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Fiat shareholders approve splitting industrial from auto, creating big player with Chrysler. Fiat shareholders on Thursday approved the separation of the auto and industrial vehicle businesses into two distinct companies, a key step toward CEO Sergio Marchionne's goal of creating a global car company with Chrysler LCC.

The shareholders of Italy's Fiat on Thursday approved the company's plan to divide its car and non-car making activities as part of a drive to increase its global clout.

On slow days Philippine tax investigators say they comb through the obituary pages and stacks of sales invoices. On other days they get lucky and get to track the infrequent Porsche or Ferrari.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fresh out of rehab and a 13-day stint in jail, Lindsay Lohan returned to Twitter on Thursday -- and blasted the paparazzi who have been following her every move.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fresh out of rehab and a 13-day stint in jail, Lindsay Lohan returned to Twitter on Thursday -- and blasted the paparazzi who have been following her every move.

Actor-director Mel Gibson lost control at the wheel and crashed his Maserati into a rocky hillside in Malibu, but walked away unharmed, the California Highway Patrol said Monday.

Fiat took a big step Wednesday towards the dream of its ambitious chief Sergio Marchionne to become a truly global player with board approval for a spin-off of its non-car activities.

Fiat took a big step Wednesday towards the dream of its ambitious chief Sergio Marchionne to become a global megagroup with board approval for a spinoff of its non-car activities.

Fiat announced on Wednesday a return to profit in the second quarter and won board approval for the Italian auto giant's plan to hive off non-car activities.

Fiat announced on Wednesday a return to profit in the second quarter and won board approval for the Italian auto giant's plan to hive off non-car activities.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence that could approach 20 years for Hassan Nemazee, a former fundraiser for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton who admitted to a $292 million bank fraud.

Luxury cars, boats once owned by Fla. Ponzi scheme attorney being auctioned. Some of the flashier spoils of disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein, who pleaded guilty to running a massive Ponzi scheme, will be sold at an auction in Fort Lauderdale.

Former exec at Rothstein law firm in Fla. pleads not guilty in $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme. A former executive at disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein's law firm in Florida is pleading not guilty to charges that she played a key role in his $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.

MIAMI (Reuters) - A former colleague of a South Florida lawyer who operated a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme was charged on Tuesday with engaging in a money laundering conspiracy by helping him run the fraud, officials said.

In a major shake-up, Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne said Wednesday that the auto group would spin off its non-car activities into a separate entity.

Fiat CEO Marchionne says Fiat will spin off industrial vehicles, create global car firm. Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne announced Wednesday that Fiat will separate its industrial vehicle and auto businesses into two distinct companies in order to "give birth" to a global automotive company ? including its alliance with Chrysler LCC ? that aims to build 6 million cars annually by 2014.

In a major shake-up, Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne said Wednesday that the auto group would spin off its non-car activities into a separate entity.

The Fiat auto group reported on Wednesday a net loss of 21 million euros in the first quarter of 2010 instead of an expected return to profit, at a landmark point in its history.

Agnelli family heir John Elkann said Tuesday he was "very proud and happy" to be taking up the chairman's post at Italian auto giant Fiat.