Pet supply retailer PetSmart Inc succumbed to calls from some shareholders for a sale on Sunday with an agreement to be bought by a private equity consortium led by BC Partners Ltd for $8.7 billion, in the largest leveraged buyout of the year.
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Asking prices for UK homes suffer record fall: Rightmove
Asking prices for homes on sale in Britain posted the largest monthly fall on record in December but are likely to rise by between 4 and 5 percent next year, property website Rightmove said on Monday.
Accor announces strategic partnership with China Lodging
French hotel operator Accor announced a strategic alliance with China Lodging Group on Sunday to create a major new player in the fast-growing Chinese domestic travel and hospitality market.
Hope Logan will still be in 'The Bold and the Beautiful' despite Kim Matula's exit, show head writer reveals; Who is set to replace Matula? Bobbie Eakes to return as Macy Alexander?
Kim Matula may be exiting the show, but Hope Logan will not, says executive producer Bradley Bell who considers it a challenge to recast Hope. Meanwhile, rumors are swirling that Bobbie Eakes wants to return as Macy Alexander despite character dead implied in 2003.
BOJ survey shows Japan business mood fragile, makes Abe's task harder
Confidence among Japanese manufacturers worsened slightly in the fourth quarter and firms expect conditions to deteriorate more, highlighting the challenges premier Shinzo Abe faces in reviving the economy a day after his big win in Sunday's snap election.
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The court order that banned Chinese mobile maker Xiaomi from selling its phones in India has halted its breakneck expansion into the world's fastest growing major smartphone market and could be just the start of a string of patent challenges.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande urged Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko on Sunday to press ahead with reforms to facilitate an economic recovery and access to foreign aid.
Chinese financial firms are targeting purchases of distressed banking assets coming on the market in Europe, having been urged by Beijing to expand their reach beyond emerging markets.
HTC One M9 possible to be released March 2015 at the Mobile World Congress. Rumors also say AT&T and Verizon might get an M9 "Hima Ultra" version. Currently, M8 prices are only $29.99 on Best Buy for a two-year contract, which further fuels upcoming release date.
Takata Corp. (7312.T) has begun enforcing tighter quality controls on a group of parts suppliers as the auto safety equipment maker boosts production to replace millions of air bags recalled for a potentially deadly defect, according to people involved.
Nasdaq OMX Group announced late Friday the results of its annual re-ranking of the Nasdaq 100 index, which will cause a reshuffling of several constituents.
Bruce Jenner's transformation to a woman continues a year after he has had his Adam's Apple shaved, and the most recent additions to his more feminine body are breasts. Moreover, Bruce is reportedly gunning to have a show of his own.
The European Union's vaunted investment plan, due to be formally blessed by the bloc's 28 leaders at a summit this week, may be a day late and several euros short to revitalize a stagnant economy.
Oil producers group OPEC can ride out a slump in oil prices and keep output unchanged, its head said on Sunday, arguing market weakness did not reflect supply and demand fundamentals and could have been driven by speculators.
