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      Nissan to recall 841,000 vehicles due to steering wheel glitch

      TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide including the Micra compact car, also known as the March, as a result of a steering wheel glitch, Japan's No.2 automaker … More »Nissan to recall 841,000 vehicles due to steering wheel glitch

      Nissan Motor Co's logo is pictured at the company headquarters in Yokohama

      TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide including the Micra compact car, also known as the March, as a result of a steering wheel glitch, Japan's No.2 automaker said on Thursday. Nissan is recalling certain models of the Micra compact car produced in Britain and Japan between 2002 …

    • Average U.S. 401(k) balance tops $80,000, up 75 percent since 2009

      BOSTON (Reuters) - The average 401(k) retirement balance for U.S. workers hit a record high of $80,900 in the first quarter, a growth spurt of 75 percent since the stock market's nadir in March 2009, Fidelity … More »Average U.S. 401(k) balance tops $80,000, up 75 percent since 2009

      BOSTON (Reuters) - The average 401(k) retirement balance for U.S. workers hit a record high of $80,900 in the first quarter, a growth spurt of 75 percent since the stock market's nadir in March 2009, Fidelity Investments said on Thursday based on a survey of its accounts. Most of the recovery is linked to a stock market …

    • Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland
      Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start

      By Poornima Gupta and Padraic Halpin SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's … More »Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start

      Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland

      By Poornima Gupta and Padraic Halpin SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was then one of Europe's poorest countries, former company executives and Irish officials have said. Chief Executive Tim Cook faced criticism …

    • Hundreds of job seekers wait in line with their resumes to talk to recruiters at the Colorado Hospital Association health care career fair in Denver
      Jobs, housing data show economy has some muscle

      By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington. … More »Jobs, housing data show economy has some muscle

      Hundreds of job seekers wait in line with their resumes to talk to recruiters at the Colorado Hospital Association health care career fair in Denver

      By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by Washington. The improving employment picture is helping to prop up housing, with rising home prices keeping domestic consumption …

    • File photo of investor Carl Icahn speaks at the Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers conference, held at the New York Stock Exchange
      Icahn seeks up to $7 billion for Dell bid

      By Michelle Sierra NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc have initiated talks with banks and asset managers to line up commitments for as much as $7 billion … More »Icahn seeks up to $7 billion for Dell bid

      File photo of investor Carl Icahn speaks at the Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers conference, held at the New York Stock Exchange

      By Michelle Sierra NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc have initiated talks with banks and asset managers to line up commitments for as much as $7 billion in bridge loans to back their leveraged recapitalization proposal for Dell Inc, banking sources told Thomson Reuters …

    • CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX Musk speaks during a session titled "To Infinity and Beyond: Skoll talks with Elon And Kimbal Musk" at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California
      Who repaid U.S. loan first? Chrysler, Tesla don't see eye to eye

      By Deepa Seetharaman DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC and Tesla Motors Inc , both led by media-savvy executives, are trading public jabs over the definition of payback. Tesla wired $452 million on … More »Who repaid U.S. loan first? Chrysler, Tesla don't see eye to eye

      CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX Musk speaks during a session titled "To Infinity and Beyond: Skoll talks with Elon And Kimbal Musk" at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California

      By Deepa Seetharaman DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC and Tesla Motors Inc , both led by media-savvy executives, are trading public jabs over the definition of payback. Tesla wired $452 million on Wednesday to repay the remaining portion of its U.S. Department of Energy loan with interest. The company described itself …

    • Google signage seen at the company's headquarters in New York
      Google faces new federal antitrust probe: source

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some ad sales, … More »Google faces new federal antitrust probe: source

      Google signage seen at the company's headquarters in New York

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some ad sales, a source told Reuters on Thursday. The source said that it was unlikely that the Federal Trade Commission had sent …

    • A Hewlett-Packard logo is seen at the company's Executive Briefing Center in Palo Alto
      HP raises 2013 outlook as Whitman's plan takes hold

      By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround plan helped offset shrinking … More »HP raises 2013 outlook as Whitman's plan takes hold

