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VW made several defeat devices to cheat emissions tests: sources

BERLIN/LOS ANGELES/DETROIT (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) made several versions of its “defeat device” software to rig diesel emissions tests, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, potentially suggesting a complex deception by the German carmaker. During seven years of self-confessed cheating, Volkswagen altered its illegal software for four engine types, said the sources, who include a VW manager with knowledge of the matter and a U.S. official close to

Air France to cut some jobs in 2016, rest of plan negotiable: CEO

Air France will cut less than a third of the 2,900 job cuts it proposed in a 2016/2017 plan that triggered clashes with some staff, the chief executive of parent company Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA) said on Sunday. The job cuts in 2016 would be voluntary and heavier job losses in 2017 could be avoided if talks with unions led to an agreement on alternative savings measures by the beginning of

Bill Fleckenstein: Broadcast Interview – Available Now

Bill Fleckenstein: President of Fleckenstein Capital – Bill is a professional money manager with over 30 years of experience, he also writes a daily Market Rap column for his web site at Fleckenstein Capital. Bill has appeared at one time or another in virtually all financial media including King World News, Bloomberg, CNBC, The New York Times, MSN, Marketwatch, Barron’s and more….

Bill Fleckenstein

Bill Fleckenstein: President of Fleckenstein Capital – Bill is a professional money manager with over 30 years of experience, he also writes a daily Market Rap column for his web site at Fleckenstein Capital. Bill has appeared at one time or another in virtually all financial media including King World News, Bloomberg, CNBC, The New York Times, MSN, Marketwatch, Barron’s and more….

New Jersey tech institute wins U.S. solar home design competition

Students from New Jersey-based Stevens Institute of Technology won the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, taking the top trophy at the event in California by building a flood-resistant house that is also energy efficient, officials said on Saturday. The so-called Sure House the students constructed at the Department of Energy’s competition in Irvine, south of Los Angeles, was built with repurposed materials from the boat- building industry and was