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Volkswagen, Justice Dept. nearing $3 billion deal to resolve diesel allegations

By David Shepardson and Joel Schectman WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG and the U.S. Justice Department are nearing an agreement to resolve the government's civil and criminal investigations that would require the German automaker to pay a penalty of more than $3 billion, sources briefed on the talks said on Friday. Volkswagen is also expected to face oversight by an outside…

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In sign of more hawkish Fed, Evans nods to three rate hikes

Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said on Friday the central bank could raise interest rates three times this year, faster than he had expected just a few months ago and in line with the majority of his colleagues. The comments from Evans, a voting member of the Fed's policy committee this year, reinforced the view that the Fed could step up the pace of its rate hiking campaign if the incoming Trump administration unleashed a fiscal stimulus.

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Exclusive: Lonza in talks to buy Capsugel for more than $5 billion – sources

Swiss pharmaceutical manufacturer Lonza Group AG is in advanced talks to acquire Capsugel, a U.S. maker of capsule products and other drug delivery systems, for more than $5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal would come as Lonza seeks to boost its life sciences

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November U.S. auto sales seen rising about 4 percent by analysts

DETROIT (Reuters) – Hefty consumer discounts during a robust Black Friday weekend helped boost November U.S. auto sales between 4 percent and 5 percent, which could catapult results this year above a record high in 2015, economists and industry analysts said.

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US homebuilder confidence holds steady in November

U.S. homebuilders' confidence in the housing market held steady this month, but many are worried that another fight over the federal budget could cause would-be buyers to put off home purchases.

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Wells Fargo faces tighter controls as U.S. regulator reverses course

By Patrick Rucker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A leading U.S. bank regulator on Friday reversed course and positioned the agency to claw back pay of former executives at Wells Fargo & Co after a phony-accounts scandal

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VW no longer expects tax demands in Germany related to diesel scandal

Volkswagen does not expect the German government to make tax demands to cover revenue losses related to the carmaker's diesel scandal, a company spokesman said on Saturday. In Germany, motor vehicle taxes are tied to the

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China pledges further opening as leaders scramble for free trade

By Rosalba O'Brien and Kiyoshi Takenaka LIMA (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to open the economy further on Saturday as leaders of Asia-Pacific countries sought new free-trade options following Donald Trump's election to U.S. president on promises to scrap or renegotiate trade deals. All eyes were on China at this year's APEC summit in Lima, Peru just over a week after Trump's surprise victory in the United States …

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Morgan Stanley COO Jim Rosenthal to retire at end of year: memo

(Reuters) – Morgan Stanley chief operating officer Jim Rosenthal will retire at the end of the year.

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Russia expects OPEC to ask non members to consider joining output curb

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said he expected the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to propose that non-OPEC nations consider joining the group in limiting output. “We are waiting for the proposals

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