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Trump faces dilemma as U.S. oil reels from record biofuels targets

By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Obama administration signed its final plan for renewable fuel use in the United States last week, leaving an oil industry reeling from the most aggressive biofuel targets yet as President-elect Donald Trump takes over…

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Unions, gig-economy firms gear up for New York benefits battle

Faced with a barrage of lawsuits from workers demanding benefits and recognition as employees, some companies in the fast-growing 'gig economy' are looking to settle the issues through legislation. Joseph Morelle, the number two Democrat in the New York State…

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U.S. accuses Valeant’s Salix unit of kickbacks, false claims

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States has joined a whistleblower lawsuit accusing the Salix unit of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc of paying illegal kickbacks to doctors and submitting fraudulent reimbursement claims to the government. In a complaint made public on Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the government said Salix…

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U.S. reviewing suspension complaints in Tesla Model S cars

U.S. auto safety investigators are reviewing reports of suspension problems in Tesla Motors Inc's Model S cars, a government spokesman said on Thursday. The NHTSA also said it had learned that Tesla had entered into what it called a “troublesome nondisclosure agreement” with a Tesla Model S owner who had suspension problems. A Tesla spokeswoman said she was looking into NHTSA's

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Drivers sue Uber, Lyft over exit from Austin, Texas

Former Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc drivers in Austin, Texas, on Thursday accused the ride-hailing companies of breaking a federal law by abruptly halting operations in the city after voters backed a measure requiring them to fingerprint drivers. The lawsuits filed in federal court in San Francisco, where the companies are based, said Uber and Lyft violated a law that requires companies to give 60 days notice to employees before a “mass layoff.” Uber spokesman…

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Chrysler to recall 60,000 SUVs in China over ABS braking issue: watchdog

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV's China unit will recall over 60,000 sport-utility vehicles in the country due to issues related to the cars' anti-skid braking (ABS) systems, a Chinese regulator said in a statement on Tuesday. China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said that under …

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U.S. succeeds in cracking Apple’s iPhone, drops legal action

The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it had succeeded in unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters and dropped its legal case against Apple, ending a high-stakes legal battle but leaving the broader struggle over encryption unresolved. The abrupt end to a confrontation that had transfixed the tech industry was a victory for Apple, which vehemently opposed a court order obtained by the Justice Department that would have required it to write new software to get into the iPhone. “From the beginning…

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Pressure builds against short sellers targeting Tesla

Potential losses are building against traders who have bet against Tesla Motors Inc . The electric car manufacturer's stock has surged about 25 percent since it posted upbeat quarterly results in early February. At the same time, activity by short sellers – who bet that a company's shares will fall – has hit an all-time high, and the interest rate paid by short sellers has skyrocketed.

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Privacy groups urge U.S. judge to support Apple in iPhone case

(Reuters) – Digital privacy advocates have called on a U.S. federal judge to approve Apple Inc's request not to be compelled to build software to help the FBI unlock an iPhone used by one of the shooters in the …

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