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TD Ameritrade faces scrutiny over Scottrade purchase

TD Ameritrade has agreed to buy Scottrade for $2.7 billion in a deal that would bring together two of the biggest U.S. discount brokerages, but is expected to face scrutiny from regulators. In a connected deal, Toronto-Dominion Bank , TD Ameritrade's biggest shareholder, said on Monday it had agreed to buy Scottrade's banking business for $1.3 billion as it continues to ramp up its expansion in the United States. TD Ameritrade's acquisition of Scottrade combines two …

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Toyota again leads U.S. auto reliability survey, Buick surprises

Two Toyota Motor Corp brands again led the annual reliability survey from Consumer Reports magazine, and General Motors Co's Buick was the first American brand in at least 35 years to crack the top three, the consumer magazine said on Monday. It was the fourth …

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Canada Unifor union sets tentative strike deadline for Fiat Chrysler

By Ethan Lou TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada's Unifor union has set a tentative strike deadline of midnight Oct. 10 for talks with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV , the labor group said on Saturday as it prepares to vote on a related deal with General Motors Co . Unifor, which represents close to 10,000 Fiat Chrysler workers in Canada, said in a statement the strike deadline of 11:59 p.m. will stand if talks with Fiat Chrysler begin “immediately” after the union

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Takata failed to report 2003 air bag rupture to U.S. road authority

By David Shepardson and Paul Lienert WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese air bag supplier Takata Corp said it failed to inform the U.S. auto safety agency of a 2003 rupture of one of its air bag inflators …

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Takata failed to report 2003 air bag rupture to NHTSA

Japanese air bag supplier Takata Corp said it failed to inform the U.S. auto safety agency of a 2003 rupture of one of its air bag inflators in Switzerland, according to an internal Takata report released by U

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GM and Canada union far apart on product as strike looms

Canada's autoworkers' union Unifor and General Motors Co made little progress resolving the key issue of new investment in contract talks late on Sunday, the union's president said, just over 24 hours ahead of a strike deadline. The automaker and the union representing its Canadian manufacturing …

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Starbucks, Amazon pay less tax than a sausage stand, Austria says

Multinationals like coffee chain Starbucks and online retailer Amazon pay less tax in Austria than one of the country's tiny sausage stands, the republic's center-left chancellor lamented in an interview published on Friday. Chancellor Christian Kern, head of the Social Democrats and of the centrist coalition government, also criticized internet giants

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Chinese consumers take credit for boom in car loans

By Jake Spring BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese households, traditional savers with an aversion to debt, are rapidly warming to the idea of borrowing to buy a car, as automakers push financing deals to boost sales and margins in an increasingly competitive market.

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Sumner Redstone suggests he could oust Viacom board, CEO

A judge set an early June hearing on the possible removal of CEO Philippe Dauman from the trust that will control the media company when Redstone dies or is deemed incapacitated. In a statement issued through a spokesman, Redstone, who turned 93 on Friday, said he would act in “the best interests of shareholders,” when weighing whether or not to oust Dauman…

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Automakers recall 12 million U.S. vehicles over Takata air bags

Eight automakers said on Friday they are recalling more than 12 million U.S. vehicles for defective Takata air bag inflators, widening the largest-ever auto safety effort to more passenger-side devices. Honda Motor Co is recalling 4.5 million U.S. vehicles while Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is recalling 4.3 million, according

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