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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EU tells UK single market access requires full free movement

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders met for the first time without Britain on Wednesday less than a week after it voted to leave, delivering a tough message that London can access the bloc's lucrative single market only if it agrees to allow free movement for EU workers. Last week's shock referendum vote to leave the EU has caused global financial market turmoil, sent the pound sterling tumbling and wiped billions off the value of British shares. Britain's giant financial services sector, roughly 8 percent of economy, …

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North American leaders vow to boost trade despite threats

By Roberta Rampton and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada, the United States and Mexico on Wednesday vowed to deepen their economic ties, pushing back against anti-free-trade sentiment that has shifted political debate in the United States and Europe. The three nations are member of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has vowed to renegotiate or scrap if he wins November's election. U.S. President Barack Obama, Prime …

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Japan eyes help for small business in stimulus plan after Brexit

Japan is likely to include assistance for small businesses in an economic stimulus package it will compile after Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union, Economy Minister Nobuteru Ishihara said on Tuesday. Japanese policymakers also said financial markets are starting to calm down after the Brexit vote last week, but repeated that they want…

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Pfizer to invest $350 million in China biotech hub, first in Asia

Pfizer Inc will invest $350 million to build a biotech center in China, the latest in a series of moves by pharma industry giants to set up shop in the world's no. 2 drugs market with the aim of securing faster approvals for their products. The facility in eastern Hangzhou region – Pfizer's first biotech center in Asia – is expected to be completed by 2018, the firm said in a statement on Tuesday. Global “Big Pharma” is increasingly looking for smart ways to tap China's healthcare market…

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Uber, Lyft settle litigation involving top executives

By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Rival ride services Uber and Lyft have settled high stakes litigation involving two of their top executives, court filings show, in advance of a trial that could have aired sensitive details about both companies. Lyft and its former chief operating officer Travis VanderZanden ended litigation in a California state court in which Lyft accused VanderZanden of breaking his confidentiality pledges when he went to work for Uber. Uber also withdrew a subpoena on Monday in separate litigation over a data breach at …

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U.S.-UK alliance seen outweighing Brexit trade concerns

The United States looks unlikely to follow through on a threat to relegate Britain to second-class trade status once its ally leaves the European Union, as it weighs the potential costs of undermining the countries' close diplomatic and military ties. President Barack Obama had warned ahead of Thursday's “Brexit” referendum that Britain would move to the back of the queue on U.S. trade priorities if it voted to leave the bloc, well behind…

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UK’s Osborne says taxes will rise, spending will be cut after Brexit

LONDON (Reuters) – Finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday that Britain would have to raise taxes and cut spending to deal with the economic challenge posed after Britons voted to leave the European Union.

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