Uber's Kalanick rekindles power struggle, names two to board
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] co-founder Travis Kalanick said he had appointed two new directors, a surprise move that publicly reignited a board battle over the role of the ousted former chief executive.
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Qatar Airways expects Meridiana to be Italy's 'real' national carrier
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar Airways will back Meridiana to be Italy’s top airline, supplying it with wide and narrow bodied jets to help expand its network, the Middle East carrier’s chief executive said on Saturday.
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Sears Canada asks court for more time to close deal with chairman
(Reuters) – Sears Canada Inc said late on Friday that it has asked a court to extend creditor protection that expires on Wednesday by another month so it can finish negotiating a deal that would keep the iconic brand running in Canada.
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EU declines to rank rival bids for agencies leaving Britain over Brexit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission has shied away from ranking which cities should host Europe’s drugs regulator and banking authority after Brexit, saying the decision is up to the 27 member states which will remain.
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When it comes to U.S. stocks, growth trumps quality
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. investors are not rewarding companies for generating good earnings consistently, opting instead for a stockpicking strategy that might be called “growth at a high cost.”
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Tech gains lift S&P 500, Nasdaq to records; Dow slips
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose to record levels on Friday, buoyed by gains in technology stocks, while each of the major indexes were on track to close out the quarter with solid gains.
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Bankers anxious over consumer reactions to Equifax breach
(Reuters) – U.S. lenders are concerned their consumer loan and credit card businesses could be stymied if large numbers of people lock or freeze their credit reports to protect themselves in the wake of the Equifax Inc hack.
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Lagging U.S. online giants, Europe calls on them to pay up
TALLINN (Reuters) – French, Italian and other European leaders upped the pressure on mostly U.S. tech giants to pay their fair share of taxes in the European Union and abide by the bloc’s rules when they met on Friday, but were still far from a consensus on the issue.
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Hurricane Harvey curbs U.S. consumer spending; inflation muted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending barely rose in August likely as Hurricane Harvey weighed on auto sales, while annual inflation increased at its slowest pace in nearly two years, pointing to a moderation in economic growth in the third quarter.
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Deutsche Bank in $190 million currency-rigging settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank AG agreed to pay $190 million to settle U.S. litigation accusing it of rigging prices in the roughly $5.1 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market.
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