War. Fiat Chrysler has asked a U.S. district court to dismiss a racketeering lawsuit filed last November by General Motors. The latter accuses its rival of corruption in its negotiations with the UAW union in order to obtain illegal advantages on wages and working conditions. FCA had accused GM of trying to derail its planned merger with PSA.

Alstom and Hitachi compete. Bombardier has approached Alstom and Hitachi as potential partners to merge its rail operations, according to Reuters. The Canadian has hired Citi and UBS to advise it on a deal. Leads with Siemens and Chinese players would have been unsuccessful. "Discussions with Alstom, advised by Rothschild, began in July and became serious in September," Reuters agency said, according to a good source.

Targeted. FINMA is looking into the spying affair at Crédit Suisse. According to information from Reuters, the financial regulator is looking into the managerial conditions that allowed the situation to develop. It has the power to order the departure of a manager or agent if his behavior has not been appropriate.

In the second line of questioning. In the United States, the justice department and the states could merge their proceedings for possible anti-competitive practices by Google, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Nestlé is diversifying. Nestlé is buying Zenpep, a medicine from Allergan for gastrointestinal diseases, to strengthen its position in medical nutrition. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.

In other news. AMS shareholders approve a €1.7 billion capital increase to finance the acquisition of Osram. Boeing flies its B777X for the first time. The California Public Utilities Commission could be a major obstacle to the merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint. Walmart is experimenting with a higher minimum wage for some of its employees. Hennes & Mauritz identifies a data leak at its German subsidiary. According to the Financial Times, the UK would be willing to accept a limited role for Huawei in 5G. From the bottom of the range for Landis+Gyr.