Automakers urge insurance companies to remind U.S. drivers of recalls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major carmakers want U.S. auto insurance companies to help persuade millions of American car owners to get recalled vehicles fixed.
Ford plans to move Michigan offices into two new modern campuses
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it will modernize and consolidate its sprawling Dearborn, Michigan, engineering and headquarters facilities over the next decade into two Silicon Valley-style campuses.
Goldman Sachs to pay $5 billion in U.S. Justice Dept mortgage bond pact
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc has agreed to pay $5.06 billion to settle claims that it misled mortgage bond investors during the financial crisis, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday.
Uber says gave U.S. agencies data on more than 12 million users
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Tuesday released its first ever transparency report detailing the information requested by not only U.S. law enforcement agencies, but also by regulators.
U.S. posts $108 billion budget deficit in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government posted a $108 billion budget deficit in March, more than double the amount from the same period last year, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
Exclusive: IMF says Greek debt ‘highly unsustainable’, debt relief ‘essential’ – draft memorandum
ATHENS (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund wants Greece’s European partners to grant Athens substantial relief on its debt which it sees remaining “highly unsustainable”, according to a draft IMF memorandum seen by Reuters.
AB Inbev offers concessions in bid to win EU okay for SABMiller buy
BRUSSELS/LONDON – Anheuser-Busch InBev has formally informed European Union antitrust regulators of its plan to sell SABMiller’s premium European brands to try to secure approval for its $100 billion-plus takeover of the London-based brewer.
EU regulators resume scrutiny of Halliburton, Baker Hughes deal
EU competition regulators have resumed their scrutiny of U.S. oil industry services group Halliburton Co’s plan to acquire smaller rival Baker Hughes , a deal which U.S. authorities say is uncompetitive and wants to block.
Privacy, what privacy? Many Nordic tax records are a phone call away
OSLO/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – When top earners’ tax returns are published in Finland, they call it “national envy day”. In Sweden, one phone call will get you your lawmaker’s tax bill. Norwegians’ fascination with each others’ taxes has been labeled “fina…
Brazil police arrest former senator in Petrobras corruption probe
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian police arrested former senator Gim Argello on Tuesday, federal prosecutors said, as part of a two-year corruption investigation that has given momentum to impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff.
