Federal Reserve policymakers all saw strengthening economy, inflation: minutes

All of the Federal Reserve's policymakers felt that the U.S. economy would firm further and that inflation would rise in the coming months, minutes of the central bank's last policy meeting on March 20-21 released on Wednesday showed.

Wall Street falls on Syria, interest rate worries

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street fell on Wednesday as possible U.S. military action against Syria stoked investor concerns about geopolitical risks and minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting sparked worries about a more hawkish view on interest rate increases.

Toys 'R' Us gets $1 billion bids for 85 percent of Asian business: lawyer

(Reuters) - Retailer Toys 'R' Us has received multiple bids of more than $1 billion for an 85 percent stake in its Asian business as the bankrupt company moves ahead with plans to sell some non-U.S. operations, its lawyer Joshua Sussberg said on Wednesday.

Economist tells U.S. judge AT&T-Time Warner deal would harm consumers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department called an economist on Wednesday to testify that allowing AT&T to purchase movie and TV production company Time Warner would cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars, as the government wrapped up its efforts to convince a judge to stop the proposed deal.

Volkswagen to give workers a management seat to try to unlock reforms

BERLIN/HAMBURG (Reuters) - Volkswagen will give workers a management board seat to try to secure agreement for a far-reaching reform of the company under a new chief executive, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Facebook CEO says his own data was shared by Cambridge Analytica

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday told lawmakers he was among the 87 million Facebook Inc users whose data was improperly shared with a political consultancy, but rejected suggestions that users do not have enough control over their data on the world's largest social media network.

Hedge fund Paulson & Co takes stake in Viacom

(Reuters) - Paulson & Co, the hedge fund firm led by billionaire investor John Paulson, has taken a stake in Viacom Inc as the U.S. media company has started to turn around its business, Paulson told Reuters in an interview.

Uber wants to do it all: ride-share, car-share, train tickets

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] is looking to be virtually a one-stop transportation shopping app, saying on Wednesday it will add new services, including car-sharing and train tickets.

Redstone weighs CBS-Viacom merger with or without Moonves

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As she seeks to combine CBS Corp and Viacom Inc into a single company, media mogul Shari Redstone risks losing her most talented executive, whose leadership could be critical to ensuring the proposed merger succeeds.

Volkswagen supervisory board to elect new CEO on Thursday: source

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Volkswagen will hold a meeting of its supervisory board on Thursday to decide on a new chief executive, bringing forward the meeting previously planned for Friday, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

UPDATE 3-Azerbaijan's Aliyev wins fourth term as president

BAKU, April 11 (Reuters) - Ilham Aliyev won a fourth term as president of Azerbaijan on Wednesday in an election boycotted by major opposition parties, who accused him of authoritarian rule and suppressing political dissent.

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