Levi's CEO asks shoppers to leave their guns at home

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The chief executive of the Levi Strauss & Co jeans company waded into the U.S. gun control debate on Wednesday, with an open letter asking customers not to bring their firearms into its stores because doing so could make employees and other shoppers uncomfortable.

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Viacom CEO looks to improve culture, affiliate relations, amid CBS talk

(Reuters) - The top priorities of Viacom Inc's acting president and chief executive are improving key relations with affiliates as well as the struggling media company's internal culture, Bob Bakish told Reuters at the end of his first week on the job.

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Tyson Foods shares slide 15 percent on dim profit forecast; CEO to step down

(Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc shares tumbled almost 15 percent on Monday after the nation's biggest meat processor forecast lower-than-expected 2017 profit and said Chief Executive Officer Donnie Smith would step down at the end of the year.

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Energy Transfer Partners CEO: Will not reroute Dakota Access Pipeline - AP

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Energy Transfer Partners Chief Executive Kelcy Warren said the company will not consider rerouting its Dakota Access oil pipeline despite concerns voiced by U.S. native groups, according to an Associated Press interview published on Friday.

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JPMorgan has clutch of CEO understudies, people guessing on winner

NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co is once again facing questions about who will succeed its larger-than-life chief executive after Jamie Dimon was courted by the incoming U.S. president for the role of Treasury secretary.

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Ford going ahead with moving small car production to Mexico: CEO

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is moving ahead with plans to shift production of small cars to Mexico from Michigan, while "two very important products" will be built in its U.S. factories, Chief Executive Officer Mark Fields told Reuters on Tuesday.

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