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Ballmer replacement may spin off Xbox: report

According to a Bloomberg report, shareholder pressure would most likely influence the incoming CEO of Microsoft to take drastic measures to increase shareholder value and possibly spin off the XBox video game division.


US and Swiss governments agree on step closer to removal of secrecy laws

The new agreement between US and Swiss governments would allow payment of fines or deferment of prosecution from tax evasion committed by US clients.

German government still willing to discuss loan with Airbus

The government of Germany said it was still open to talk with Airbus about its development loan. The German government said it is still willing to discuss the development loan with Airbus.

Royal KPN foundation option for share buyback to block America Movil KPN Bid

The foundation of Royal KPN exercised its option to purchase preferred shares of the company to block America Movil's bid for majority ownership.


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Sources told a Belgian business daily that the government could sell a small portion of its stake in the Belgacom Group.
The Royal Bank of Canada promoted Taylor as the bank's first female chairman. The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) had elected Kathleen Taylor as its first female chairman in 2014.
AT&T would be looking into Vodafone group's remaining assets in the midst of the British mobile carrier's exit from the US wireless business with the buyout from Verizon Communications.
A Reuters report cited Wall Street Journal sources who said that Cumulus Media, a radio broadcasting company set its sight on buying out Dial Global, a content producer, for USD260 million in cash.
A Wall Street Journal report said General Electric Co will divest its US-based consumer lending business of GE Capital to focus on its core industrial operations.
Chief Executive Officer Igor Sechin of Rosneft bought more shares in the state-controlled firm, increasing his stake to USD 65 million.
Sinopec, the state owned oil and gas firm, forms Apache and Sinopec Group through the purchase of 33% of the Apache Corp.
SCA Property's gearing, its debt to ratio assets, is projected to rise to 33% and can rise to as much as 40% according to its CEO.
Hedging against possible long term structural changes with Blackberry, Morgan Stanley has put on hold the purchase of new devices from the Canadian company amidst the turmoil the smartphone company is now facing.
AIG has sought to divest its ownership of ILFC through a sale or if there is none agreed on, through an IPO.