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7 automakers add 4.4M vehicles to air bag recall
 

Seven automakers are adding nearly 4.4 million vehicles in the U.S. to the Takata air bag inflator recall, including General Motors, Volkswagen, Ford, Daimler Vans, BMW, Jaguar-Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz.

Leonardo DiCaprio might be banned from Indonesia

An Indonesian immigration official says Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio may banned from returning to Indonesia over his criticisms that palm oil plantations are destroying the country’s rainforests.

‘Unicorn’ companies face difficult road ahead

Billion-dollar companies aren’t immune to market turmoil. The tech world calls them unicorns — privately held companies valued at $1 billion or more.

US wants more security at foreign airports over bomb fears

The U.S. is calling for tighter security measures at some foreign airports, as intelligence officials are concerned about a new al-Qaida effort to create a bomb that would go undetected through airport security, a counterterrorism official said Tuesday.

Green light for state taxes on Internet sales

On perhaps the busiest online shopping day of the year, the Supreme Court refused to wade into a dispute over state sales taxes for purchases on websites like Amazon.com, an outcome likely to prompt more states to attempt to collect taxes on Internet sales.

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Verizon agrees to stake from Vodafone for $130B

Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing to a $130 billion deal to buy the 45 percent stake of Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone company Vodafone.