#Heavy Machinery and Vehicles (TRBC)

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Volkswagen plans to tap electric car batteries to compete with power firms FILE PHOTO: A logo of VW is pictured at a Volkswagen dealership in Camas, near Seville, southern Spain November 5, 2015.

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Women’s empowerment, social causes take the field in NFL Super Bowl ads (Reuters) - College education and clean water will be among the social issues that feature in commercials this Sunday, along with a spotlight on women, as advertisers seek to grab the attention of what is often the year’s largest television audience: the National Football League’s Super Bowl championship.

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Wall Street Set for Higher Open as U.S.-China Trade Talks Resume

Wall Street Set for Higher Open as U.S.-China Trade Talks Resume

On Monday Wall Street’s main indexes were set to higher open as the latest round of trade talks between the world’s largest economies began in Beijing, while U.S. lawmakers attempted to hammer out a deal to avoid another government shutdown.

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Fiat Chrysler's Marchionne dies, shares dive on profit slide

Fiat Chrysler’s Marchionne dies, shares dive on profit slide

MILAN (Reuters) – Former Fiat Chrysler chief executive Sergio Marchionne has died after a 14-year career in which he helped to rescue the carmaker, the news arriving on Wednesday moments before the group reported a surprisingly heavy fall in profit.

The announcement of the death of Marchionne, one of the auto industry’s most tenacious and respected CEOs, drew tributes from rivals and tears…

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Fiat Chrysler kicks off Magneti Marelli spin-off Fiat Chrysler (FCA) has kicked off its planned spin-off of parts maker Magneti Marelli which will be registered in the Netherlands and listed on the Milan stock exchange, a document outlining initial plans and seen by Reuters showed. Source link

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Britains Melrose Raises Gkn Bid To 112 Billion In Final Offer LONDON - Melrose Industries (MRON.L) increased its hostile offer for GKN (GKN.L) by around 10 percent to 8.1 billion pounds ($11.2 billion), trying to win over investors after the British engineering firm struck a rival deal of its own last week.

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BRIEF-FreightCar America Announces Agreement To Acquire Assets Of Navistar's Railcar Operations At Shoals Facility

BRIEF-FreightCar America Announces Agreement To Acquire Assets Of Navistar's Railcar Operations At Shoals Facility

[ad_1] * FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC. ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE ASSETS OF NAVISTAR, INC.’S RAILCAR OPERATIONS AT SHOALS FACILITY Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

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Cuba boosts trade ties with Cold War ally Russia as U.S. disengages

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HAVANA (Reuters) – Boxy Russian-built Lada automobiles still rattle around Cuba, growing more decrepit by the year, a reminder of vanished Soviet patronage for the Communist-led island.

But next month, more than 300 shiny new Ladas are slated to roll onto Havana’s potholed streets, the first in more than a decade. Their manufacturer Avtovaz, Russia’s biggest carmaker, says it hopes to…

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Nokia has no plans to assess strategic options: outgoing chairman HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia has no plans to assess strategic options for the company, its outgoing chairman Risto Siiliasma told a news conference on Monday.

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Nokia appoints Fortum CEO Lundmark to replace Suri from September HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Chief Executive Rajeev Suri will step down in September and be replaced by Pekka Lundmark, who used to work for the Finnish company and is the current CEO of energy group Fortum, Nokia said on Monday.

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Powered by hydrogen, Hyundai’s trucks aim to conquer the Swiss Alps FRANKFURT/ZURICH (Reuters) - Hyundai’s hydrogen-powered 18-tonne trucks are set to hit the roads in Switzerland next month as the South Korean automaker looks to establish a case for its zero-emissions technology in a low carbon world.

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Corporate investors pile into electric vehicle startups DETROIT (Reuters) - Corporate investors from outside the auto industry are placing increasing bets on electric vehicles, vying with automakers and suppliers to bankroll startup companies working on everything from advanced batteries to charging devices and all-new EVs.