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Herbalife settles pyramid scheme case with regulator, in blow to Pershing’s Ackman

By Diane Bartz and Michael Flaherty WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Herbalife Ltd agreed to pay $200 million and change the way it does business to avoid being labeled a pyramid scheme by regulators, a blow to hedge fund manager Bill Ackman who for years has been betting against the dietary supplements maker. Shares of Herbalife jumped more than 20 percent after the settlement was made public and the Los Angeles-based company said its board had cleared the way for billionaire investor Carl Icahn to boost his …

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Crystal Pepsi: the ‘clear’ 90s hit makes a return

The company is officially bringing back Crystal Pepsi, a clear cola drink that was hugely popular for a brief period during the early 1990s. PepsiCo Inc said on Wednesday said it would sell Crystal Pepsi this year for a

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GE’s finance unit sheds its ‘too big to fail’ designation

The move by the Financial Stability Oversight Council was the first time a non-banking firm has been freed from the designation, a product of the financial crash that can trigger stricter oversight and requirements to hold more capital. It was a big victory for GE …

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Deutsche, Santander fail U.S. stress test; Morgan Stanley gets second chance

By David Henry and Patrick Rucker NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. bank subsidiaries of Deutsche Bank AG and Banco Santander SA yet again failed the Federal Reserve's stress test on Wednesday due to “broad and substantial

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Gundlach’s DoubleLine reaches $100 billion in assets under management in May

Jeffrey Gundlach's DoubleLine Capital reached $100 billion in assets under management last month, the Los Angeles-based firm said on Wednesday. DoubleLine also said the firm appointed Jeffrey Sherman as deputy chief investment officer. Separately, the firm announced the opening of DoubleLine Investment Management North Asia Ltd.

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McDonald’s targeting buyout firms as it seeks to sell North Asia stores

McDonald's Corp is targeting private equity firms, including Bain Capital, MBK Partners, TPG Capital Management and Chinese state-backed conglomerate China Resources (Holdings) for its planned sale of 2,800 restaurants in North Asia, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The U.S. fast food giant is adopting a new business model in Asia, which is now the most intense battleground for global restaurant …

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Bond King musical chairs: Gundlach replaces Gross on Barron’s Roundtable

By Jennifer Ablan NEW YORK (Reuters) – In recent years, bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach has been outperforming his rival Bill Gross. Now, Gundlach has replaced Gross on a high-profile investor panel. Weekly financial magazine Barron's said on Saturday that Gross decided to quit its Barron's Roundtable.

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