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Apple wins patent trial against Pendrell subsidiary

By Lisa Bose McDermott MARSHALL, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Friday found Apple Inc did not infringe five antipiracy patents owned by a Pendrell Corp subsidiary at trial in a Texas federal court. The jury also found that Apple did not prove that the patents were invalid. An Apple attorney declined to comment.

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VW cuts 2016 capital spending plan as cheating scandal widens

By Andreas Cremer and David Shepardson WOLFSBURG, Germany/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG cut 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) from its 2016 investment plan on Friday, as its emissions cheating scandal expanded to include tens of thousands more U.S. vehicles. Volkswagen has told U.S. regulators that emissions issues in larger luxury cars and SUVs extend to…

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Ford union workers ratify new four-year U.S. labor pact: UAW

Ford Motor Co's U.S. union workers narrowly approved a four-year labor contract after a late push for support by United Auto Workers leaders, the UAW said late Friday night. The UAW said 51.3 percent of production workers and 52.4 percent of skilled trades workers voted in favor of the new contract, after more than a week of voting that concluded at U.S. operations of Ford on Friday night.

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Exclusive: Pfizer, Allergan CEOs agree on combined company roles – sources

Pfizer Inc and Allergan Inc chief executives have agreed on the roles they would assume in a combined company, removing one of the last hurdles to the largest ever healthcare merger, people familiar with the matter said. Pfizer CEO Ian Read will be CEO of the combined company, while Allergan CEO Brent Saunders will have another very senior role, the people said on Friday, without providing more details. Pfizer and Allergan declined to comment.

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Starboard asks Yahoo to sell core business instead of Alibaba stake

Activist investor Starboard Value LP asked Yahoo Inc to drop plans to spin off its stake in Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd due to tax concerns, and instead urged the company to sell its core search and display advertising businesses. Yahoo's current net cash holding and the funds raised from a sale of the business could be returned to shareholders through buybacks and…

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Exclusive: Pfizer negotiating 2-3 percent Allergan break-up fee – sources

A break-up fee of that amount, to be paid by Pfizer if it were to walk away from the Allergan deal, would show confidence that the regulatory risk to the merger does not pose an existential threat, despite the U.S. Treasury planning this week to tighten the rules on corporate tax inversions, a key aspect of their plan. The break-up fee…

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Investors "swipe right" in Tinder-owner Match’s debut

Match Group, which touts itself as the world's No. 1 dating company, is seen as the crown jewel of Diller's media properties and has driven parent IAC/InterActiveCorp's profit and revenue in recent quarters. One of Match Group's most popular

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Fairly upbeat U.S. data highlight economy’s resilience

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week while a gauge of U.S. economic activity rebounded in October, signs of a healthy labor market and economy that could give the Federal Reserve confidence to raise interest rates next month. Outside manufacturing, the economy has remained resilient despite faltering global growth. “Business rolls on unperturbed …

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Dorsey’s Square jumps in market debut, offering hope to startups

Shares of Square Inc, the mobile payments company co-founded and still run by Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey, rose as much as 64 percent in their market debut, offering hope to tech startups hoping to go public. The steeply discounted price had raised questions about what it could mean for so-called “unicorns” – start-ups worth at least $1 billion – that may …

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Norfolk Southern hostile to Canadian Pacific’s $28.4 billion bid

While Norfolk Southern said it would carefully evaluate the offer, its sour response represents a setback to Canadian Pacific as well as its largest shareholder, William Ackman's activist hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP. Ackman, a big advocate of consolidation in the North American railway sector, recruited Hunter Harrison, who had previously been chief executive officer of Canadian National Railway Co , as CEO of Canadian Pacific in 2012. In a statement earlier on Tuesday announcing its offer to Norfolk Southern, …

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