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Takata discloses air bags with a new flaw were made from 2008-2014

Takata Corp disclosed for the first time that it began making air bags with a recently discovered flaw as early as 2008, in a report to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the agency released on Saturday.


Leaner Sony gains smartphone lift despite its own mobile malaise

Sony Corp (6758.T) posted a smaller than expected second-quarter operating loss on Friday, hailed by its finance chief as proof that the Japanese group's restructuring program is paying off.

Oil price tumble could accelerate Repsol deal search

Spanish oil firm Repsol (REP.MC) is set to accelerate a $10 billion acquisition drive to take advantage of lower U.S. shale valuations in the face of falling oil prices and eventually fill a gap left by the 2012 seizure of its Argentine business.

Diageo, Jose Cuervo near deal to swap brands

Diageo PLC (DGE.L) is nearing a deal with Jose Cuervo that would give the British liquor company full ownership of Don Julio tequila in exchange for its Bushmills whiskey label, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.


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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday he was committed to bring back funds illegally deposited in banks outside the country to avoid tax, widely referred to as "black money".
Investors betting that oil prices will recover are starting to support the battered prices of high-yield bonds from exploration and production (E&P) energy companies.
A handful of toss-up U.S. Senate races next week could hold the key to whether the stock market glides through the year-end in a typical post-midterm election rally or gets hit with a fresh bout of volatility.
German retail giant Metro AG which owns the Kaufhof chain of department stores, on Saturday said it had held exploratory talks about purchasing rival Karstadt, adding it was not aggressively pursuing a deal.
The Chief Financial Officer of Mexico's America Movil (AMXL.MX) has reduced his personal stake in Dutch telecoms group KPN (KPN.AS), of which he is a supervisory board member, by more than a quarter, regulatory filings showed on Saturday.
Big Bang’s G-Dragon and Taeyang were allegedly spotted filming what appears to be a music video. Is the duo the one YG Entertainment has been referring to with their series of "Who's Next" teasers?
Girls' Generation's Tiffany likes 2NE1’s photo on Instagram as two ifdol groups compete for MAMA 2014's "Best Female Group" category.
At one point, ‘Music Bank in Mexico’ has to stop filming as fans started flinging their undergarments during the performances of iol groups EXO and B.A.P.
Former Girls' Generation member Jessica Jung shares through Weibo more pictures of her with international celebrities she met at the "2014 Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am.” She posted photos of hr with Yao Ming, Morgan Freeman, Jay Chou and many other Chinese celebrities.
Elise Neal has just been cast in the upcoming TV biopic "Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B" as Gladys Knight.