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Honda's Philippine unit to close auto production plant

The Philippine unit of Honda Motor Co Ltd said on Saturday its production facility will shut down next month, as the Japanese automaker struggles to shore up global automobile operations.



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Japan urges G20 members with fiscal scope to boost spending

Japan called on G20 countries with fiscal space to ramp up spending to help the global economy weather risks, including the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Saturday.



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Rising stocks fuel record profit for Buffett's Berkshire; operating profit disappoints

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday posted a 23% decrease in quarterly operating profit, while soaring prices in stock holdings such as Apple Inc enabled the conglomerate to smash its old record for full-year earnings.



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Buffett calls for more accountability for corporate directors

Warren Buffett on Saturday called on corporate America to make their boards of directors more accountable to shareholders and less beholden to chief executive officers, perhaps by reducing their pay and requiring that they buy more stock.



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Buffett defends Berkshire stock push, reassures on future as profit smashes record

Warren Buffett on Saturday forcefully defended Berkshire Hathaway Inc's decision to invest heavily in stocks of companies such as Apple Inc as he labors through a four-year drought since his last major acquisition of a company.



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EBay in discussions with multiple parties for sale of classified business

EBay Inc is in discussions with multiple candidates regarding a potential transaction for its classified-ads business, the company said on Friday.



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Why LendingClub’s Acquisition Of Radius Bank Is A Smart Deal

Forbes | Ron Shevlin | Feb 21, 2020 LendingClub, one of the nation’s first peer-to-peer lenders (oops! I mean, “marketplace” lenders—real ”peer to peer” lending lasted all of about a month), announced it plans to acquire Radius Bank, a relatively small Boston-based bank, unknown to most people outside of the industry (and within, for that

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Samsung Electronics names non-executive director as board chairman in company first

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday it has named a non-executive director as board chairman for the first time, to increase transparency and independence.



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Global central bankers scour shopping malls, manufacturers for coronavirus playbook

In the days after a new virus was identified in China on Dec. 31, global central bankers fell back on past experience for a comforting early analysis.



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China says to exempt extra tariffs on 65 U.S. goods from Feb. 28

China’s finance ministry said it will begin exempting 65 U.S. goods from retaliatory tariffs implemented amid the bilateral trade dispute with the United States for one year starting Feb. 28.



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UniCredit shares fall at open after report Mustier vying for HSBC top job

Shares in Italy's biggest bank UniCredit fell more than 1% at open on Friday following reports Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier is being considered for the top job at rival HSBC .



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Oil falls 1% as spreading virus compounds concerns over demand hit

Oil prices fell around 1% on Friday, pressured by growing worries about fuel demand as a coronavirus epidemic spread further beyond China, and as major crude producers appeared to be in no rush to cut output to buttress the market.



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Stocks head for worst week in four as coronavirus spreads

Shares across the world fell on Friday and were set for their worst week in four as investors dumped riskier assets for the safety of bonds and gold, with coronavirus cases in China and elsewhere spreading.



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Tod's sees Coronavirus hit after 'excellent' start to 2020, pickup in six weeks

Italian luxury leather goods maker Tod's made an "excellent" start to 2020 before the coronavirus hit sales but the situation could start to improve in the next few weeks, Chairman Diego Della Valle said on Friday.



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China firms in $10 billion share sale rush as funding rules eased amid virus worries

Listed Chinese companies are queuing up to issue shares and have already announced plans to raise more than $10 billion in the past week after fundraising rules were relaxed to help ease cash strains caused by the coronavirus.



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