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Lockheed Martin CEO meets Trump, says deal to lower F-35 costs is close

Lockheed Martin Corp is close to a deal to significantly lower the cost of its F-35 aircraft, Chief Executive Officer Marillyn Hewson said on Friday after meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. “I certainly share his views that we need to get the best capability to our men and women in uniform, and we have to get it at the lowest possible price,” Hewson said to reporters in Trump Tower. Hewson had previously assured Trump she would drive down…

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EU, U.S. strike deal to boost transatlantic insurance market

The European Union and the United States agreed on Friday to reduce legal and capital barriers to boost the $3 billion transatlantic insurance and reinsurance market. Under the deal, EU and U.S. authorities will lift requirements for reinsurers to hold more capital against risks if they operate from the other side of the Atlantic, eliminating one key hurdle for cross-border expansion. “This is a major deal that is set to benefit insurers, reinsurers and policy holders…

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Takata to plead guilty, pay $1 billion U.S. penalty over air bag defect

DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japan's Takata Corp on Friday agreed to plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing and to pay $1 billion to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into ruptures of its air bag inflators linked to at least 16 deaths worldwide. The deal was announced hours after prosecutors in Detroit charged three former senior Takata executives …

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White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many workers

The administration said so-called non-compete agreements interfere with worker mobility and states should consider barring companies from requiring low-wage workers and other employees who are not privy to trade secrets or other special circumstances to sign them. Vice President Joe Biden in a statement said he had heard from a…

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Toyota to recall 5.8 million cars in Japan, China, Europe over Takata airbags

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday said it was recalling a total of about 5.8 million cars at home and abroad over potentially faulty air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. The recall, which includes the Corolla and the Vitz subcompact hatchback model which is marketed overseas as the Yaris, covers models produced between May 2000 and November 2001, and April 2006 and December 2014, the company said…

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Takata failed to report 2003 air bag rupture to U.S. road authority

By David Shepardson and Paul Lienert WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese air bag supplier Takata Corp said it failed to inform the U.S. auto safety agency of a 2003 rupture of one of its air bag inflators …

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Nissan joins automakers dropping Takata air bag inflators

Nissan Motor Co said on Saturday it will not use air bag inflators made by Japanese auto parts supplier Takata Corp in its cars. Nissan joins most major automakers, including Toyota Motor

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