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Suncor ramping up operations after Canada wildfire

By Ethan Lou TORONTO (Reuters) – Suncor Energy Inc's facilities north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, are expected to partially restart by the end of the week, the company said on Sunday, the latest sign Canadian oil sands producers are coming back online after a massive wildfire. The start-up of Suncor's base plant and MacKay River sites is under way, with “initial production” expected by the end of…

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Fiat Chrysler CEO sees only Toyota, VW, Ford as merger candidates

By Agnieszka Flak AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Toyota , Volkswagen and Ford are the only remaining potential merger candidates for Fiat Chrysler , since its attempt to join up with GM was rebuffed, Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Friday. Marchionne has long called for mergers of big players in …

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GM recalls 1.04 million pickup trucks worldwide to repair seat belts

General Motors Co said Friday it is recalling nearly 1.04 million newer pickup trucks for a seat belt flaw. GM said the recall in the United States includes 895,232 vehicles and a stop-sale of approximately 3,000 new 2014 and 2015 model year pickups still on dealer lots. GM said the recall was prompted by warranty data that showed the flexible steel cable that connects the seat belt to

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U.S. jury finds GM ignition switch defective but did not cause crash

A U.S. jury found on Wednesday that a defective ignition switch was not to blame for a 2014 accident in a General Motors car, the first trial to reach a verdict since the company recalled millions of vehicles with the part. The eight jurors, who deliberated less than a day following a two-week trial in Manhattan, found that the ignition switch …

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U.S. economy hits soft patch in fourth quarter as inventories, trade weigh

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth braked sharply in the fourth quarter as businesses stepped up efforts to reduce an inventory glut and a strong dollar and tepid global demand weighed on exports. Gross domestic product increased at a 0.7 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said on Friday in a report that showed a further cutback in investment by energy firms grappling with lower oil prices. Growth in consumer spending also slowed as unseasonably mild weather cut into

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