Bloomberg Facebook Inc. users asked a judge to approve a $550 million settlement in their class-action lawsuit that claimed the social-media giant illegally gathered biometric data through a photo-tagging tool. The class members will get from $150 to $300, or between 15% and 30% of the possible recovery on an individual claim, according to their lawyers. The settlement provides “excellent ...

Bloomberg Automakers won’t have to recall roughly 56 million more air bag inflators made by the now-defunct Takata Corp., the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said, citing industry test data the agency said showed the parts won’t pose danger. The agency and an industry group will monitor safety of those Takata air bag inflators, which contain a moisture-absorbing ...

Bloomberg Honda Motor Co. will resume operations at its vehicle and auto-parts factories in the US and Canada starting on May 11, joining a caravan of other carmakers restarting North American production this month for the first time since mid-March. The Japanese automaker said it will gradually ramp up output and stagger its reopening to allow workers to get used ...