BHP could add cash to Rio bid
May 13, 2008 on 10:42 pm | In Business News | No CommentsSYDNEY (Reuters) - BHP Billiton was not ruling out adding cash to its all-share hostile offer for rival Rio Tinto , Chief Executive Marius Kloppers told broadcaster CNBC.
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E-Land in talk to sell stores to Tesco South Korea unit
May 13, 2008 on 8:25 pm | In Business News | No CommentsSEOUL (Reuters) - Unlisted South Korean retailer E-Land on Wednesday said it was in talks to sell 35 discount stores to Tesco’s South Korean unit.
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Craigslist sues eBay and alleges corporate spy plan
May 13, 2008 on 7:52 pm | In Business News | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online classifieds leader Craigslist.com filed a countersuit on Tuesday against business rival eBay , alleging eBay used its minority stake in Craigslist to steal its corporate trade secrets.
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Lonmin offloads pension risk to Paternoster
May 13, 2008 on 7:26 pm | In Business News | No CommentsLONDON (Reuters) - Miner Lonmin has struck a deal to offload its pension risk to specialist firm Paternoster, joining a growing number of blue-chip firms opting for pension buy-outs to cut exposure to investment and longevity risks.
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Brown to reveal housing market plan
May 13, 2008 on 7:19 pm | In Business News | No CommentsLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown will set out plans on Wednesday to shore up the creaking housing market as part of a drive to reverse a slide in support for his government.
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HP to buy EDS for $12.6 billion in challenge to IBM
May 13, 2008 on 6:44 pm | In Business News | No CommentsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard plans to buy technology outsourcing company Electronic Data Systems to better compete against IBM , but Wall Street questioned whether the $12.6 billion (6.5 billion pound) deal for a slow-growing company was overpriced.
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Clear Channel parties have deal in principle
May 13, 2008 on 5:27 pm | In Business News | No CommentsNEW YORK (Reuters) - The parties in the dispute over financing the $20 billion (10.3 billion pound) Clear Channel Communications buyout reached an agreement in principle on Tuesday on settling the case and striking a new deal at a lower …
Oil hits record near $127 as Iran mulls output cut
May 13, 2008 on 3:50 pm | In Business News | No CommentsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil surged to a record peak near $127 on Tuesday after OPEC producer Iran said it was studying a plan to cut output despite signs record-high prices are hurting consumer nations.
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Clear Channel parties reach deal in principle
May 13, 2008 on 3:47 pm | In Business News | No CommentsNEW YORK (Reuters) - The parties in the dispute over financing the $20 billion (10.3 billion pound) Clear Channel Communications buyout on Tuesday reached an agreement in principle on settling the case and striking a new deal at a lower price of $36 a share, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
Sprint faces tough questions at annual meeting
May 13, 2008 on 3:40 pm | In Business News | No CommentsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel faced multiple questions about how it would turn the company around and stop customers from fleeing its cell phone service at its annual shareholder meeting, where voters only narrowly rejected one proposal that would have let them call special meetings.
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