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Dow Chemical triples share buyback to $4.5 bn as activist investor pushes for split
30 Jan 2014
Dow, the largest US chemical maker, and rival DuPont have in recent times seen increased investor activism over driving up shareholder returns
Lenovo to buy Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 bn
30 Jan 2014
This is the Beijing-based Lenovo’s second big deal this month after it agreed last week to buy IBM's low-end server business for $2.3 billion
Lenovo to buy Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 bn
30 Jan 2014
This is the Beijing-based Lenovo’s second big deal this month after it agreed last week to buy IBM's low-end server business for $2.3 billion
Lenovo to buy Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 bn
30 Jan 2014
This is the Beijing-based Lenovo’s second big deal this month after it agreed last week to buy IBM's low-end server business for $2.3 billion
Lenovo to buy Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 bn
30 Jan 2014
This is the Beijing-based Lenovo’s second big deal this month after it agreed last week to buy IBM's low-end server business for $2.3 billion
Icahn takes his Apple stake to near 1% after stock plunges
29 Jan 2014
The latest purchase takes Icahn’s holding of Apple shares to over $4 billion, or nearly 1 per cent of the company's market cap.
Royal Dutch Shell to sell 23% stake in Brazilian oil project to Qatar Petroleum for $1 bn
29 Jan 2014
Yahoo Q4-2013 profit up 28% at $352 mn despite revenue fall
29 Jan 2014
Yahoo's main revenue source continued to struggle at a time when rivals such as Google, Facebook and Twitter are posting strong revenue growth
Bank of Montreal to acquire UK’s F&C Asset Management for $1.2 bn
29 Jan 2014
F&C, founded as the Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust in 1868, the world's first publicly listed pooled investment vehicle, has a rich heritage and has a very strong brand in asset management
AT&T not to bid for Vodafone for six months
28 Jan 2014
Allaying market speculations over a possible takeover, US telecommunications giant AT&T Inc said yesterday that it doe snot plan to bid for Vodafone Group Plc
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