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Zimbabwe succession scuffle turns into tempest in a tea cup

  HARARE / AP The often nasty battle to succeed Zimbabwe’s aging president has turned into a tempest in a tea cup — literally. On the face of it, nothing was wrong with Facebook photos of one of the country’s vice presidents holding a mug with friends during the recent holidays. Problem is, the mug featured the words “I Am the ...

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The cars to watch for at Detroit Auto Show

  Bloomberg Last year was a good one for global carmakers. In the week before the North American International Auto Show that will start on Monday in Detroit, Audi, McLaren, Mercedes, Jaguar, and Land Rover, among others, announced record-breaking sales numbers for December and predicted new highs for 2016. Some, like Ford, held steady in certain segments; the company’s F-Series ...

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Marchionne enters final push to free Fiat Chrysler from debt

  Bloomberg Sergio Marchionne enters the final stretch of his career at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV with a daunting mission: prove wrong the doubters who question how he can make the carmaker’s $5.29 billion in debt disappear by the time he steps down in two years. His strategy update will be a closely watched presentation next week at the Detroit ...

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