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Bayer makes move for Monsanto in global agrichemicals shakeout

By Greg Roumeliotis and Mike Stone NEW YORK (Reuters) – German drug and chemicals giant Bayer AG has made an unsolicited takeover offer for Monsanto Co, the world's biggest seed company, as high inventories and low commodity prices spur consolidation in the global agrichemicals industry. Monsanto disclosed the approach on Wednesday before Bayer confirmed its move, though neither released proposed deal terms. With Monsanto …

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Charter Communications completes purchase of Time Warner Cable

Charter Communications Inc said Wednesday it has completed its acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc and Bright House Networks LLC, creating the second-largest U.S. broadband provider and third-largest pay TV provider. The combination of Charter, TWC and Bright House will serve over 25 million customers in 41 states. The completion of the deals came days after Charter won final regulatory approvals, about a year after the transactions were announced.

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New drugs fuel strong Pfizer results; company raises 2016 forecasts

Pfizer said sales would be hurt in the fourth quarter of 2016, however, when those added days will be offset by fewer days. Pfizer walked away from the deal after the U.S. Treasury issued new rules curbing tax inversion deals, under which American companies move overseas to cut taxes. Many analysts believe Pfizer needs to buy new medicines or entire biotech companies to ensure competitive earnings growth.

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U.S. to continue appeal of iPhone data case in New York

Just two weeks ago, the government dropped its effort to require Apple to crack an iPhone used by one of the shooters in the December attacks in San Bernardino, California, saying it had unlocked the phone without Apple's help. Some observers thought the government would back away from the New York case too, since the suspect has already pleaded guilty.

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Wells Fargo admits deception in $1.2 billion U.S. mortgage accord

The settlement with Wells Fargo, the largest U.S. mortgage lender and third-largest U.S. bank by assets, was filed on Friday in Manhattan federal court. It also resolves claims against Kurt Lofrano, a former Wells Fargo vice president.

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Lockheed gets $1.5 billion deal for C-130J aircraft: Pentagon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp has won a contract worth $1.5 billion for work on 28 C-130J military transport aircraft funded by the fiscal 2016 defense budget, the Pentagon said on Thursday in its daily digest of major contracts.

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Credit Suisse to pay $29 million in U.S. regulator’s mortgage case

Credit Suisse Group AG has agreed to pay more than $29 million to resolve a U.S. regulator's claims that it sold toxic mortgage-backed securities to credit unions that later failed, according to court papers filed on Thursday. The deal, disclosed in a filing in federal court in Manhattan, …

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Ex-Goldman Sachs employee spared jail over New York Fed leaks

A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc associate who admitted to illegally obtaining confidential documents from a friend at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was handed a fine on Tuesday but…

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Sheraton-owner Starwood accepts higher offer from Marriott

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc , owner of the Sheraton and Westin hotel brands, agreed to a higher $13.6 billion buyout offer from Marriott International Inc , spurning a proposal from China's Anbang Insurance Group. Marriott raised the cash portion of its offer to $21

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Chipotle mulls more food giveaways as customers slowly return

Executives speaking at an investment conference on Wednesday said the company has recovered about one-third of sales lost to a string of food safety lapses last year, and more free offers may be forthcoming as part of

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