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Asian shares flat but on track for weekly gains

TOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares flatlined on Friday but were on track for robust weekly gains, while the euro caught its breath after sliding when the European Central Bank trimmed the size of its asset purchase program and also extended it for longer than many had…

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Asia shares rebound in sharp turnaround from Trump shock

By Wayne Cole and Shinichi Saoshiro SYDNEY/TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares rebounded on Thursday and the dollar firmed in a remarkable snapback from the shock of Republican Donald Trump's presidential victory, though the speed of the reversal left some market watchers scratching their heads. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan bounced 1.7 percent after dropping 2.4 percent on Wednesday as global markets plunged as Trump swept to power. “Markets…

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Corolla, Toyota’s car for the masses, turns 50

This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Toyota Corolla, one of the world's best-selling cars. Since the first model went on sale in Japan on Nov. 5, 1966, some 44.3 million Corollas have been sold globally through the end of September, including the Corolla Fielder station wagon and other variants, the Japanese automaker says. Here are some milestones along the way and where it stands today.   CAR FOR THE MASSES In the late 1950s, as Japan&#…

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Toyota to recall 5.8 million cars in Japan, China, Europe over Takata airbags

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday said it was recalling a total of about 5.8 million cars at home and abroad over potentially faulty air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. The recall, which includes the Corolla and the Vitz subcompact hatchback model which is marketed overseas as the Yaris, covers models produced between May 2000 and November 2001, and April 2006 and December 2014, the company said…

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Fed’s Williams sees ‘unsustainable tension’ on pot-related banking

RENO, Nev. (Reuters) – As more and more states legalize the use of marijuana, which is banned under U.S. federal laws, banks are facing “unsustainable tension” that needs to be resolved by Congress, San Francisco Fed President John Williams said on Tuesday. “This is a big issue for this country,” Williams said…

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Nissan, dealers fined 6 million euros over antitrust practices in Spain

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish competition regulator CNMC said on Monday that Nissan's unit in the Iberian Peninsula and several of its autodealers had been fined 6 million euros ($6.69 million) over antitrust practices.

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After Apple, EU may focus on companies closer to home

Multinational companies can expect the European Commission to press on with a crack down on sweetheart tax deals after handing Apple a breathtaking demand for 13 billion euros, officials and experts said on Wednesday. The order to the iPhone maker to pay back taxes to Ireland on the grounds that Dublin illegally favored Apple with a tax regime that amounted to a competition-distorting

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Japanese airline ANA to replace 100 Rolls engines on 787s

By Alwyn Scott SEATTLE (Reuters) – ANA Holdings Inc , Japan's largest airline, said on Wednesday it will replace all 100 Rolls-Royce engines on its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners following three engine failures this year caused by corrosion and cracking of turbine blades. In response to questions from Reuters, ANA, the world's largest 787 operator, said all 50 of its 787s will receive engines fitted with new blades, a process that could take up to three years. ANA has only three engines that…

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VW says talks to end supplier dispute will resume on Monday

Volkswagen is seeking a negotiated settlement with suppliers in a dispute over contracts that is halting production at some of its plants and talks will resume on Monday, the German carmaker said. “Naturally, we remain in talks with the suppliers,” a VW spokesman said, adding that the negotiations had run late into the night

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Viacom says CEO Dauman to resign post immediately; Dooley steps in

By Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Viacom Inc said on Saturday that Chief Executive Philippe Dauman will resign immediately, marking a victory for the family of controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone in the battle for the $40 billion media empire. The settlement with Dauman also ends the legal fight between members of the Viacom board and Redstone's National Amusements Inc, the privately held company that holds 80 …

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