Mexican tax plan weakened further, on cusp of final approval

MEXICO CITY, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Mexico's Senate on Thursday made new cuts to a tax reform plan that President Enrique Pena Nieto proposed to increase the nation's anemic tax take, sending the bill...

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Facebook shares recover as investors shrug off falling usage

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares steadied on Thursday after wobbling in the wake of post-earnings comments by company executives about slowing use and a strategy of not increasing the frequency of ads...

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Embraer shares open lower after earnings miss

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Shares of Brazil's Embraer SA fell nearly 3 percent in opening Thursday trading to a six-month low after the world's third-largest commercial planemaker posted an unexpected...

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GSW stockholders approve Deutsche Wohnen all-share bid

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shareholders in property group GSW have approved an all-stock takeover bid by rival Deutsche Wohnen , clearing the way for the creation of Germany's no. 2 real estate company.

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UPDATE 1-Ariad suspends sales of blood cancer drug, shares sink

Oct 31 (Reuters) - Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc said it would suspend sales of its blood cancer drug Iclusig, barely two weeks after it stopped an ongoing trial of the drug due to safety concerns.

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U.S. jobless claims declined by 10,000 last week

WASHINGTON, Oct 31 - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits declined largely as expected last week as the impact of a California computer glitch worked its way out of the report.

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Facebook shares recover as investors shrug off falling usage

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares steadied on Thursday after wobbling in the wake of post-earnings comments by company executives about slowing use and a strategy of not increasing the frequency of ads shown to users.

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Danske quits Ireland as new CEO accelerates restructuring

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Seven weeks into the job, the head of Denmark's biggest financial institution Danske Bank has decided to largely pull out of Ireland, abandon profit targets and cut more jobs.

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Facebook shares recover as investors shrug off falling usage

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares steadied on Thursday after wobbling in the wake of post-earnings comments by company executives about slowing use and a strategy of not increasing the frequency of ads...

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Food packager Crown to buy Mivisa Envases to expand in Spain

(Reuters) - Food packaging company Crown Holdings Inc said it would buy Spanish food-can maker Mivisa Envases for 1.20 billion euros ($1.65 billion) to expand its offerings for Spain's agriculture...

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MSCI exploring strategic options for proxy advisory business

(Reuters) - Market index provider MSCI Inc is exploring strategic options for its influential proxy advisory unit, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc, that may lead to a separation of the...

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Cambuhy, E.ON buy stake in OGX unit left out of bankruptcy

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian investment firm Cambuhy Investimentos Ltda and Germany's E.ON SE joined to buy control of OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações SA's gas unit for 250 million reais ($115...

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