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Facebook underreported iPhone traffic for some publishers

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc said it had underreported the number of views on iPhone of content published by some publishers using its Instant Articles platform between Sept. 20 and Nov. 30. Publishers make money through ads on their posts. Facebook said on Friday that

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U.S. housing starts tumble from nine-year high; permits suggest strength

U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in November, tumbling from a nine-year high as construction activity declined broadly, the latest sign of slower economic growth in the fourth quarter. Groundbreaking on new housing projects dropped 18.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.09 million units, the Commerce Department said. Housing starts data are choppy month-to-month, with much

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Sumner Redstone to step down from Viacom board

Controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone will step down from the Viacom board of directors after the company's annual meeting in February, according to a company filing on Friday. The ailing, 93-year old Redstone, who has not attended an annual investor meeting since 2014, will continue to participate in meetings in a “non-voting” role, according to the filing. It was Redstone's decision to step down, according to a source familiar with the situation, who did not want to be named because discussions were private.

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Daimler hires Deloitte for internal emissions probe

Daimler has hired auditor Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to help with an internal investigation into its diesel-engine emissions technology requested by the U.S. Department of Justice, the luxury car maker said. The investigation is to see if Daimler used devices to manipulate

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German finmin criticizes Volkswagen management over bonuses: paper

Germany's finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has criticized the executive board of scandal-ridden carmaker Volkswagen for not waiving bonuses despite bringing the company to the brink of collapse. “I have no sympathy for managers who first drive a large blue chip-listed company into an existence-threatening crisis and then defend their own bonuses in a public debate,” Schaeuble told German weekly Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. “That shows that something is not working….

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Buffett defends Berkshire’s Coke stake, warns on BNSF

Warren Buffett on Saturday defended several of Berkshire Hathaway Inc's larger or struggling investments, including Coca-Cola and the BNSF railroad. Speaking to tens of thousands of shareholders at Berkshire's annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger also touched on many other issues including the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the risks of derivatives, and big losses at…

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El-Erian: Markets front-run Fed in tightening financial conditions

By Jennifer Ablan NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mohamed El-Erian, the chief economic adviser at Allianz SE , said on Thursday that with volatility rising, the markets effectively have served as front-runners to the Federal Reserve…

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El-Erian: Markets front-run Fed in tightening financial conditions

By Jennifer Ablan NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mohamed El-Erian, the chief economic adviser at Allianz SE , said on Thursday that with volatility rising, the markets effectively have served as front-runners to the Federal Reserve in tightening global financial conditions. “I doubt we will see the four rate hikes signaled a few weeks ago by Fed officials,” El-Erian said. “Two hikes are likely, if not less.” William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said on Wednesday that financial conditions have tightened considerably…

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Desperate in Davos: policymakers struggle for answers

By Noah Barkin DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Angela Merkel was missing from Davos this year, but the German leader's optimistic mantra “we can do this” echoed through the snowy resort in the Swiss Alps. Beneath the veneer of can-do optimism at the World Economic Forum, however, was a creeping concern that the politicians, diplomats and central bankers who flock each year to this gathering of the…

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