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Yandex purchases Russian-language movie website to expand search business
In an announcement today, Russia's largest search engine company Yandex said it had acquired Kinopoisk, a movie review site, for an undisclosed amount.
AstraZeneca purchases Spirogen for USD440 million
British drugmaker AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday that it had purchased biotech company Spirogen in a deal worth USD440 million in total.
Creditors of Energy Future fight over equity split
Secured lenders at Texas Competitive Electric Holdings and unsecured bondholders at Energy Future Intermediate Holdings (EFIH) were in a deadlock about their confidentiality agreements due to Energy Future Holdings' USD250 bond debt payments due on November 1.
VEBA pegs Chrysler stake at USD3.6 billion
VEBA Trust pegs shareholdings at USD3.6 billion. The healthcare trust affiliated with the United Auto Workers union had finally placed a price tag on the worth of its shares in Chrysler Group.