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Tesla says Model 3 orders top $10 billion in first 36 hours

By Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) – Tesla Motors Inc said orders for its new Model 3 electric sedan topped 253,000 in the first 36 hours — a fast start for the company's first mass-market vehicle, which may not begin to reach customers for another 18 months or more. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that the Model 3, …

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Panama lawyer at center of data leak denounces attack on privacy

The head of a Panama-based law firm at the center of a massive leak of offshore financial data on Sunday denied any wrongdoing, and said his firm has fallen victim to “an international campaign against privacy”. German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung said it received a cache of 11.5 million leaked documents from the law firm's database, and …

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Greece demands IMF explanation over leaked debt transcript

By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece demanded an explanation from the International Monetary Fund on Saturday after an apparent leaked transcript suggested the IMF may threaten to pull out of the country's bailout as a tactic to force European lenders to more offer debt relief. EU/IMF lenders will resume talks in Athens on Greece's…

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Credit Suisse to pay $29 million in U.S. regulator’s mortgage case

Credit Suisse Group AG has agreed to pay more than $29 million to resolve a U.S. regulator's claims that it sold toxic mortgage-backed securities to credit unions that later failed, according to court papers filed on Thursday. The deal, disclosed in a filing in federal court in Manhattan, …

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U.S. extends BMW deadline to get replacement air bag inflators

BMW AG will get five more months to acquire Takata air bag replacement parts for a massive recall because tests showed some of the substitute inflators may also be defective, the U.S. auto safety agency said on Thursday. The deadline for the German automaker was extended to Aug. 31 because a replacement driver-side air bag inflator made by a supplier other than Takata failed during testing

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Valeant sets earnings date, shares jump on hope for positive news

(Reuters) – Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc , the subject of intense scrutiny over its business practices and pricing policies, said it would release preliminary quarterly results and guidance on March 15, raising hopes the company will serve up some positive news after months of uncertainty. Valeant's stock – which had plunged 24 percent since the company said last week that it would delay its …

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Takata prepares CEO exit over air bag safety scandal: sources

Takata Corp is preparing the ground for the exit of its chief executive, two people close to the Japanese air bag maker said, as pressure builds on a company reeling from the auto industry's biggest recall. Takata has been under fire for almost two years over defective air bags that can explode with excessive force and shoot shrapnel inside the car – a problem that has ballooned…

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In U.S. oil capital Houston, no cheap fuel bonanza for airlines

While airlines are in no rush to pass on fuel savings to passengers brought by the collapse in oil prices, the Houston travel market has left them little choice. Airlines serving the U.S. oil capital have resorted to steep discounts to lure newly budget-conscious energy executives back into the air, according to an analysis of ticket prices provided exclusively to Reuters. Crude'

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Raft of weak U.S. data points to sharply slower growth

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales fell in December as unseasonably warm weather undercut purchases of winter apparel and cheaper gasoline weighed on receipts at service stations, the latest indication that economic growth braked sharply in the fourth quarter. The growth picture was further darkened by other data on Friday showing industrial production fell in December, dragged down by cutbacks in utilities and mining output. Signs the economy …

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Oil plunges below $29 on prospects of more Iranian crude, China worries

World oil prices slumped more than 6 percent to below $29 a barrel on Friday, as a further fall in the Chinese stock market and the prospect of an imminent rise in Iran's crude exports deepened fears of a longer supply glut. The slump was not over yet, some analysts warned, as the lifting of sanctions on Iran opens the door to a wave of new oil. …

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