Equipment Leasing Small Business News + More BP to Buy 10% Stake in Eni's Giant Zohr Gas Field Off Egypt Coast + MORE 11/26/2016

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Stripe, whose software is used by businesses to accept and track digital payments, will be valued at $9.2 billion in a new funding round that is being completed, the company said.

The owners of Hamburg Sud, the world’s seventh-biggest shipping container operator in terms of capacity, are considering putting the business up for sale as the industry battles a prolonged slump.

As the U.S. labor market tightens and the population of undocumented immigrants shrinks, employers in industries such as hospitality, construction and agriculture are scrambling to fill jobs they say Americans don’t want.

Italian chocolate maker Ferrero International SA said Friday it has reached a deal to buy some of the assets controlled by United Biscuits Ltd.

Teen retailers have taken a beating in the past year as young consumers eschew uniformity and turn to lesser-known or fast-fashion options.

The sale of South Korea’s STX Offshore has been stopped after a Seoul bankruptcy court handling the case disqualified a bidder that hoped to buy all of the company’s assets as a package.

While European utilities have been selling off coal-fired power plants at a brisk pace, spurred by falling electricity prices and new anti-carbon rules, Czech firm Energetický a Průmyslový has been standing by to snap them up.

Johnson & Johnson has approached Swiss biopharmaceutical company Actelion about a possible deal, the two companies said Friday.

Walt Disney Co. has another holiday-season hit on its hands.

BP PLC has agreed to buy a 10% stake in Eni SpA’s super-giant Zohr gas field offshore Egypt, expanding an already extensive footprint in the country.