China's Bright Food Group Ltd unit Manassen Foods could be the frontrunner in an acquisition contest for United Dairy Power, the biggest privately-owned milk supplier in Australia, according to a news report by the Business Spectator.
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Gold set to incur its biggest yearly loss in 30 years - report
A report on Arabian Business read that gold will be recording its lowest annual plunge since three decades ago due to combined pressure from the monetary stimulus easing of the US Federal Reserve.
San Miguel power generation unit SMC Global Power to go public next year
SMC Global Power Holdings Corp, the holding firm for San Miguel Corp's power generation assets, is eyeing for an initial public offering in 2014. SMC Global Power aborted its listing in September, citing adverse market conditions.
Chinese mobile makers asks regulators to ensure Nokia takeover will retain patent fees - sources
Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp have asked regulators to make sure that Microsoft's takeover of Nokia's handset business will not result to increased patent fees in wireless technology, according to sources who talked to Bloomberg.
Apple asks court to ban sales of Samsung Electronics smartphones, tablets in the US
Apple Inc has asked a US District Court in California to ban the sales in the US of more than 20 smartphones and tablets of its rival Samsung Electronics, Bloomberg reported.
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State-owned steel maker Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and the country's largest energy explorer, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, are in preliminary talks about jointly exploring coal-bed methane in Indian coal blocks. SAIL wants to use coal-bed methane to reduce input costs.
India-based integrated components manufacturer Amtek Auto agreed to acquire significant business interests in Germany-based integrated machine manufacturer Kuepper group in a deal reportedly valued at €200 million.
Kanakia Group, a conglomerate based in Mumbai, said that it intends to invest over INR500 crore for developing residential and hotel properties in the country. Kanakia currently has a real estate portfolio of more than 13 million square feet across residential, commercial and hotel properties.
Swedish laboratory Nordic Society for Intervention and Discovery (NSID) has raised funding via Indiegogo to develop No More Woof, a headset prototype that translates dogs' thoughts into English.
Arabian Business said in its report that a rise in bond issuance in the Gulf region is seen next year partly in anticipation of the re-entry of the Abu Dhabi sovereign in the market after an over 5-year hiatus.
Commodity analysts believed that the successive probings into mining deals in India could become a factor in the potential disinterest of investors pouring in funds into the country.
US-based Fortress Investment Group intends to raise $1.9 billion to form the first infrastructure fund in Japan called Fortress Japan Income Fund, sources told Reuters.
North Dakota-based multimedia information company Forum Communications Co has agreed to purchase Minnesota-based media firm Brainerd Dispatch and other newspaper assets in the north-central Minnesota area.
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday announced that it has renewed an option to buy land in Monaca,Pennsylvania owned by metal-processing company Horsehead Holding Corp. Shell has a $2 billion ethylene plant building proposal for the said site.
