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LONDON (Reuters) - Concerns over the future of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus and weak Chinese factory data sent shares sharply lower and safe haven currencies like the yen higher on Thursday. Full Story
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Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the $4 billion a year pneumonia and meningitis vaccine Prevnar 13 for Pfizer. Full Story
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the $4 billion a year pneumonia and meningitis vaccine Prevnar 13 for Pfizer. Full Story
SoftBank would appoint "security director" to Sprint board
(Reuters) - SoftBank Corp <9984.T> would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel's <S.N> board if its takeover bid succeeds, and would give the U.S. government the right to approve the nominee, an attempt to address security concerns raised by the proposed deal. Full Story
(Reuters) - SoftBank Corp <9984.T> would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel's <S.N> board if its takeover bid succeeds, and would give the U.S. government the right to approve the nominee, an attempt to address security concerns raised by the proposed deal. Full Story
Nissan to recall 841,000 vehicles due to steering wheel glitch
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd <7201.T> will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide including the Micra compact car, also known as the March, as a result of a steering wheel glitch, Japan's No.2 automaker said on Thursday. Full Story
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd <7201.T> will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide including the Micra compact car, also known as the March, as a result of a steering wheel glitch, Japan's No.2 automaker said on Thursday. Full Story
AIG eyes new director with regulatory experience
(Reuters) - American International Group Inc's <AIG.N> board is looking for a new director with regulatory experience, as the insurer readies for the government to classify it as big enough to merit greater scrutiny, according to two sources familiar with the situation. Full Story
(Reuters) - American International Group Inc's <AIG.N> board is looking for a new director with regulatory experience, as the insurer readies for the government to classify it as big enough to merit greater scrutiny, according to two sources familiar with the situation. Full Story

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