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America Movil says it would not raise KPN offer

Arturo Elias, Carlos Slim's chief spokesman said America Movil had no intentions of raising its offered bid for the remaining stake of KPN.


Countdown starts for U.S. airline merger trial in November

A US judge had granted the request of American Airlines and US Airways for an earlier trial against the US Justice Department that intends to block the two companies' planned USD11 billion deal.

AMC Entertainment seeks USD400M in new IPO

AMC Entertainment announced a new initial public offering as it sought to raise USD400 million. AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. is the biggest movie theater operator owned by the richest man in China, Wang Jianlin.

Sinopec to purchase Apache Egypt assets for USD3.1 billion

China Petrochemical Corp.'s unit, Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration & Production Corp. had agreed to pay USD3.1 billion for Apache's Egyptian oil and gas businesses.


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Canada-based Demeure announced receiving USD4 million from its third round of seed funding. Travel marketplace Demeure had raised USD4 million in its third round of seed funding.
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According to a Bloomberg report, the potential nomination of a Federal Reserve outsider made investors scramble for advice on whether the news would have an effect in financial markets and monetary policy.
James Boyne, erstwhile Calamos Investments President and COO resigns to pursue non-profit work. In an announcement last Thursday, Calamos investments announced that the firm's President and COO would be leaving the company by September 30.
Securities brokerage firm Everbright would be facing a bleak future as China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) handed down a CNY523 million (USD85.5 million) fine and corporate suspensions for insider trading.
According to technology news site Techcrunch, Pure Storage's recent USD150 million funding was a step to dominate the flash storage market.
US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said she wanted the trial against American Airlines and US Airways to be held before the US Justice Department's proposed March 3 date.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said it is confident that the country would be able to regain its Category 1 rating when the US FAA would visit in the next two months.