Business News at a Glance

Delivering Amazon Packages to the Top of the World

Perched high in the Himalayas, near India’s border with China, the tiny town of Leh sometimes seems as if it has been left behind by modern technology. Internet and cellphone service is spotty. But early each morning, the convenience of the digital age arrives, by way of a plane carrying 15 to 20 bags of packages from Amazon.com. When the plane arrives from New Delhi, it is met by employees from Amazon’s local delivery partner, Incredible Himalaya. Amazon began offering doorstep delivery in this region last fall. Sales volume in Leh is up twelvefold since Incredible Himalaya took over deliveries.

‘Hurry Up and Get a Divorce’? For the Rich, There’s an Incentive

For the wealthiest Americans, there may never be a better time to get divorced. A change in the new Republican tax law will eliminate a tax break for alimony payments that are finalized after Dec. 31, prompting financial planners and lawyers to warn wealthy clients that if they have been contemplating filing for divorce, they had better act fast. Under the law, Americans who finalize or modify divorce agreements in 2019 or later will no longer be able to deduct alimony payments from their taxes. Agreements signed before the end of the year will still qualify for the annual deduction.

Facebook Faces Broadened Federal Investigations Over Data and Privacy

Facebook said on Monday that it faced an expansion of federal investigations into its sharing of user data with the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, with more government agencies inquiring about the matter and examining the social network’s statements about the incident. The Justice Department and the FBI have each broadened their inquiries into Cambridge Analytica by also focusing on Facebook, the Silicon Valley company said. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission has started an investigation into the social network’s public statements about Cambridge Analytica, Facebook said.

Lyft Follows Uber Into Bike-Sharing Lane, Buying Owner of CitiBike

Lyft competes with Uber for ride-hailing customers. Now it is following its rival into bike-sharing, as the companies move to diversify the kinds of transportation services they offer. Lyft said Monday that it was buying the core operations of Motivate, the parent company of CitiBike and several similar programs in U.S. cities. The business, to be renamed Lyft Bikes, will maintain control of Motivate’s contracts with New York, Chicago and six other cities. Financial terms were not disclosed, but media reports had previously suggested that Lyft would pay around $250 million for the business.

Paris or London? Budget Airlines Push Summer Deals to Europe

Forget Yellowstone. Right now, you can buy a ticket to travel from New York to Paris in August — on a major American airline — for under $500. Low prices on routes across the Atlantic are coming as budget carriers, Norwegian Air and Wow Air of Iceland in particular, increase routes in hopes of capturing summer travelers. Whether these low fares will last is uncertain. "What used to be four-digit airfares in peak summer are now three digits,” said Robert W. Mann, an airline industry consultant. Mann describes the situation as “quite unusual,” suggesting travelers take advantage while they can.

Tesla Achieves a Key Weekly Goal for Producing Its Model 3

Tesla says it has reached a manufacturing milestone, producing more than 5,000 Model 3 sedans in a week. Now the electric-car maker must prove it is not a one-time achievement. The company is counting on the Model 3, its first mass-market vehicle, to increase revenue and offset the billions of dollars it has been spending to set up a huge battery plant in Nevada and begin making the Model 3 at its car plant in Fremont, California, as well as to develop new vehicles.

ABC Parts Ways With Investigative Reporter Brian Ross

Brian Ross, the chief investigative correspondent for ABC News, is leaving the network seven months after he botched a report involving President Donald Trump and the Russia investigation. In a decadeslong career, Ross has collected dozens of prizes for his reporting, including Emmy and Peabody Awards. But he came under fire in December after ABC News retracted and apologized for his errant report that Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser, had been directed by Donald Trump to make contact with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign.