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Chinese consumers take credit for boom in car loans

By Jake Spring BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese households, traditional savers with an aversion to debt, are rapidly warming to the idea of borrowing to buy a car, as automakers push financing deals to boost sales and margins in an increasingly competitive market.

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The identity crisis that led to Yahoo’s demise

By Jonathan Weber and Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – When senior Yahoo executives gathered at a San Jose hotel for a management retreat in the spring of 2006, there was no outward sign of a company in crisis. The tough days of the dot-com bust were a distant memory, and Yahoo Inc, flush with lucrative advertising deals from the world's biggest brands, was enjoying its run as one of the top dogs in the world's hottest industry. Then they were asked to …

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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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VW engineers admitted rigging CO2 emissions: Bild

Several Volkswagen engineers have admitted manipulating carbon dioxide emissions data because goals set by former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn were difficult to achieve, Bild am Sonntag reported. The paper said VW engineers tampered with tire pressure and mixed diesel with their motor oil to make them use less fuel, a deception that began in 2013 and carried

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