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Norfolk Southern hostile to Canadian Pacific’s $28.4 billion bid

While Norfolk Southern said it would carefully evaluate the offer, its sour response represents a setback to Canadian Pacific as well as its largest shareholder, William Ackman's activist hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP. Ackman, a big advocate of consolidation in the North American railway sector, recruited Hunter Harrison, who had previously been chief executive officer of Canadian National Railway Co , as CEO of Canadian Pacific in 2012. In a statement earlier on Tuesday announcing its offer to Norfolk Southern, …

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White House threatens veto of rule-based monetary policy bill

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday issued a veto threat for a Republican-backed bill to make the Federal Reserve set interest rate policy using a mathematical rule, a proposal Fed Chair Janet Yellen said would “severely damage” the U.S. economy. The Obama administration opposes the proposal because it would hinder the Fed's ability to help the economy, the White House said in a statement. Lawmakers in the U…

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Monsanto could take lead role in agchem acquisitions: executives

Monsanto Co. executives are discussing whether they should acquire rivals, including top pesticide maker Syngenta AG, company executives said on Tuesday, as talk of consolidation continues in the global agrochemical industry. “We've had conversations inside” about Syngenta and other agricultural companies, Monsanto President Brett Begemann said at an investor meeting at its headquarters in St. Louis. Company executives were studying every possibility for consolidation in both the seed and agrochemical sectors

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Ford’s Lincoln brand debuts new face for its best-selling model

(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co's Lincoln brand is changing the look of its vehicles, starting with a new face for its best-selling model, the MKZ sedan. Ford plans to unveil the restyled 2017 Lincoln MKZ at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday, showing the first production version of a new

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