Press Digest: Financial Times - Oct 24

Helios and Matheson Analytics

24/10/2018 01:30

Oct 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the
Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does
not vouch for their accuracy.
    
    Headlines
    
    MoviePass to be spun off as parent seeks to release value https://on.ft.com/2EIHv0R
    
    Amex says DoJ, regulators probing cross-border payments
business https://on.ft.com/2EPD04G
    
    Lyft buys UK start-up Blue Vision on road to robo taxis https://on.ft.com/2ET75QT
    
    Overview
    
    Helios and Matheson Analytics  HMNY.O  said it will spin off
its movie theatre subscription service MoviePass into a separate
listed company. 
    
    The U.S. Department of Justice and other government
authorities are investigating American Express'  AXP.N  
cross-border payments business, the company said.
    
    U.S. ride-hailing company, Lyft has bought UK technology
start-up Blue Vision Labs to boost its efforts in developing
self-driving vehicles.

 (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom; 
Editing by Sandra Maler)
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