Reuters Daily Investor Update: March 1, 2016

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TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016

DreamWorks interested in Viacom's Paramount Pictures: CEO

(Reuters) - Hollywood studio DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc would be interested in a merger with Viacom Inc's Paramount Pictures, the company's chief executive said on Tuesday.

Apple lawyer, FBI director face off before Congress on iPhone encryption

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey told a congressional panel on Tuesday that a court order forcing Apple Inc to give the FBI data from an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters would be “potentially precedential” in other cases where the agency might request similar cooperation from technology companies.

U.S. attorney general worried encryption debate 'all about Apple'

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Tuesday her Justice Department's court battle to force Apple Inc to unlock an iPhone linked to one of the San Bernardino shooters ran the risk of becoming "all about Apple" and that the company should not be able to decide the broader encryption debate alone.

U.S. factory, construction data bolster growth prospects

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing appeared to stabilize in February, with production accelerating and new orders holding steady at higher levels, in another dose of good news for the economy after growth slowed in the fourth quarter.

Banks and tech fuel robust gains on Wall Street

(Reuters) - Wall Street surged on Tuesday to its highest since early January, led by financial and technology stocks after encouraging U.S. factory and construction data suggested the world's biggest economy was regaining momentum.

U.S. February auto sales jump 7 percent, no slowdown yet

DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. February auto sales soared to a 15-year high for the month, carmakers reported on Tuesday, in the latest sign of continued consumer confidence.

Wall Street's big short: President Donald J. Trump

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Add the juggernaut that is Donald J. Trump to the list of what-ifs that is worrying Wall Street.

'Bond King' Gross: I did not quit Pimco

(Reuters) - Bond fund manager Bill Gross on Tuesday accused Pacific Investment Management Co of falsely claiming he suddenly decided to abandon the firm he co-founded in an effort to win dismissal of his $200 million breach-of-contract lawsuit.

NYSE owner ICE may gatecrash Deutsche Boerse-LSE merger

(Reuters) - New York Stock Exchange owner ICE said it may make a rival bid for London Stock Exchange , raising the prospect of a takeover battle with Deutsche Boerse and lifting LSE shares to a record high on Tuesday.

McLaren Automotive could triple car production by 2022: CEO

GENEVA (Reuters) - McLaren Automotive, which only began building its range of luxury sports cars for general sale in 2010, could triple volumes to up to 5,000 cars by 2022, its CEO told Reuters on Tuesday.