      A Hewlett-Packard logo is seen at the company's Executive Briefing Center in Palo Alto

      By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround plan helped offset shrinking personal computer sales with enterprise computing services. While fiscal second-quarter profit plummeted 32 percent, …

    • Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange
      Wall Street sags, but ends off session lows; HP hits 52-week high

      By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slipped on Thursday but finished sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard's shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and … More »Wall Street sags, but ends off session lows; HP hits 52-week high

      Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange

      By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slipped on Thursday but finished sharply off their session lows as a rally in Hewlett-Packard's shares offset worries about weak Chinese manufacturing data and the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing its monetary stimulus. Trading was choppy as many traders were adjusting …

    • Handout photo of workers on the moving line and forward fuselage assembly areas for the F-35 JSF at Lockheed Martin Corp's factory located in Fort Worth, Texas
      U.S. sees first drop in F-35 costs; other programs steady

      By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress it expected a 1 percent drop in the cost of its biggest weapons program, the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jet, while … More »U.S. sees first drop in F-35 costs; other programs steady

      Handout photo of workers on the moving line and forward fuselage assembly areas for the F-35 JSF at Lockheed Martin Corp's factory located in Fort Worth, Texas

      By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday told Congress it expected a 1 percent drop in the cost of its biggest weapons program, the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jet, while averting the huge cost increases seen on other weapons programs in recent years. The Defense Department's annual report …

    • U.S. House votes to force approval of Keystone pipeline

      By Ros Krasny WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved a bill as expected on Wednesday declaring that a presidential permit was not needed to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska leg of the … More »U.S. House votes to force approval of Keystone pipeline

      By Ros Krasny WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved a bill as expected on Wednesday declaring that a presidential permit was not needed to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a move that would take a decision on the project away from the Obama administration. The Republican-controlled …

    • Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland
      EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills

      By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians … More »EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills

      Apple Operations International, a subsidiary of Apple Inc, is seen in Hollyhill, Cork, in the south of Ireland

      By John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measure some politicians say could curb tax avoidance. Michel Barnier, the European commissioner in charge of drafting business regulation, said …

    • Borders gift card holders deserve nothing, judge rules

      By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Borders owes nothing to holders of roughly $210.5 million of gift cards that had not been used by the time the bookstore chain shut down, a Manhattan federal judge ruled … More »Borders gift card holders deserve nothing, judge rules

      By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Borders owes nothing to holders of roughly $210.5 million of gift cards that had not been used by the time the bookstore chain shut down, a Manhattan federal judge ruled on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter said it would be unfair to other creditors of the former Borders Group …

    • MasterCard and VISA credit cards are seen in this illustrative photograph taken in Hong Kong
      Large U.S. retailers sue Visa, MasterCard over card fees

      By Jessica Dye (Reuters) - A group of U.S. retailers, including Macy's Inc. and Target Corp. , sued Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. on Thursday, breaking off from a proposed $7.2 billion settlement reached … More »Large U.S. retailers sue Visa, MasterCard over card fees

      MasterCard and VISA credit cards are seen in this illustrative photograph taken in Hong Kong

      By Jessica Dye (Reuters) - A group of U.S. retailers, including Macy's Inc. and Target Corp. , sued Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. on Thursday, breaking off from a proposed $7.2 billion settlement reached last year over fees to process credit card transactions. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, came …

    • The Ford logo is pictured on the rooftop of Austria's Ford head branch in Vienna
      Ford to close Australia auto plants

      SYDNEY (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it is closing its two Australian auto plants and will cease production in the country in October 2016. Ford Australia Chief Executive Bob Graziano said … More »Ford to close Australia auto plants

      The Ford logo is pictured on the rooftop of Austria's Ford head branch in Vienna

      SYDNEY (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it is closing its two Australian auto plants and will cease production in the country in October 2016. Ford Australia Chief Executive Bob Graziano said the company will close its engine plant in Geelong and its assembly plant in Broadmeadows, both in the state of Victoria. …

     

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