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South Korea bans sales of some Nissan, BMW and Porsche models

South Korea has banned the sale of 10 models of Nissan, BMW and Porsche vehicles after the carmakers were found to have fabricated certification documents, in the latest fallout from the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The government announced in August that it would ban all 10 models after conducting an investigation into whether foreign carmakers besides Volkswagen…

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Samsung Electronics to reveal Galaxy Note 7 probe results this month: JoongAng Ilbo

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will announce this month the results of an investigation into what caused some of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported on Monday citing unnamed sources. The South Korean firm said in October it was

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New drug approvals fall to six-year low in 2016

Last year turned out to be a disappointing one for new drug approvals with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearing just 22 new medicines for sale, the lowest number since 2010 and sharply down on 2015's tally of 45. Across the

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U.S. agency concerned about destroyed, lost phones in VW probe

A U.S. agency involved in settlement talks with Volkswagen AG over its diesel emissions scandal has raised concerns about nearly two dozen mobile phones destroyed or lost by the German carmaker. The Federal Trade Commission said in…

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Dollar rallies against yen, euro as FBI clears Clinton

TOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The dollar jumped early on Monday after the FBI said a review of newly discovered emails did not change the agency's conclusion that no charges were warranted in the case of Democrat Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. Markets have tended to see U.S. presidential

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Facebook faces U.S. tax exam over Ireland asset tranfer: lawsuit

(Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is examining Facebook Inc in connection with its transfer of various rights associated with its worldwide business to a holding company in Ireland, according to court papers. The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in federal court in San Francisco seeking to enforce IRS summonses served on Facebook and force the company to produce various documents as part of the agency's examination. (Reporting by Nate Raymond in New York; Editing

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Merrill Lynch to pay $415 million for misusing customer cash: SEC

An SEC investigation found that Merrill Lynch violated the an SEC rule in place for protecting customers' assets by misusing customer cash that should have been deposited in a reserve account, the agency said. The maneuver freed up billions of dollars per week from 2009 to 2012 that Merrill Lynch used to finance its own trading activities, the SEC said. The case is the largest customer protection settlement in SEC history, Andrew Ceresney, direction of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, said in a call with reporters.

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U.S. approves Charter’s Time Warner Cable buy with conditions

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday gave antitrust approval to Charter Communications Inc's proposed purchase of Time Warner Cable Inc and Bright House networks, which would create the second-largest U.S. broadband provider and third-largest video provider. The Justice Department's approval carried conditions designed to protect competition, coming at a time when the pay television industry faces stagnation due to new competition from over…

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U.S. ramps up Apple offensive with new filing in iPhone unlocking case

By Dustin Volz and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion seeking to compel Apple Inc to comply with a judge's order for the company to unlock the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, portraying the tech giant's refusal as a “marketing strategy.” The filing escalated a showdown between the Obama administration and Silicon Valley over security and privacy that ignited earlier this week. …

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S&P warns it may cut Icahn Enterprises to junk status, stock falls

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. ratings agency Standard & Poor's warned on Friday it may cut the credit rating of billionaire investor Carl Icahn's Icahn Enterprises to junk status after the portfolio absorbed heavy commodity sector losses in the last few months. S&P placed its triple-B-minus issuer credit rating and senior unsecured debt rating of Icahn Enterprises on “CreditWatch with negative implications,” the agency said in a statement. The news weighed on Icahn Enterprises' stock price…

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