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Ford launches probe into actual emissions of its vehicles

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Ford has launched an investigation into the actual emissions of its vehicles after employees reported errors in data given to authorities, the automaker said. "In September, a handful of employees raised a concern... regarding the analytical modeling that is part of our US fuel economy and emissions compliance process," Kim Pittel, an executive responsible for…
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UK retailers curb investment plans ahead of Brexit

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British retailers plan the least investment in seven years ahead of the country's departure from the European Union, and job cuts in the sector have gathered pace, a major survey showed on Friday. Although retailers were the most upbeat about the general business situation in over two years, Brexit and longer-term structural changes were casting…
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Sorry state of development works in Sylhet division

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The Sylhet-Tamabil-Jaflong road development project was taken up in January 2017 for completion by 2021. In the two years that have passed only 3.46 percent of the project's budget was used, indicating criminally slow progress. This is the common scenario for more than half of the 58 development projects taken for the Sylhet division. Of…
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VW sees steady profits in 2018 results

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German car giant Volkswagen on Friday reported steady operating profit and rising revenues in 2018, but said its "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal again inflicted one-off costs of 3.2 billion euros ($3.6 billion). Operating profit inched up 0.1 billion euros to 13.9 billion last year, the Wolfsburg-based group said in preliminary results, released unexpectedly ahead of…