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U.S. jobless claims near 42-year low as labor market tightens

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, nearing a 42-year low as labor market conditions continued to tighten in a boost to the economy. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 267,000 for the week ended Dec.19, not far from levels last seen in late 1973, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Claims have been below 300,000, a threshold associated with a

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Commerzbank sues BNY Mellon, Wells Fargo, HSBC over mortgage losses

By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – Commerzbank AG has sued four banks in the United States, claiming that they failed to properly monitor billions of dollars in toxic mortgage-backed securities acquired by the German lender before the 2008 financial crisis. Bank of New York Mellon Corp and units of Deutsche Bank AG, Wells Fargo & Co and HSBC Holdings Plc were named in the…

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Norfolk Southern hostile to Canadian Pacific’s $28.4 billion bid

While Norfolk Southern said it would carefully evaluate the offer, its sour response represents a setback to Canadian Pacific as well as its largest shareholder, William Ackman's activist hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP. Ackman, a big advocate of consolidation in the North American railway sector, recruited Hunter Harrison, who had previously been chief executive officer of Canadian National Railway Co , as CEO of Canadian Pacific in 2012. In a statement earlier on Tuesday announcing its offer to Norfolk Southern, …

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White House threatens veto of rule-based monetary policy bill

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday issued a veto threat for a Republican-backed bill to make the Federal Reserve set interest rate policy using a mathematical rule, a proposal Fed Chair Janet Yellen said would “severely damage” the U.S. economy. The Obama administration opposes the proposal because it would hinder the Fed's ability to help the economy, the White House said in a statement. Lawmakers in the U…

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Monsanto could take lead role in agchem acquisitions: executives

Monsanto Co. executives are discussing whether they should acquire rivals, including top pesticide maker Syngenta AG, company executives said on Tuesday, as talk of consolidation continues in the global agrochemical industry. “We've had conversations inside” about Syngenta and other agricultural companies, Monsanto President Brett Begemann said at an investor meeting at its headquarters in St. Louis. Company executives were studying every possibility for consolidation in both the seed and agrochemical sectors

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Ford’s Lincoln brand debuts new face for its best-selling model

(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co's Lincoln brand is changing the look of its vehicles, starting with a new face for its best-selling model, the MKZ sedan. Ford plans to unveil the restyled 2017 Lincoln MKZ at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday, showing the first production version of a new

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Honda drops Takata air bag inflators after U.S. fine, ban on volatile chemical

TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co said it was ditching air bag inflators made by Japan's Takata Corp , after the top U.S. auto safety regulator on Tuesday fined the supplier $70 million and ordered it to stop using…

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Fed faces patchwork recovery despite near-normal labor markets

By Howard Schneider ALEXANDER CITY, Ala (Reuters) – As gleaming new factories turn out Airbus aircraft and Hyundai cars in Alabama's urban centers, this small town that once was home to Russell Athletics shows the dilemma now faced by U.S. policymakers. Economic recovery has…

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AB InBev, SABMiller extend takeover deadline to November 11

Brewer SABMiller Plc has extended the deadline for rival Anheuser-Busch InBev to make a formal $100 billion-plus takeover offer by a further week in order to finalize shareholder support for the deal. The two companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday that London's Panel on Takeovers and Mergers had granted SABMiller's request to push back the deadline to 5 p.m. (12.00 midnight ET) on Wednesday, November 11. The …

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