain the fallout from the surprise announcement by Prince Harry and Meghan that they plan “to step back” from royal duties and pursue a new path that will allow them to be financially independent. Monitoring developments.

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BRITAIN-ROYAL RIFT-FINANCES — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan want to break with royal tradition and become financially independent. They have said they won't use the taxpayer money that pays for 5% of their office expenses but beyond that it's not clear how they plan to change their financial setup. By Gregory Katz. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.

MARKETS & ECONOMY:

FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street after the government reported that U.S. employers eased back on hiring last month. SENT: 590 words, photos. UPCOMING: Will be updated through 5 p.m.

INDUSTRY:

GRUBHUB-SALE — Grubhub says there is no process in place to sell the company, a day after media reports said the company was exploring its options as competition in the food delivery business grows increasingly competitive. SENT: 180 words.

SPORTS BETTING-XFL — The NFL playoffs and the upcoming Super Bowl are front and center for many football fans. But once the big game happens in February, a new thing to bet on will be just around the corner: the XFL. The upstart football league begins play Feb. 8 and several states have already authorized wagering on its games. By Wayne Parry. SENT: 680 words, photos.

INTERNATIONAL:

CARLOS-GHOSN — A lawyer for Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's former chairman who skipped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon, has slammed a gaffe by the Japanese justice minister who said that Ghosn should “prove" his innocence. Francois Zimeray said in a statement addressed to Justice Minister Masako Mori that her mistake reflected Japanese justice, which goes against the principle of presumption of innocence. By Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 340 words, photos.

GERMANY-AUSTRALIA-CLIMATE PROTEST — Climate activists are staging rallies Friday outside the offices of German engineering firm Siemens over its involvement in a coal mine project in Australia. SENT: 130 words.

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