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Supermarket giant Ahold Delhaize 4th-quarter profit soars Ahold Delhaize, the Dutch-Belgian operator of supermarket chains including Stop & Shop and Giant in the United States, says fourth-quarter net profit soared by more than 300 percent to 744 million euros ($909 million) from the same period a year ago, when one-off costs of 243 million euros dented profits. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Markets http://ift.tt/2CosKhu

Takata air bag recall made compulsory for Australia vehicles Australia has issued a compulsory recall for all 2.7 million cars fitted with defective Takata air bags in an effort to lift the auto industry's mixed efforts to fix the potentially fatal fault that has been blamed for at least 23 deaths around the world. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Markets http://ift.tt/2FDsl9N

Asian shares fall after US Fed chief says he's optimistic Asian shares slid in subdued trading Wednesday after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve said that he's feeling more optimistic about the economy. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Markets http://ift.tt/2oArsqo

California leaders to protest scrapping of Clean Power Plan California's top energy and environment officials were expected Wednesday to vociferously oppose a Trump administration effort to scrap an Obama-era policy aimed at fighting climate change by slashing emissions from coal-fired power plants. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Markets http://ift.tt/2HT3JdJ

Gas Prices Are Heading Back Toward $3 a Gallon Remember $3 gasoline? Prices could get there again soon, according to Oil Price Information Service. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Markets http://ift.tt/2FD0yGm

Two-thirds of U.S. commuter railroads may not meet crash technology deadline: report As many as two-thirds of the 29 U.S. commuter railroads may not meet a deadline to install an anti-crash technology by the end of the year. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Markets http://ift.tt/2EYx3BZ

Echo of Obamacare: Dems divided over vow to repeal tax law Republicans spent much of the last decade firing up their base with a vow to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Markets http://ift.tt/2GNvt2o