Bloomberg SEB AB, one of Sweden’s biggest banks, is on a hiring spree to burnish its technology credentials as more financial services go digital. Chief Executive Officer Johan Torgeby says SEB is hiring as many as “1,400-1,500 people a year right now,” or “about 100 per month.” The bank is taking on people “mainly in new technology, computer scientists, new …

Bloomberg Boeing Co. is forming a $4.75 billion venture with long-time industrial partner Embraer SA, a move that will expand the US planemaker’s manufacturing base abroad while extending its reach into the market for small jetliners. Under a preliminary deal, Boeing will own 80 percent of a partnership controlling Embraer’s commercial airplane and services business while the Brazilian manufacturer holds …

Bloomberg As pharmacy chains await Amazon.com Inc.’s entry into the prescription-drug market, the online retail giant is already undercutting them for non-prescription medicine for aches, colds and allergies. Median prices for over-the-counter (OTC), private-brand medicine sold by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and CVS Health Corp. were about 20 percent higher than Basic Care, the OTV rug line sold exclusively by …