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Takata mulls bankruptcy for U.S. unit, filing will take time: source

WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's Takata Corp is considering a bankruptcy filing for its U.S. unit as the air bag maker looks for a sponsor to help pay for liabilities related to its faulty inflators, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters. Takata, which has retained investment bank Lazard Ltd as an adviser, has been working to choose a backer for its turnaround …

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BlackRock planning to cut 400 jobs: source

A BlackRock spokesman declined comment. BlackRock hired about 800 people in 2015. Of the top 10 U.S. companies by mutual fund and exchange-traded fund assets, all but one – Vanguard Group Inc – saw those assets decline over the one-year period through February, according to Lipper,

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BofA raises share buyback by up to $800 million

(Reuters) – Bank of America Corp said its board has authorized share repurchase of up to $800 million, in addition to the $4 billion share buyback announced earlier. The No. 2 U.S. bank by assets said the buyback was meant to offset the share count dilution resulting from equity incentive compensation awarded to retirement-eligible employees.

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Staples, Office Depot say FTC opposition to deal ‘simply wrong’

The FTC has said a merger between the two could reduce competition for nationwide contracts for office supplies. It has also rejected Staples' raised offer to divest up to $1.25 billion of commercial contracts to secure approval for the

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Fed approves curb to future ‘too big to fail’ lending

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday approved a proposal to curb its emergency lending powers, a change demanded by Congress after the central bank's controversial decision to aid AIG , Citigroup and others in 2008. The rule, unanimously approved by the Fed's Washington-based board in an open meeting, requires that any future emergency lending be only “broad-based” to address larger financial market…

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FTC preparing to block Staples-Office Depot deal: NY Post

(Reuters) – U.S. antitrust regulators are preparing to block Staples Inc's acquisition of smaller rival Office Depot Inc , the New York Post reported. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may again delay its decision on the deal, seeking more concessions from Staples, NY Post reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. Two of the four FTC commissioners looking into the deal are believed to oppose it, the

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