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GM Sues Fiat Chrysler
General Motors is suing rival Fiat Chrysler, alleging that parent company FCA Group bribed UAW union officials for more favorable contracts. The racketeering suit alleges that former FCA chief Sergio Marchionne authorized the bribes, in violation of labor management laws and wire and mail fraud laws. GM recently had its own run-in with UAW, which saw the union shut down its production for almost six weeks. Washington Post
Aramco IPO
Saudi Arabia has sidelined most international banks such as JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley in the final stages of its local listing. Only three of the nine "global co-ordinators" will get oversight of all investor orders, and of those only one—HSBC—is not Saudi. This seems to be a result of the fact that international investors are staying away from the IPO. Financial Times
Political Advertising
Google is the latest Big Tech firm to place a limit on political advertising. It's not a Twitter-style ban, but Google will no longer let political advertisers target its users based on their political affiliation. It will also ban "deepfake" doctored videos and "demonstrably false claims," as well as misleading claims about the census. Over to you, Facebook… Guardian
Apple Stumble
Apple was supposed to screen its flagship original film The Banker today at AFI Fest in Hollywood, ahead of a limited theatrical release that will itself precede the film's addition to the still-meager Apple TV+ lineup in January. But it pulled the screening at the last minute due to "some concerns surrounding the film." This may have to do with reports of a central character's family history being inaccurately portrayed. The festival will screen a Netflix production instead. Variety
Procurement Complexity
From digital disruption to increasing regulation, chief procurement officers have their hands full. This year's Deloitte Global Chief Procurement Officer survey looks at why the CPO's job is becoming more complex and how they may be able to stay above water.
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AROUND THE WATER COOLER
Cannabis Legalization
The Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would legalize marijuana across the U.S. It is also likely to clear the House itself—but it's not likely to get anywhere in the Republican-controlled Senate. CNBC
CEO Factories
General Electric was famously a breeding group for America's CEOs, but these days Amazon has assumed that role, according to a Wall Street Journal piece. Interestingly, the piece notes that some of the ex-Amazonians who go on to become CEOs and entrepreneurs are happy to leave behind the company's preference for skills over social cohesion. WSJ
Autonomous Tesla
Tesla is scheduled to roll out "full self-driving" mode for some of its drivers in the coming weeks. But what does that actually mean? As Fortune's David Z. Morris explains, Tesla will still require that drivers be ready to intervene under some circumstances. But will drivers recognize that fact, and how will they react when the computer tells them to take over? Fortune
Labour Manifesto
The U.K.'s Labour Party launches its left-wing manifesto today, with leader Jeremy Corbyn seeking to leverage opposition from "the rich and the powerful" as evidence of how real the change is that he wants to introduce—he's even invoking the ghost of FDR, who took the same tack. The manifesto includes mass re-nationalization, free broadband, a new "living wage," a million new "green jobs," and a windfall tax on oil companies. Bloomberg
This edition of CEO Daily was edited by David Meyer.
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