Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Bank of America scramble to fund Rue21 acquisition

JPMorgan Chase Co., Bank of America Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. would not be able to get out from their financial commitments to a buyout of retailer Rue 21 by private equity firm Apax Partners.


Grohe gets bids from peers- sources

Sources told Reuters that Grohe got final offers for Geberit, Lixil and Duratex. Sources told Reuters that bathroom equipment manufacturer Grohe received bids from three of its peers.

Bidders may split Blackberry - sources

According to sources who told Reuters, interest in buying BlackBerry Ltd was lukewarm that the company would have to break its business up to exit.

NoKor, SoKor agree on reopening of Kaesong industrial park on trial basis

The two Koreas agreed to resume operations of the Kaesong industrial zone on a trial basis starting Monday.


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