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$5.8 B debt accord sees Batista's OGX shares jump 21%

Investors seemed to be positive with regard to news from former Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista about Oleo & Gas Participacoes SA's creditors agreeing to convert $5.8 billion worth of company debt into equity stakes.

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Tsukamoto leaves Mizuho chairman post after second penalty due to crime loans

Mizuho Financial Group Inc will be seeing its chairman, Takashi Tsukamoto, leaving its post after its lending unit received penalties the second time within a three-month period due to loans it extended to crime groups.

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Local private equity in South Korea rises against foreign competition

Financial data from Mergermarket indicated an increasing influence of local buyout firms in South Korea, thanks largely to the support of the national government by relaxing regulations, a Financial Times report said.

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Woodside stake to be divested in pieces - bankers

Bankers expressed their doubts that Royal Dutch Shell's 23.1% stake in Woodside Petroleum could be snatched up by bigger oil companies as the latter are also eyeing to sell assets as well.

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US Federal Reserve's largasse is private equity benefit - report

An report published on The Financial Times detailed how private equity moves in markets to ensure that quantitative easing of the US Federal Reserve will not be further reduced.

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Alternative bond funds a rave in US investors - report

The Financial Times noted that data issued by mutual fund research company Morningstar supported the trend seen in US investors flocking to alternative bond funds in anticipation to the tapering of the US Federal Reserve's quantitative easing measures.

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London housing boom seen in postcode data

Data published by the Council for Mortgage Lenders and the British Bankers' Association indicate a housing boom in London as compared to average house prices in all of Britain, according to The Financial Times.

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Bankrupt Nortel Networks cuts over $3B in claims in reached deal

Three of the four largest claims against the US estate of bankrupt telecoms company Nortel Networks Inc has been resolved, reducing the bills the estate needs to settle by by $5.14 billion, said a Reuters report.

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3M reveals plans for up to $22B in five years, set to raise dividends

A Reuters report said 3M Co revealed its plans to purchase its shares back worth up to $22 billion, making it the biggest so far in terms of percentage among US companies who have announced similar plans this year.

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AT&T plans to divest its wireline assets in Connecticut for $2B to Frontier

On Tuesday, AT&T agreed to sell its wireline assets in Connecticut to Frontier Communications for $2 billion in cash in order to fund the US phone company's ongoing massive network upgrades.

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Russia extends $15B bailout package to Ukraine

The state of Russia under President Vladimir Putin agreed to acquire $15 billion worth of Ukrainian Eurobonds to help the beleaguered country of Ukraine out of a potential currency crisis, according to a Reuters report.

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AMC sells IPO shares at discounted prices amid its slow growth

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc is reportedly selling the shares it is offering in its initial public offering at a discount, which would value the cinema chain 7.2 times bigger than its estimated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization or EBITDA in 2014.

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Online website security provider CloudFlare discloses $50M backing from Union Square Ventures

Website security provider CloudFlare' chief executive officer and co-founder Matthew Prince revealed to TechCrunch that it received a significant investment to the tune of $50 million from Union Square Ventures about a year ago.

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Sailthru nabs $20M in Series C funding to expand its personalized marketing platform reach

Marketing personalization startup Sailthru announced the conclusion of its $20 million Series C funding round led by Scale Venture Partners and participated by Benchmark, RRE, DFJ Gotham, AOL Ventures and other existing backers.

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Treasury ownership by China to hit new record as Fed taper delays

China's holdings in US Treasury securities were seen increasing to a figure nearing $1.314 trillion it last hit in July 2011 as the world awaits for the decision of the US Federal Reserve to taper its $85 billion monthly purchases, said a Bloomberg report.

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