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Icahn buying up Time Warner shares: sources

Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn is building an equity stake in Time Warner Inc , people familiar with the matter said on Monday. Icahn's intentions when it comes to Time Warner are not yet known, the people said

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Porsche CEO seeks U.S. approval of diesel engine fix in January

By Andreas Cremer DETROIT (Reuters) – Porsche is confident it will win approval from U.S. authorities by the end of January for plans to bring its larger diesel models capable of cheating U.S. emissions tests in line with the law, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Proposals submitted …

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Qualcomm decides against breakup, says current structure best

Qualcomm Inc has decided not to split into separate chipmaking and technology licensing businesses, concluding a six-month strategic review instigated by hedge fund Jana Partners. San Diego-based Qualcomm, the biggest maker of chips used in mobile phones, said on Tuesday its current structure offered unique strategic benefits that cannot be replicated. Qualcomm, whose earnings have slumped by more than 40 percent in each of the last

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Janet Yellen: An orthodox economist for unorthodox times

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Janet Yellen is guiding the Federal Reserve towards its first rate rise in a decade armed with traditional economic models that some economists worry could fail her in a world of massive money printing and …

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Steadily firming U.S. inflation supports Fed rate hike

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Underlying U.S. inflation pressures rose in November, which could give the Federal Reserve more confidence to raise interest rates on Wednesday, even as renewed weakness in gasoline prices kept overall consumer prices in check. The Labor Department said on Tuesday its so-called core Consumer Price Index, which excludes food and energy, gained 0.2 percent last month. It was the third straight month that the core CPI increased by that margin, and reflected rising rents, airline fares,

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Dow Chemical, DuPont in merger talks: sources

Dow Chemical Co and DuPont are in talks to merge, creating a chemicals giant with a market value of more than $120 billion that could then break up into different businesses, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Following what would be structured as a merger of equals, the combined company could split into material sciences, specialty products and agrochemicals, the people said, cautioning that the…

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Low inflation to give biggest global pay boost in three years: study

The slowing world economy looks set to get a boost from stronger consumer demand next year, as low inflation boosts the real value of workers' pay rises to a three-year high, a survey said on Tuesday. A plunge in oil prices has pushed inflation sharply lower, and means real wages are predicted to rise by an average of 2.5 percent…

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U.S. Air Force defends bomber competition process

U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James defended on Tuesday the process that selected Northrop Grumman Corp to build the next-generation U.S. bomber, saying it was “very deliberate” and included a number of independent reviews. James said the Air Force stood by its decision, announced last month. GAO is due to rule on the issue by Feb. 16, 2016.

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China says no tough rules for foreign bank card firms

China will not impose tough licensing restrictions on overseas bank card providers seeking to enter the country's $7 trillion card payment market, a senior central bank official said on Tuesday. “We will actively and cautiously open up China's card payment market according to laws and regulations, and encourage fair competition,” Fan said. Foreign card companies, including Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc , have been lobbying for more than a decade for direct access to China's fast-growing cards market, which is projected to become the world'…

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