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Clock's ticking for Nissan boss Uchida to show he has a plan: sources

Clock's ticking for Nissan boss Uchida to show he has a plan: sources

Nissan's new CEO Makoto Uchida doesn't have time to work his way into the job. He is effectively on probation and has a matter of months to show he can revive the ailing automaker, according to three people familiar with the thinking of some on the company's board.



6 years ago
Lebanon's MEA to require payment in dollars as crisis bites-report, source

Lebanon's MEA to require payment in dollars as crisis bites-report, source

Lebanon's state-owned carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA) will only accept payment in U.S. dollars from Monday, the National News Agency reported, as the country grapples with a foreign currency liquidity crisis.



6 years ago
Bloomberg unveils plans for Americans' Social Security, retirement savings

Bloomberg unveils plans for Americans' Social Security, retirement savings

Former New York City and billionaire businessman Mike Bloomberg has released plans to help shore up Social Security and increase retirement savings as part of his bid for the White House. Here's how his proposals aim to boost workers' bottom lines.

6 years ago
Regulators should allow RTL and ProSieben to merge: Rabe

Regulators should allow RTL and ProSieben to merge: Rabe

The head of publisher Bertelsmann said its TV arm RTL should be allowed to merge with German rival ProSiebenSat.1 , to give them a fighting chance against U.S. streaming giants.



6 years ago
Carrefour to buy 30 stores in Brazil from rival Makro

Carrefour to buy 30 stores in Brazil from rival Makro

The Brazilian unit of France's Carrefour SA has agreed to buy 30 stores from rival retailer Makro's Brazilian subsidiary, Makro said in a statement on Sunday.



6 years ago
How to get the most out of Presidents' Day car sales without making costly mistakes

How to get the most out of Presidents' Day car sales without making costly mistakes

While you'll be able to find some deals during February, be sure to avoid negotiation mistakes and taking the wrong approach to what you can afford.

6 years ago
Tesla ordered by German court to stop cutting down trees for Gigafactory

Tesla ordered by German court to stop cutting down trees for Gigafactory

A German court on Sunday ordered Tesla Inc to stop clearing forest land near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory, a victory for local environmental activists.



6 years ago
Bayer to appeal $265 million U.S. damages award on dicamba weedkiller

Bayer to appeal $265 million U.S. damages award on dicamba weedkiller

German agrochemicals group Bayer said on Sunday it would appeal a U.S. jury's $265 million damages award against it and BASF in favor of a Missouri farmer who said the company's dicamba herbicide had destroyed his peach orchards.



6 years ago
Lebanon's MEA reverses move to charge in dollars

Lebanon's MEA reverses move to charge in dollars

Lebanon's state-owned carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA) reversed a decision to accept payment only in U.S. dollars after a backlash on Sunday, Lebanese media and an MEA source said.



6 years ago
U.S. farmer wins $265 million weedkiller award from Bayer, BASF lawsuit

U.S. farmer wins $265 million weedkiller award from Bayer, BASF lawsuit

A Missouri jury's $265 million award to peach grower Bill Bader in his lawsuit against herbicide providers Bayer and BASF has raised the stakes for the two companies as at least 140 similar cases head to U.S. courts later this year.



6 years ago
New York attorney general will not appeal T-Mobile-Sprint merger ruling

New York attorney general will not appeal T-Mobile-Sprint merger ruling

New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Sunday the state will not appeal a judge's approval of the $40 billion merger between U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp .



6 years ago
Alstom nears deal to buy Bombardier's train unit: source

Alstom nears deal to buy Bombardier's train unit: source

France's Alstom SA is close to clinching a deal to buy Bombardier Inc's train business which will give the unit an enterprise value of $7 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter.



6 years ago
New York drops fight against T-Mobile-Sprint merger

New York drops fight against T-Mobile-Sprint merger

New York on Sunday dropped its fight against the $40 billion merger of U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp , saying the state would not appeal a judge's approval of the deal.



6 years ago
British Airways COO and director of people to leave

British Airways COO and director of people to leave

British Airways said on Sunday its Chief Operating Officer, Klaus Goersch, and its Director of People, Angela Williams, were leaving the company.



6 years ago
U.S. peach grower awarded $265 million from Bayer, BASF in weedkiller lawsuit

U.S. peach grower awarded $265 million from Bayer, BASF in weedkiller lawsuit

A Missouri jury's $265 million award to peach grower Bill Bader in his lawsuit against herbicide providers Bayer and BASF has raised the stakes for the two companies as at least 140 similar cases head to U.S. courts later this year.



6 years ago