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Volkswagen accused of concealing emissions cheating in Audi gas cars

  Bloomberg Volkswagen AG’s plot to cheat emissions tests by installing so-called defeat devices in its vehicles wasn’t limited to diesel cars, but also included at least six models of Audi 3.0-liter gasoline engines, according to a consumer lawsuit. In a class action on behalf of owners of more than 100,000 vehicles, the German carmaker’s Audi unit was accused of ...

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Rubik’s cube cracked as EU court strips away its trademark

  Bloomberg You might not be able to solve Rubik’s cube, but now you can make one. The multicolored puzzle that’s kept small and big hands busy since the 1970s lost the final round in a fight to hold on to a European Union trademark protection. EU trademark law seeks to prevent a company getting “a monopoly on technical solutions ...

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UK adds housing as it continues overhaul of inflation measures

Bloomberg The UK’s chief statistician said a measure of inflation including housing will become the favored gauge of consumer prices from March. CPIH — the consumer prices index including owner-occupiers’ housing costs — will be the “preferred measure” of inflation for the Office for National Statistics. Switching to the new index will address several flaws and limitations in alternative price ...

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