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Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of its parent Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, has designed the initial public offering to cut its debt and help support a $54.5 billion expansion plan.

While the bulk of its offer will be in cash, Dell also plans to pay EMC shareholders with "tracking stock" that follows the value of the 20 percent of VMware that EMC does not own, sources said on Friday.

The bank prevailed in a suit brought by a former vice president who claimed it ignored red flags about a potential client's fraud.

A new study found that premature births increased in areas with heavy fracking.

Two women known only as Jane Doe 1 and 2 have filed a lawsuit against ride-hailing service Uber over sexual assault.

Challenges lie ahead for Tesla, and some investors have gotten skittish.

The dense, highly technical intellectual property provision is bad news for Internet groups. But Big Pharma and Tech love it.

Four other carmakers were not accused of installing any software to cheat on the emissions tests, but their diesels spew more pollution than shown in tests.

McDonald's, known for high-calorie Big Macs and salty French fries, has especially struggled with how to appeal to health-conscious German consumers.

The company announced earlier in 2015 it wanted to open 115 new stores in China.

Meanwhile, Volkswagen's Australia unit said it will conduct a voluntary recall of nearly 100,000 vehicles equipped with emissions-rigging software.

Rebates are being offered throughout October on cars ranging from sedans to trucks.

Shanghai's granting of a license to Uber's local rival Didi Kuaidi could open the floodgates for a shake-up of China's taxi market, experts say.

The maker of beers including Peroni, Grolsch and Pilsner Urquell said it now expects to reach annualized cost savings of at least $1.05 billion by 2020.

The haze is a product of the annual burning of forests by Indonesia to make way for palm-oil tree and paper plantations.

Upwardly mobile Indians, with their smartphones and cars, are increasingly comfortable spending more on eating out. This bodes well for ambitious cafe chains.

"If you don’t make it at Tesla, you go work at Apple," the Tesla Motors CEO said, in an interview with a German newspaper.

Lyft is forging new partnerships with several companies to support its drivers and compete with Uber.

Volkswagen's U.S. boss admitted Thursday that most of the emissions-cheating cars need hardware repairs, not just software patches.

Company leaders attributed the forecast to “relatively low recognition” of Uniqlo's brand in the U.S. and continuous losses at its American stores.

A California lending company, founded by three ex-Googlers, is trying to help borrowers in their 20s and 30s secure more affordable loans, but their methods are under scrutiny.

The Canadian Department of Defense said hacking a truck is a concern because driver safety is at risk.

The agreement, details of which have not been made public, aims to avert a possible strike action by the union's approximately 40,000 members working for the company.

Michael Horn, who said he was made aware of “possible emissions non-compliance” in early 2014, will testify before a Congressional committee Thursday.

Southeast Asia's largest economy is struggling as demand for commodities is damped by China's slowdown.

North American’s largest hardwood floor seller agrees to plead guilty and pay a fine over importing Russian wood harvested illegally.

A meld of the world’s top two brewers -- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA and SABMiller Plc -- would raise antitrust questions from China to Argentina to the U.S.

Food sustainability was important but did not belong in the guidelines, the administration said.

The global rise in meat consumption and pet ownership, especially among emerging nations, has major implications for pharmaceutical companies.