BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) – The European Union began legal action on Thursday against Germany, Britain and five other member states for failing to police emissions test cheating by carmakers after the Volkswagen diesel scandal.
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Dec 8 (Reuters) – Major U.S. stock indexes climbed again on Thursday and set fresh record highs as a month-long rally following the presidential election of Donald Trump rolled on.
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WILMINGTON, Del. – Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced Thursday it will eliminate 700 positions across the United States by early 2017.
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Australia has given approval for the sale of the country's largest private landholding, the Kidman estate. It will go to Australia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, and her business partner, Chinese developer Shanghai CRED.
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Asian currencies were hit Friday by a perceived policy easing by the European Central Bank, even as stock-market reaction was mostly positive.
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