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Australia clears Expedia's $610 million Wotif.com takeover

Australia's antitrust regulator on Thursday cleared online travel giant Expedia Inc to buy local rival Wotif.com Holdings Ltd, saying it did not expect the A$699 million ($610 million) deal to substantially lessen competition.


ISS urges Allergan to give investors vote, questions credibility

Prominent investor shareholder advisory firm ISS called on Allergan Inc to give its shareholders a chance to vote on any large, buyout-blocking acquisitions and said the company's board faced a credibility problem, according to a report seen by Reuters.

Coca-Cola, bowing to pressure, amends employee equity plan

Coca-Cola Co, facing criticism from Warren Buffett and other investors for its outsized employee share rewards, said it had adopted new guidelines that would limit its stock compensation plan and improve transparency.

DirecTV keeps NFL Sunday Ticket in $1.5 billion a year deal

DirecTV (DTV.O) extended its exclusive contract to sell the Sunday Ticket package of National Football League games, and sources said the company will pay $1.5 billion a year to keep the popular offering that has helped attract subscribers.


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Hewlett-Packard Co's vice president of server engineering expects new lower-power servers made with technology from ARM Holdings to make inroads in niche data centers over the next year in a market dominated by Intel Corp.
Activist investor Starboard Value LP said on Wednesday it had offered to acquire the remaining shares in RealD Inc RLD.N after raising its stake in the 3D technology licensor.
PayPal's biggest threat as it prepares to split from eBay (EBAY.O) next year may come from former employees who back a crop of new businesses serving shoppers who increasingly prefer to pay with mobile phones rather than personal computers.
The coming year is unlikely to bring any relief to the weakening Canadian dollar as the Bank of Canada's neutral stance prompted analysts in a Reuters poll to renew their pessimistic forecasts for the currency.
Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) said it named Chief Executive Brian Moynihan as chairman of its board, effective immediately. He succeeds Charles "Chad" Holliday, the former chief executive of the chemical company E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co (DD.N), who served as the bank's chairman for more than four years.
Actors make a living out of making movies. When we watch their films, it adds to their paychecks. In this article, we will look at the top five highest paid actors in Hollywood for the year 2014.
There are many notable directors in Hollywood and one of them is Steven Spielberg. Surely, you would have watched one of the movies that he has directed. From adventure, science fiction, action, and other genres, Steven Spielberg has always been synonymous to quality movies. In this article, we will identify the top 5 of his highest grossing films.
Pacific Investment Management Co suffered a record $23.5 billion of withdrawals from its flagship Pimco Total Return Fund in September, with its largest daily outflow occurring on the day of Bill Gross's surprise resignation from the firm.
Recent controversy involving Jessica and her group Girls’ Generation has lead to overwhelming mixed response from the K-pop community in and out of Korea. New reports reveal Jessica and her sister Krystal would have debuted as a new unit. Jessica’s rumored boyfriend Tyler Known addresses marriage plan rumors.
Asian stocks fell on Thursday, dragged lower after the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States spooked Wall Street overnight, while a bout of risk aversion pushed down yields and put the dollar's recent rally on pause.