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German state premier on defensive over close ties with VW

German state premier on defensive over close ties with VW

The government of Germany's Lower Saxony, which holds a fifth of Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) voting rights, on Sunday denied a newspaper report that its premier softened speeches critical of the carmaker in the diesel emissions scandal at the company's request. Premier Stephan Weil, already facing an unexpected election after the defection of a member of his ruling coalition to Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, is under fire for what some see as a too-cozy relationship with VW. The mass circulation newspaper Bild am Sonntag quoted a VW employee as saying that the company "rewrote and watered down" an October 2015 speech by Weil to the state legislature about the diesel scandal after Weil shared a draft with the company.


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Major US Indices Forecast, August 7, 2017, Technical Analysis

S&P 500 The S&P 500 initially rally during the day on Friday, testing the 2475 region. We pulled back a bit after the jobs number, because the US dollar did strengthen and traders typically use that as a counterbalance to stocks. However, later in the day we are starting to strengthen again, and I believe … Continue reading Major US Indices Forecast, August 7, 2017, Technical Analysis


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