Business Today: GM recalls far from calamity for some dealers who find new customers, business

		Click to View in Browser 07/25/2014 GM recalls far from calamity for some dealers who find new customers, business FOX LAKE Ill. (Reuters) - The news about deadly crashes linked to a faulty ignition switch, followed by wave upon wave of recalls, did not bode well for General Motors dealers earlier this year. It conjured visions of worried, frustrated drivers pouring onto lots like Raymond Chevrolet, outside of Chicago. U.S. durable goods orders rebound, core capital goods rise WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose more than expected in June, pointing to momentum in the economy at the end of the second quarter. In China meat scandal, McDonald's Japan switches to Thai chicken, no nuggets in Hong Kong HONG KONG (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp has suspended sales of chicken nuggets and other items in Hong Kong after it said it imported products from Shanghai Husi Food, the U.S.-owned Chinese company at the center of a food safety scare in China. BSkyB to pay $9 billion to create Sky Europe LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Britain's BSkyB has agreed to pay $9 billion to buy Rupert Murdoch's pay-TV companies in Germany and Italy, taking its hunt for growth into Europe by creating a media powerhouse with 20 million customers. Stock futures dip on weak results; durable goods data due NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Friday, weighed by weak results including those from Amazon, and ahead of data on durable goods. Liberty Media plans stock dividend to spin off cable assets (Reuters) - John Malone's Liberty Media Corp started the process of spinning off its cable assets through a stock dividend to its shareholders to form a new listed company called Liberty Broadband. FBI investigates Ford engineer after listening devices found: report DETROIT (Reuters) - A 43-year-old former Ford Motor Co engineer is being investigated by the FBI after listening devices were found in meeting rooms at company offices, the Detroit News reported on Friday. RBS privatization prospects brighten after surprise profit LONDON (Reuters) - Part-nationalized Royal Bank of Scotland boosted its chances of an earlier than expected return to private ownership, posting a surprise 1 billion pound ($1.7 billion) second-quarter profit as its painful restructuring begins to bear fruit. Murdoch's 21st Century Fox pledges to extend buybacks LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox said on Friday it would renew a share buyback program using the proceeds from its partial exit from European pay-TV, regardless of any acquisitions the media group undertakes. Russian consumer watchdog seeks ban on some McDonalds' products MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's consumer protection agency has filed a lawsuit in a Moscow court seeking to ban some of McDonald's Corp's burgers along with its milk shakes and ice cream, a court spokeswoman said on Friday. Related Video Why Abe's sagging popularity could sink your stocks Asia Week Ahead: Can Samsung get its mojo back? Economic News U.S. durable goods orders rebound, core capital goods rise Britain's recovery pushes economy past pre-crisis peak A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend