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Indian Oil in talks to buy Petronas Canadian shale gas assets
10 Jul 2013
Petronas, one of the world's largest producers and shippers of supercooled LNG fuel,is raising finances to fund its proposed $20-billion Pacific Northwest LNG project
US grocery store chain Kroger to buy Harris Teeter for $2.5 bn
09 Jul 2013
Kroger, which operates 2,419 stores in 31 states, will finance acquisition of 212 Harris Teeter supermarkets, located primarily in high-growth markets, vacation destinations and university communities
Clearwire shareholders approve Sprint deal
09 Jul 2013
Sprint, which is being acquired by Japan's Softbank, has completed its acquisition of the country's third-largest telecommunications company, Clearwire Corp.
Hulu receives three bids of over $1 bn: report
09 Jul 2013
Los Angeles-based Hulu is best known for free online access to popular TV shows, though it also offers paid subscription for TV shows from its partners like Viacom
Michael Dell not to raise bid
06 Jul 2013
US regulators approve SoftBank-Sprint and Sprint-Clearwire deal
06 Jul 2013
Japan's SoftBank Corp yesterday received the final approval from US regulators for its $21.6 billion bid to acquire a controlling stake in Sprint Nextel Corp, the third-largest US wireless operator
Unilever pumps $3.2 bn into market to hike HUL stake to 67%
05 Jul 2013
The largest buy-back on an Indian bourse helped the battered rupee to gain 9 paise against the dollar on Thursday even as the HUL stock gained over 21 per cent since the start of the offer
Diageo closes United Spirits acquisition with 25% stake
04 Jul 2013
Diageo, however, has ended as the major shareholder in USL, the leading Indian spirits company, with a shareholding of 25.02 per cent.
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