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New York judge grants request to depose Viacom CEO

February 25, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

The ruling was the latest in a lawsuit filed in November in Los Angeles by Redstone's ex-girlfriend Manuela Herzer, who has sued over her removal as the 92-year-old Redstone's health care agent in favor of Dauman. As part of that lawsuit, Herzer

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Halliburton to slash 5,000 more jobs amid oil slump

February 25, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

The more than 70 percent fall in global crude prices since mid-2014 has led to a series of job cuts and additional cost-cutting efforts from several companies including the world's largest oilfield services provider, Schlumberger Ltd . Halliburton has already reduced its global headcount by 25 percent, or almost 22,000 employees, since 2014. Halliburton is awaiting regulatory approval for its acquisition of Baker Hughes Inc , and the company said last month it was yet to reach an agreement with U.S. and European regulators about the “adequacy” of proposed divestitures.

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Buffett annual letter comes amid ‘conspicuous’ performance lag

February 25, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

Warren Buffett will release his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders after a year when its stock price lagged the broader market by the most since 2009, adding to years of underperformance. The price of a Berkshire Class A share fell 12.5 percent in 2015, compared with a 1.4 percent gain

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Apple files arguments in court opposing FBI iPhone request

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(Reuters) – Apple Inc submitted a legal brief on Thursday opposing the U.S. government's attempt to force the technology company to unlock an encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino

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Volvo Cars recalls 59,000 cars over software fault

February 21, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

“We have no information that this has led to any accidents,” Volvo Car Group spokesman Stefan Elfstrom said. Elfstrom said owners of 2016 model 60 and 70 series cars were being told to take their vehicles to dealers to get the software fault corrected. The Gothenburg-based company was bought by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. from Ford Motor Co. in 2010.

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Yahoo launches auction process as Starboard gears up for fight

February 21, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

Yahoo shares jumped after the company announced its board has formed a committee of independent directors to explore strategic alternatives, and that it has hired investment banks and a law firm to run the process. The launch of the auction process, a move activist hedge fund Starboard Value and other shareholders have pushed since late last year, showed the company was moving another step closer …

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U.S., Apple ratchet up rhetoric in fight over encryption

February 21, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

By Dustin Volz and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion on Friday seeking to compel Apple Inc to comply with a judge's order to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, portraying the tech giant's refusal as a “marketing strategy.” In response, a senior Apple executive, speaking with reporters on condition of anonymity, characterized the Justice Department&#…

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Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway avoids S&P rating downgrade

February 19, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

Standard & Poor's on Friday left its “AA” credit ratings for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc alone, saying the company's growing diversification and “modest” financial risks meant a downgrade was not necessary. Berkshire had been put on review for a possible downgrade on Aug. 11, on concern about Buffett's decision to deploy a large amount of cash toward last month's $32 billion acquisition of industrial parts maker Precision Castparts Corp. But S&P analyst Laline Carvalho said Berkshire's “consistently strong” operating profitability and “exceptional”…

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Witnesses in Shkreli case worried about retaliation: U.S. prosecutors

February 19, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

U.S. prosecutors said several witnesses in the criminal securities fraud case against notorious former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli are concerned about retaliation and have received threats from him in the past. Prosecutors cited the concern about witness intimidation in a brief filed late on Thursday…

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Firming U.S. inflation keeps Fed rate hike on the table

February 19, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rising rents and healthcare costs lifted underlying U.S. consumer price inflation in January by the most in nearly 4-1/2 years, providing support for the view that the…

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