(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's bid to carve out parts of TikTok from its Chinese owner ByteDance will be a technically complex endeavor that could test the patience of President Donald Trump's administration, according to sources familiar with the setup.

(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp said on Monday it sued former Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook to recoup tens of millions of dollars in severance and benefits, claiming he covered up and lied about sexual relationships with at least three employees.

(Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Dow rose on Monday, as investors rotated into value stocks from heavyweight tech-related names while they awaited news on progress in a fiscal support bill for the country's battered economy.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will not proceed with a $765 million loan to Eastman Kodak Co to make drugs at its U.S. factories unless the company is cleared of alleged wrongdoing in circumstances surrounding the announcement of the loan, the White House said on Monday.

(Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) on Monday asked a U.S. federal judge to dismiss a request from General Motors Co to reinstate a racketeering lawsuit against its smaller rival, comparing a recent GM filing to a "third-rate spy movie, full of preposterous allegations."

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. tech firms including Amazon.com Inc and Facebook Inc filed a legal brief on Monday backing a challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary ban on the entry of certain foreign workers to preserve jobs for Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook and Microsoft's grievances over how their gaming apps appear on Apple's App Store may feed into an EU investigation into the iPhone maker's business as EU antitrust regulators said such concerns are on their radar.

(Reuters) - Marriott International said on Monday it expects cash burn for the year to be slower than previous estimated as bookings slowly recover from the coronavirus lows that pushed the hotel chain to post its first quarterly loss in nearly nine years.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Unionized employees at Exxon Mobil Corp’s refinery and chemical plant in Beaumont, Texas, will seek negotiations with the company over plans to suspend the employer contribution to their 401K retirement savings plan, sources familiar with the matter said.