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Toyota recalling 2.9 million vehicles globally over seatbelt issue

Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it is conducting a global recall of 2.87 million vehicles due to the possibility that their seatbelts could be damaged by a metal seat frame part in the event of a crash. In an email, the world's biggest-selling automaker said that the global …

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In switch, Bullard warns against rate hikes, suggesting Fed’s direction

One of the U.S. Federal Reserve's most prominent advocates of higher interest rates on Wednesday declared it “unwise” to move any further in light of weak inflation and global volatility, suggesting the Fed is stepping further away from plans to continue to hike rates. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard argued steadily last year for the U.S. central bank to tighten policy and sounded alarms over the risk that continued low…

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Global downturn spurred Fed to consider changing rate path: minutes

By Jason Lange and Lindsay Dunsmuir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers worried last month that a global slowdown and financial market selloff could hurt the U.S. economy and considered changing the central bank's planned interest rate hike path for 2016. Although most of the policymakers still expected to raise rates this year and even discussed a

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U.S. agency rejects Boeing protest of Northrop bomber contract

A U.S. government agency on Tuesday rejected a protest filed by Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp against a multibillion-dollar bomber contract awarded to Northrop Grumman Corp by the U.S. Air Force in October. The decision by the U.S. Government Accountability Office marked another setback for Boeing, which is facing job cuts in its commercial division and a reported federal investigation into whether it properly accounted for two jetliners, the 747 and 787. Ralph White, GAO's managing associate …

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Oil loses nearly 4 percent as hopes over Saudi, Russia deal fade

Brent oil fell almost 4 percent on Tuesday, erasing early gains after top producers Russia and Saudi Arabia dashed expectations of an outright supply cut by agreeing only to freeze output …

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Fed’s Kashkari, in first speech, suggests radical Wall St. overhaul

By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve's newest policymaker and a former point man for the government's bailout of the financial industry on Tuesday called on lawmakers to take radical action to rein in banks and protect taxpayers. In his first speech as head of…

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Apollo Global’s ADT deal shows appetite for M&As still strong

(Reuters) – Private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC will buy ADT Corp in the biggest leveraged buyout so far this year to create a business with nearly a third of North America's electronic security products market.

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Hedge funds place bets on Morgan Stanley; some exit Valeant

NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. hedge fund management firms, including Dan Loeb's Third Point LLC, took new positions in Morgan Stanley during the fourth quarter, ahead of the bank's cost-cutting measures and bond-management reshuffling.

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Obama, Southeast Asia leaders eye China and trade at California summit

President Barack Obama will press leaders from Southeast Asia to boost trade and back common goals for the South China Sea during a summit starting on Monday that the White House hopes will solidify U.S. influence in the region. Obama will also discuss curbing North Korea and plans…

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Oil edges down; weak China trade data drags

By Osamu Tsukimori TOKYO (Reuters) – Brent and U.S. crude futures edged lower on Monday as the dollar regained ground and as weak Chinese trade data stoked concerns about demand in the world's biggest energy consumer. Both benchmarks jumped more than $3 a barrel on Friday after the United Arab Emirates' energy minister was quoted as saying that OPEC members are ready to cooperate on curbing production. The mood inside OPEC is shifting from mistrust to a growing consensus that a decision must be reached on…

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