Volkswagen's Ex-CEO Denies Prior Knowledge of Emissions Cheating 
 

Martin Winterkorn, Volkswagen's former chief executive, denied having any personal knowledge of the German car maker's diesel-emissions cheating in his first major public appearance since the scandal broke in September 2015.

 
Citigroup to Pay $25 Million to Settle Spoofing Claims 
 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. agreed to pay $25 million to settle U.S. regulatory claims that five of its traders placed orders in U.S. Treasury futures contracts they didn't intended to execute.

 
U.S. Regulators Close Tesla Autopilot Probe 
 

U.S. highway safety regulators closed a probe of Tesla Motors' Autopilot system without seeking a recall or other action against the Silicon Valley auto maker after a six-month investigation failed to uncover a defect in the semi-automated technology in use during a fatal crash last year.

 
Union Pacific Boosted by Easing Commodities Slump 
 

Union Pacific Corp. said slumping demand for the commodities it transports eased in the fourth quarter, helping the company post a better-than-expected profit.

 
IBM Earnings: What to Watch 
 

Investors will be looking for continued improvement in software sales and a drop of less than 4% for the full year when International Business Machines Corp. reports its fourth-quarter earnings.

 
Activist Investor Presses Rudolph Technologies, Nanometrics to Merge 
 

Activist investor Voce Capital Management is pressing semiconductor-equipment makers Rudolph Technologies and Nanometrics to merge, saying the two would be stronger together.

 
Amazon, Apple End Exclusivity Deals for Audiobooks 
 

EU antitrust regulators welcomed a move by Amazon.com to end exclusivity obligations for the supply and distribution of audiobooks with Apple.

 
Samsung Heir Felt Pressured by  South Korean President, Prosecutors Say 
 

The de facto head of Samsung conglomerate told investigators probing his alleged role in a corruption scandal that South Korean President Park Geun-hye coerced him into contributing funds to entities linked to a friend of hers.

 
GE's Stock Rally Needs More Power 
 

Fourth-quarter earnings will put the industrial giant's stock rally to the test.

 
CSX Investors Cheered by Former Rail Rival's Sudden Switch 
 

Railroad veteran Hunter Harrison tried twice to take over rival CSX Corp. and failed. But investors cheered Thursday the idea of letting him run CSX himself.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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