Six transportation safety and quality experts will form Takata Corp's independent quality assurance panel, said Samuel Skinner, former secretary of transportation and White House chief of staff.
Standard and Poor's is in talks to pay as much as $1.5 billion to settle U.S. government lawsuits over mortgage ratings issued in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Activist investor Starboard Value LP called for office-supply chains Staples Inc (SPLS.O) and Office Depot Inc (ODP.O) to merge, saying a combined company would lead to greater savings.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge to controversial debit card "swipe fee" rules, dealing a blow to retailers, grocers and restaurant owners who argued the charges were unfairly high.
