Praxair Inc. has held merger talks with Germany's Linde AG, according to people familiar with the matter, a deal that would create the world's largest supplier of industrial gases.
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U.S. prosecutors and Volkswagen AG VLKAY 1.53 % are negotiating a settlement that could result in significant financial penalties after Justice Department officials found evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the car company's diesel-emissions cheating …
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Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.B 0.04 % increased its bet on Apple Inc. AAPL 1.20 % by about 55% in the second quarter, bringing its stake in the iPhone maker to roughly $1.5 billion.
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I will confess to not normally being a fan of the policies proposed by the Bundesbank. Ordoliberalism has its attractions and ordomonetarism many fewer – but the Bundesbank is correct here in their statement that the German pension age should rise.
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Nearly $8bn of exceptional items have driven BHP Billiton to a net loss of $6.39bn for the 2016 financial year, as the miner anticipates commodity prices to remain low and volatile in the short-term.
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