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Clean Air Act Violations Lead to Fines, $300M in Improvements Spending for ExxonMobil

Violations of the federal Clean Air Act can lead to hefty fines, and even heftier spending on improvement plans, as ExxonMobil was reminded last week: The company settled with the Department of Justice, the EPA and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for a civil fine of $2.5m and an agreement to spend approximately $300m on air pollution improvements.

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Audi Recalls 5,000 Diesel Cars to Fix Emissions Control Software

Audi is recalling almost 5,000 cars in Europe for a software fix after discovering they emitted too much nitrogen oxide, the polluting gas that parent Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) concealed from U.S. regulators in its devastating 2015 "dieselgate" scandal.

In Talks Over Nafta 2.0, IP Concerns Step to the Fore

Physical products are important, but one of the biggest stumbling blocks to a revised North American Free Trade Agreement could be something that you can't hold in your hands.

Inspection Battle Threatens Egypt's Wheat Supply

Wheat shipments to Egypt, the world's largest buyer, are being disrupted by a dispute involving government inspectors angered by a ban on the expenses-paid foreign trips they once enjoyed to approve cargoes at their ports of origin.

Discounts, Guarantees and the Search for 'Good' Genes: The Booming Fertility Business

When Julie Schlomer got the news that she was finally pregnant at the age of 43, her thoughts turned to the other mothers. There were three of them in all, complete strangers, but they shared an extraordinary bond made possible by 21st-century medicine and marketing: They were all carrying half-siblings.

Nestlé, Hershey and Mars Broke Promises Over Palm Oil Use, Watchdog Says

Nestlé, Mars and Hershey were accused of breaking pledges to stop using "conflict palm oil" from deforested Indonesian jungles just days before the annual Halloween confectionery frenzy.

What Does a 'No Deal' Brexit Mean and How Bad Could It Get?

Calls are growing among conservative politicians for Britain to walk away from the deadlocked Brexit talks and prepare for the consequences of leaving Europe without a diplomatic agreement in place.

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How a Startup's Legal Battle With a Software Giant Could Redefine Tech Workers' Rights

On September 6, Jessica Bell couldn't wait any longer. Rumors of layoffs at ShareFile, a unit of Citrix Systems, a 28-year-old software maker valued at $12bn, had been swirling through the summer.

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Nissan Suspended Production in Japan Because of Flawed Inspections

Nissan Motor said last week that it was suspending production at all of its Japanese factories after it discovered that uncertified technicians had conducted vehicle inspections even after a previous disclosure of the practice led to a major recall.

China Shuts Down Thousands of Factories in Unprecedented Pollution Crackdown

In the gritty industrial town of Yiwu, workers prepare jeans to be dyed in a vivid range of colors.

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How Big Pharma's Money, and Its Politicians, Feed the U.S. Opioid Crisis

Donald Trump was not wrong. Hours before his nominee for "drug czar" withdrew from consideration over his part in a law limiting the Drug Enforcement Administration's ability to crack down on pharmaceutical distributors feeding the U.S.'s opioid epidemic, the president took a shot at the influence of drug companies over Congress.

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Fake Paperwork, Poor Parts Challenge China's Aerospace Boom

Chinese suppliers to U.S. flight control systems maker Moog sold it poorly made parts, faked paperwork and outsourced work to a factory not approved by the company, according to an internal report by U.S. aviation regulators

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