Hasbro in talks to buy DreamWorks Animation: NYT
(Reuters) – Toymaker Hasbro Inc is in talks to buy Hollywood studio DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc , the New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the matter.
Fed’s Dudley: expectations for mid-2015 rate lift-off reasonable
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Market expectations that U.S. interest rates will start to lift off sometime in mid-2015 are reasonable, New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said on Thursday.
ECB warned euro zone inflation, growth to be lower than expected
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A large group of professional forecasters cut their outlook for euro zone inflation and growth, underlining a trend that could prompt the European Central Bank to take more policy action to kick-start the region’s flagging economy…
Exclusive: Japan firms overwhelmingly want Abe to delay tax hike – Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese companies overwhelmingly want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to delay or scrap a planned tax increase, a Reuters poll shows, highlighting concerns that it could derail a fragile economic recovery.
India wins U.S. support for food scheme, ends WTO blockade
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – India won U.S. support for a massive domestic food stockpiling scheme on Thursday, rescuing the biggest global trade deal in two decades and giving new Prime Minister Narendra Modi a victory without major concessions.
Honda discloses fifth Takata air bag-linked fatality, widens recall
TOKYO (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co said on Thursday that a driver in Malaysia died in July after being hit by shrapnel from an air bag supplied by Takata Corp – the fifth such fatality and the first outside the United States.
China property investment slows further, but slump in sales shows signs of easing
BEIJING (Reuters) – Growth in China real estate investment slowed further in the first 10 months of 2014, but property sales showed some signs of improvement, indicating Beijing’s efforts to boost the ailing sector may be starting to have an effect.
Exclusive: Takata changes chemical compound involved in air bag recalls
TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) – Takata Corp has modified the composition of an air bag propellant that contains a volatile chemical at the center of a recall of millions of cars worldwide, the company told Reuters.
J.C. Penney reports flat same-store sales as autumn sales slow
(Reuters) – J.C. Penney Co Inc reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on Wednesday but said same-store sales were flat and slightly cut its full year revenue forecast, sending shares of the department store chain lower in extended trade.
Pimco flagship fund slightly reduces U.S. government holdings in October
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pimco’s flagship Total Return fund, whose long-time manager Bill Gross unexpectedly departed on Sept. 26, ended October with a slight decrease in U.S. government-related holdings and a slight increase in mortgage-backed securities….
