Apple, Amazon, Google join bidding for Toshiba chip unit: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Apple Inc , Amazon.com Inc and Google have joined bidding for Toshiba’s NAND flash memory unit, vying with others for the Japanese firm’s prized semiconductor operation, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported on Saturday.
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DuPont in asset deal with FMC, delays close of Dow merger
(Reuters) – DuPont said on Friday it would buy a unit of FMC Corp and sell its crop protection business to the company to win European Union approval for its merger with Dow Chemical, and delayed the deal’s closing for the third time.
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Caterpillar shuts plant in Aurora, Illinois, that employs 800
(Reuters) – Caterpillar Inc said on Friday it will shut its Aurora, Illinois, plant, costing about 800 employees their jobs as the world’s largest construction and mining equipment maker shifts production to other U.S. facilities.
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Rock-solid quarter on Wall Street ending with a whimper
(Reuters) – Wall Street edged lower on Friday, held down by Exxon and JPMorgan Chase as investors wrapped up a strong quarter and weighed whether corporate earnings reports will justify the market’s lofty valuations.
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Snapchat adds more accessible search feature
(Reuters) – Snap Inc said on Friday its Snapchat messaging app would add an option for users to search through photos and videos that users have posted to the public.
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EU offers Brexit trade talks, sets tough transition terms
VALLETTA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union offered Britain talks this year on a future free trade pact but made clear in negotiating guidelines issued on Friday that London must first agree to EU demands on the terms of Brexit.
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Oil retreats, set to become first quarter's worst-performing asset
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday after a three-day rally ran out of steam as a higher U.S. rig count signaled rising production from shale, contributing to the global supply glut.
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Credit Suisse under fire as clients hunted for tax evasion
AMSTERDAM/ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss bank Credit Suisse has been dragged into yet more tax evasion and money laundering investigations, after a tip-off to Dutch prosecutors about tens of thousands of suspect accounts triggered raids in five countries.
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Anthem likely to pull back from Obamacare markets in 2018: Jefferies
(Reuters) – Anthem Inc is likely to exit from a large portion of its Obamacare individual insurance markets next year, Jefferies analysts said, nearly a week after Republican leaders pulled legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system.
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FCC to vote to restore rule making it easier to buy TV stations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it will vote in April to reverse a 2016 rule adopted by the Obama administration that limits the number of television stations some companies can buy.
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