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- Verizon Deal Nears Regulatory Approval
- HSBC Hires Former Chief of U.S. Sanctions Watchdog
- A Green Light for Car Loans
- Awaiting Data, Asian Shares Rise
- Playing the Goodwill Games
- Apple Rests Its Case Against Samsung
- Peregrine CEO Is Indicted
- Hedge Fund Jana Partners Sets Sights on Canadian Prey
- Groupon Hits Growth Wall
- Hedge-Fund Manager Testifies in His Insider Case
- Kodak Delays Patent Results
- Facebook Shares Unlocking
- Trans-Atlantic Tensions Increase
- Tata Steel Stumbles
- Ahead of Groupon Earnings, Investors Bet on a Big Move
- With Frommer's, Google Taps Gurus
- E.ON Plans Cost Cuts, Plant Closures
- Sears Moves Ahead With Spinoff
- GM Bids for Financing Business
- Verint to Acquire Comverse
| Verizon Deal Nears Regulatory Approval Posted: 13 Aug 2012 06:26 PM PDT Federal regulators are preparing to clear Verizon Wireless's $3.9 billion deal to acquire airwaves from several cable companies including Comcast, according to people close to the negotiations, after the companies reached broad agreement to settle antitrust concerns.       |
| HSBC Hires Former Chief of U.S. Sanctions Watchdog Posted: 13 Aug 2012 07:53 PM PDT HSBC is hiring a former U.S. government official who policed U.S. sanctions against narcotics traffickers and terrorists, following allegations that HSBC moved funds for drug cartels and other suspicious groups.     |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2012 07:20 PM PDT Banks and other lenders are making auto financing easier, with the value of car loans outstanding hitting the highest level since 2009.     |
| Awaiting Data, Asian Shares Rise Posted: 13 Aug 2012 07:44 PM PDT Asian markets were higher on Tuesday as investors positioned themselves ahead of a raft of economic data coming out from Europe and the U.S. South Korea's Kospi was up 1.1%.     |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2012 07:59 PM PDT A Wall Street Journal analysis reveals companies that are carrying more goodwill on their balance sheets than the companies' own market value—a potential clue to future write-offs.
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| Apple Rests Its Case Against Samsung Posted: 13 Aug 2012 05:53 PM PDT Apple rested its case against Samsung following testimony focusing on talks between the companies and calculations for how much Samsung should pay if found to infringe Apple patents.     |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2012 08:00 PM PDT Peregrine Financial Group's CEO was indicted on 31 charges of lying to government regulators regarding the failed brokerage's operations.
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| Hedge Fund Jana Partners Sets Sights on Canadian Prey Posted: 13 Aug 2012 06:21 PM PDT Jana Partners, an activist investor which has shaken up large players from Marathon Petroleum to McGraw-Hill, has found its next target: Agrium, a $15 billion Canadian fertilizer company.     |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2012 06:59 PM PDT Groupon's once-torrid daily deals business slowed in its latest quarter, fueling investor concerns about the onetime Web commerce star and sending shares to a new low.     |
| Hedge-Fund Manager Testifies in His Insider Case Posted: 13 Aug 2012 03:33 PM PDT Hedge-fund manager Doug Whitman made the rare move to testify in his own defense on Monday, denying that he traded on confidential information about technology company Polycom allegedly provided to him by a government informant.     |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:52 PM PDT Eastman Kodak delayed disclosing the outcome of its patent auction, a few minutes before a deadline to select winning bidders.     |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2012 07:30 PM PDT An avalanche of privately held Facebook shares could begin hitting the market this week—potentially putting further pressure on the company's stock—as rules expire that have kept some early investors from cashing out.     |
| Trans-Atlantic Tensions Increase Posted: 13 Aug 2012 07:58 PM PDT Banking regulators in the U.S. and U.K., who typically enjoy a special relationship, are sniping over allegations against U.K. bank Standard Chartered.
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| Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT Tata Steel's fiscal-first-quarter profit fell 89% as steel plants in Europe continued to be battered by a drop in demand for the alloy.     |
| Ahead of Groupon Earnings, Investors Bet on a Big Move Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:35 PM PDT As Groupon heads into its third earnings report as a public company, some option traders are betting the result will pack a wallop—knocking shares around by at least 28%.
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| With Frommer's, Google Taps Gurus Posted: 13 Aug 2012 07:11 PM PDT Google agreed to buy the Frommer's travel brand, extending a bet on becoming a trusted guide for travel and local-business information.     |
| E.ON Plans Cost Cuts, Plant Closures Posted: 13 Aug 2012 10:12 AM PDT German utility E.ON said it plans to respond to persistently muted European energy demand by slashing costs and considering more power-plant closures.     |
| Sears Moves Ahead With Spinoff Posted: 13 Aug 2012 08:26 AM PDT Sears is moving ahead with the spinoff of its remaining Hometown and certain hardware stores through a rights offering that will also include its outlets.     |
| GM Bids for Financing Business Posted: 13 Aug 2012 05:36 PM PDT General Motors is among numerous bidders for the international operations of Ally Financial, its former auto-loan arm. A successful purchase would more than double the consolidated assets of the auto maker's current lending arm, GM Financial.     |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:53 PM PDT Verint Systems plans to acquire its holding company, Comverse Technology, for at least $780.7 million in stock after Comverse spins off its telecommunications-billing software unit.     |
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