Jury awards 1.6 million in Ohio River C8 water case
A Columbus jury awarded Carla Bartlett 1.6 million for kidney cancer allegedly linked to DuPont C8 from its Washington Works plant near Parkersburg. The verdict may affect 80,000 residents in the mass tort over C8 contamination and drinking water.
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Washington Works
Parkersburg
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Appalachia
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Gregg Schmidt
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Papantonio
Gary Douglas
Delaware
Trans Pacific Partnership pact boosts Vietnam while others gain
The Trans Pacific Partnership aims to liberalize trade among 12 nations, with Vietnam seen as the big winner due to tariff relief for garments and shoes in the US and other markets. Analysts say Japan and Malaysia also gain while China potentially misses out. ratification and shifting supply chains follow this five year negotiation.
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U.S
Vietnam
United States
Malaysia
Barack Obama
Asia
China
Rajiv Biswas
Asia Pacific
IHS Global Insight
Mexico
Canada
Samsung Electronics
Markets end mixed as health care boosts stocks
In a quiet session New York stocks rose led by health care and energy shares while investor caution persisted ahead of Federal Reserve minutes and earnings season. Dow gained 122.10 points to 16912.29 S&P 500 up 15.91 to 1995.83 Nasdaq 42.79 to 4791.15. Yum Brands fell 19 percent. Oil retreated after a dip in demand and higher inventories.
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Yum
China
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FactSet
Jack Ablin
BMO Private Bank
IMF
U.S
Ablin
Energy Department
London
AB InBev faces bid deadline amid growth driven plan
AB InBev frames its SABMiller proposal as growth oriented and not a firm offer. Brito keeps details quiet before Wednesday rule deadline. The combined brands Budweiser Stella Artois Corona and Miller Lite would hold 31 percent of global beer sales, sparking possible asset sales to satisfy regulators.
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AB InBev
Grupo Modelo
InBev
Anheuser- Busch
A-B
St. Louis
U.S
Sabmiller
Africa
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Stella Artois
Corona
Miller Lite
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Heineken
Bud Light
MillerCoors
Molson Coors Brewing Co
VW recall expands as Mueller outlines culpability and costs
Volkswagen chief Mueller says a few developers rigged engine software in the diesel EA 189. inherits probe into broader fraud risk. VW set aside 7.3 billion dollars for scandal costs and has suspended four engine developers while hiring Jones Day for an external probe. Hans Dieter Poetsch named board chairman, replacing Ferdinand Piech, with Frank Witter to become CFO.
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Martin Winterkorn
Volkswagen
U.S
Jones Day
Hans Dieter Poetsch
Poetsch
Piech
Porsche
Wolfgang Porsche
Wolfsburg
Germany
Ferdinand Piech
Frank Witter
Witter
Volkswagen Financial Services
VW faces recall plans as engineers pressured over diesel issue
Former employees say management pressed engineers to fix a defect blocking some diesels from U S sales and to avoid taking “no for an answer” when addressing regulators. Several analysts and executives question who approved the scheme as recalls could begin in Germany in January with EPA and California approvals pending.
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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California
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