Google has obtained personal health information on millions of Americans from health care system Ascension without the knowledge of patients or doctors to test medical software, internal documents show. The initiative, called Project Nightingale, appears to be legal under a US law that lets hospitals and business partners exchange information if the purpose is "only to help the covered entity carry out its health care functions."

During China's Singles Day, a shopping event similar to Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the US, Alibaba broke records by obtaining $1 billion in sales in 68 seconds, $10 billion in sales in 30 minutes and $38.3 billion in sales altogether. Alibaba achieved a 40% sales increase in the latest quarter and is the most valuable company in China by market capitalization.

Two-thirds of Americans responding to a survey say they think the US will fall into a recession next year. The survey by CNBC and SurveyMonkey finds 84% of Democrats and 46% of Republicans expect a recession.

President Donald Trump is expected to say in coming days he is postponing a decision on whether to impose tariffs on European vehicles and auto parts, EU officials say. US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has said the tariffs might be unnecessary based on "good conversations" the US has had with foreign carmakers.

The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network will continue its investigation into cash-only real estate deals until May of next year. The investigation is centering on the possibility of foreign buyers laundering money through US real estate sales.

A midcycle internal stress test finds all 18 banks participating can withstand a financial crisis, staying above the regulatory minimum for post-stress risk- and leverage-based capital ratios.

Action on Capitol Hill is "frozen" by the House impeachment proceedings, and that includes the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, says Greg Valliere, chief US policy strategist at AGF Investments. More than 90 corporations and trade groups recently sent a letter to Senate leaders urging them to take action on the bill.

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Dow Chemical has arrived at a proposed settlement of complaints alleging harm to wildlife in Michigan. The chemical company has agreed to pay $77 million for restoration efforts, which would include projects in three counties.

A difficult job for leaders is recognizing and addressing trouble before it's too late, especially because some data only works as a lagging indicator, writes Kristin Hendrix. "For every one person that shares a concern, there are potentially ten more that don't," she writes.

Successful CEOs have daily routines they practice to increase their productivity and quality of life. Bloomreach CEO Raj De Datta ends each day by reviewing what went well to be positive and present even if he faced challenges at work.