Record profit forecast for a resurgent Sony sends shares to nine-year high

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Sony Corp soared to a nine-year high on Wednesday after it forecast record earnings that have vindicated its restructuring efforts and raised expectations of sustained momentum in profitability.

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Mexico's Puebla state implements stricter rules for Uber, Cabify

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the central Mexican state of Puebla approved new rules on Tuesday aimed at better vetting and monitoring rideshare drivers working for companies like Uber and Cabify after the recent murders of two female college students.

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Sony shares soar to nine-year high after forecast of record profit

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Sony Corp soared as much as 11.6 percent to a nine-year high on Wednesday after the Japanese electronics and entertainment firm forecast its best ever annual profit.

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Brazil OKs amended bill on car-hailing apps after Uber lobbying

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate approved a weaker version of a hotly disputed bill to regulate car-hailing services like Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Tuesday after the U.S. company's chief executive warned it could make its business unworkable in the country.

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Brazil Senate approves amended bill regulating car-hailing apps

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate approved by 46-10 votes a hotly debated bill on Tuesday that regulates car-hailing apps like Uber and amended the legislation to remove some clauses that would undermine their business.

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U.S. senators hammer Facebook for power over elections

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators on Tuesday pressed Facebook Inc's chief lawyer on why the company did not catch 2016 election ads bought using Russian rubles, why its investigation of them took so long and how much it knows about its 5 million advertisers.

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Brazil debates weaker bill on car-hailing apps after Uber lobbying

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate discussed amendments that would water down a hotly disputed bill to regulate car-hailing services like Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Tuesday after the chief executive of the U.S. company warned it could make its business unworkable in the country.

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Game publisher EA's holiday-quarter sales forecast misses estimates

(Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc's revenue forecast for the holiday quarter narrowly missed estimates on Tuesday as the game developer gears to face tough competition from rivals such as Activision.

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Videogame publisher EA's holiday-quarter sales forecast misses estimates

(Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc's revenue forecast for the keenly watched holiday quarter narrowly missed estimates on Tuesday amid expectations of tough competition from other games that are likely to release around the same time.

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Uber CEO says company's future in Brazil in the balance

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The chief executive of Uber Technologies Inc, Dara Khosrowshahi, said on Tuesday that his company's future in Brazil depends on government decisions, as the Brazilian Senate prepared to vote on regulating car hailing apps.

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Hilton to pay $700,000 over credit card data breaches

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc agreed to pay $700,000 and bolster security to resolve probes into two data breaches that exposed more than 363,000 credit card numbers, the attorneys general of New York and Vermont announced on Tuesday.

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Swedish prosecutors drop 2016 probe into Fingerprint Cards

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish Economic Crime Authority said on Tuesday it had discontinued an investigation launched in December 2016 into market abuse involving Fingerprint Cards.

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Imagination investors approve sale to China-backed fund

LONDON (Reuters) - Imagination Technologies shareholders approved a 550 million pound ($730 million) cash takeover by China-backed Canyon Bridge on Tuesday, a day after the buyout firm's founder was charged by U.S. authorities with insider trading.

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