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Volkswagen faces reforms, oversight for three years under U.S. settlement

Volkswagen AG, as part of a $4.3 billion settlement with U.S. regulators, on Wednesday agreed to sweeping reforms, new audits and oversight by an independent monitor for three years to resolve diesel emissions cheating investigations. Under the settlement of charges it installed secret software in U.S. vehicles to allow them to emit up to 40 times legally allowable pollution, the German automaker agreed to change the way it operates in the United States and other countries. VW will separate the jobs of product development and certification …

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Volkswagen, Justice Dept. nearing $3 billion deal to resolve diesel allegations

By David Shepardson and Joel Schectman WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG and the U.S. Justice Department are nearing an agreement to resolve the government's civil and criminal investigations that would require the German automaker to pay a penalty of more than $3 billion, sources briefed on the talks said on Friday. Volkswagen is also expected to face oversight by an outside…

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Volkswagen reaches deal with 80,000 U.S. 3.0-liter vehicle owners

A federal judge said on Thursday that Volkswagen AG has reached an agreement in principle to provide “substantial compensation” to the owners of about 80,000 3.0-liter polluting diesel vehicles, a key hurdle to resolve the German automaker's emissions scandal. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer did not disclose the amount of owner compensation, which

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U.S. sues Barclays, ex-executives for mortgage securities fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued Barclays Plc and two former executives on civil charges of fraud in the sale of mortgage-backed securities during the run-up to the 2008-09 financial crisis. The lawsuit was filed after Barclays resisted a penalty the U.S. government had sought in settlement negotiations, a person familiar with the matter said. Major U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America Corp , have paid tens of millions of dollars to settle …

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Deutsche Bank agrees to $7.2 billion mortgage settlement with U.S.

By Karen Freifeld, Arno Schuetze and Kathrin Jones NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank has agreed to a $7.2 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over its sale and pooling of toxic mortgage securities…

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Union calls new strikes at Amazon’s German warehouses

Workers at German warehouses of U.S. online retailer Amazon.com Inc were called out on strike by labor union Verdi on Wednesday as part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Verdi said in a statement it was calling on workers at three of the nine Amazon warehouses in Germany to join the strike, which will run until Dec. 24. Workers at Amazon's warehouse in Koblenz already launched a strike

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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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Exclusive: Dick’s wins auction for U.S. business of bankrupt Golfsmith – sources

Dick's plans to keep open at least 30 Golfsmith stores and wind down the rest with liquidators from Hilco Global and Tiger Capital Group, the people said. Golfsmith had 109 stores in the United States at the time of its bankruptcy filing last month, and has been closing stores since then. With the bid, Dick's, the largest U.S. sporting goods retailer, also won Golfsmith's intellectual

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Audi to buy back 25,000 diesel Q7 models in U.S.: Der Spiegel

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen's premium division Audi will buy back 25,000 diesel engined cars in the United States to compensate owners whose cars do not meet exhaust emission standards, German weekly Der Spiegel said on Friday.

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VW says talks to end supplier dispute will resume on Monday

Volkswagen is seeking a negotiated settlement with suppliers in a dispute over contracts that is halting production at some of its plants and talks will resume on Monday, the German carmaker said. “Naturally, we remain in talks with the suppliers,” a VW spokesman said, adding that the negotiations had run late into the night

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