Lockheed CEO tells Trump she will work to drive down cost of F-35

(Reuters) - The chief executive of Lockheed Martin Corp told President-elect Donald Trump on Friday that she was committed to driving down the cost of the company's F-35 fighter jet, a day after Trump took aim at the cost of the F-35 in a Twitter post.

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Lockheed Martin CEO commits to driving down F-35 fighter's costs

(Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp said its Chief Executive Marillyn Hewson gave U.S. President-elect Donald Trump a personal commitment to bring down the price of its F-35 fighter jet, after he heaped pressure on the aerospace company over the cost.

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Uber, SpaceX/Tesla, and PepsiCo execs join Trump business council

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elon Musk, the chairman and chief executive of SpaceX and Tesla as well as Uber Technologies CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick and PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi have joined U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's advisory council, Trump's transition team said on Wednesday.

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Trump to name Exxon CEO Tillerson secretary of state: NBC NEWS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name the chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp as the country's top diplomat, NBC News reported Saturday.

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Exxon CEO is now Trump's secretary of state favorite: transition official

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Rex Tillerson emerged on Friday as President-elect Donald Trump's leading candidate for U.S. secretary of state, a senior transition official said.

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Trump names Dow Chemical CEO Liveris to head Manufacturing Council

(Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday he would name Andrew Liveris, chairman and chief executive of Dow Chemical Co, to head the Manufacturing Council, a private sector group that advises the U.S. secretary of commerce.

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Coke veteran Quincey to replace Kent as CEO in widely expected move

(Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co said Muhtar Kent would step aside as chief executive in May, after nine years at the helm, and be replaced by company veteran James Quincey, a widely anticipated move that comes as it tries to reduce dependence on its mainstay sugary carbonated drinks.

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Aixtron's CEO puts a positive light on blocked Chinese takeover

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The U.S. blocking of Aixtron's takeover by a Chinese firm has highlighted the German chip equipment maker's importance in the sector, making its prospects for the future somewhat less bleak, its chief executive said.

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Trump expected to name CKE Restaurants CEO to head Labor Department: source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Andy Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants Inc, as his nominee to head the U.S. Labor Department, according to a source familiar with the choice, putting a vocal critic of government intervention in labor markets in charge of workplace regulation.

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Lego replaces long-time CEO with first foreign boss in organizational shake-up

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish toymaker Lego is to appoint its first foreign CEO and give its family owners a bigger role in developing the Lego brand under an organizational shake-up that will see incumbent Jorgen Vig Knudstorp step down by the end of the year.

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Questions resurface about who would succeed longtime Goldman CEO

(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is again facing questions about who would succeed longtime Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein when he eventually steps down.

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