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Italy looking at Google proposal to close tax dispute: source

Italy's tax authorities are looking at a proposal from Google to pay between 270 million and 280 million euros ($296 million) to wrap up a tax dispute, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday. Earlier this year Italian tax police presented a claim against Google for the non payment of taxes …

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Amazon calls 2016 holiday season its best ever; shares rise

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said it shipped more than 1 billion items worldwide this holiday season, which the top online retailer called its best ever, and its shares rose 1.6 percent in afternoon trade. The Amazon Echo home assistant and its smaller version, Echo Dot, topped the best-sellers list, said Jeff Wilke, chief executive of Amazon's worldwide consumer division, in a press release. Sales of voice-controlled

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U.S. consumers ebullient; home prices gain

House prices continued their steady recovery in October, although a spike in borrowing costs after Trump's Nov. 8 victory could present a headwind to sustained home value gains. The Conference Board said on Tuesday its Consumer Confidence Index rose to 113.7 this month from an upwardly revised 109.4 in November. The gain in confidence was entirely due to

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Last-minute spending surge lifts U.S. holiday shopping season

A jump in consumer spending in the final stretch of December significantly offset a slow start to the U.S. holiday shopping season, and is likely to help many retailers beat sales forecasts, industry research groups said on Tuesday. Spending over the Thanksgiving weekend in November fell 3.5 percent from a year ago despite…

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Exclusive: EU regulators expected to clear $25 billion Abbott, St Jude deal: source

(Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators are expected to give conditional clearance to U.S. medical device maker Abbott Laboratories’ bid for peer St Jude Medical Inc , a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

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Elon Musk-backed AI startup and Microsoft sign cloud agreement

(Reuters) – OpenAI, the non-profit artificial intelligence (AI) research firm backed by Tesla Motors Inc’s Elon Musk and other prominent tech executives, has signed an agreement to run most of its large-scale experiments on Microsoft Corp’s flagship cloud service, Azure. OpenAI will use Azure for its experiments in deep learning and AI, and Microsoft will collaborate with the company …

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Exxon in negotiations with Chad over record $74 billion fine: Bloomberg

Exxon has appealed the Oct. 5 court ruling, but the appeals court hearing has been delayed because of the talks, Bloomberg reported, citing a lawyer for Exxon. The court decision fined a consortium led by Exxon over 44 trillion CFA francs

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Strong U.S. retail sales reinforce December interest rate hike

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in October as households bought motor vehicles and a range of other goods, pointing to sustained economic strength that could allow the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next month. The Commerce Department said …

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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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Icahn raises stake in Herbalife

(Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn has raised his stake in Herbalife Ltd to 23.1 percent as of Nov. 3, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday. Icahn had reported a 20.78 percent stake in the company in August. (http://bit.ly/2fjU7ve) Herbalife said on Tuesday that Chief Executive Michael Johnson would step down next year and be replaced by Chief Operating Officer Richard …

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