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Toyota turns to rental cars for boost in US market

Bloomberg As automakers in the US struggle to keep selling new cars to American consumers at a record clip, Toyota Motor Corp. plans to turn to rental car companies and other fleet operators for a boost. Toyota will nearly match last year’s total sales to fleet customers, which means the company has some catching up to do. Deliveries to rental ...

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Poland aims to raise tax on fuels amid social-spending drive

Bloomberg Poland’s parliament started debate on legislation to raise the tax on petrol, reversing on an election promise even after producing a reported budget surplus in the first half. The ruling party proposed the tariff to provide as much as 5 billion zloty ($1.3 billion) a year to the budget, according to parliament’s website. Law & Justice, which vowed not ...

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Billionaires in Sun Valley hunt for next AT&T-Time Warner

Bloomberg At least one media mogul is expecting to see a lot more deals like AT&T Inc.’s $85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner Inc., and the seeds for such megamergers could be planted this week in a resort town in Idaho. Pay-TV providers and phone companies like AT&T are realizing they need exclusive programming to set themselves apart in a ...

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