Industry analysts said that AT&T's consideration on acquiring a European asset like Vodafone Group was the next logical step for the US mobile operator.
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Twitter IPO target pushed up by Wall Street brokerages
Twitter initial public offerings increased to USD26 per share by The Wall Street brokerage. On Friday, Morningstar united with three brokerages after setting price aim for Twitter Inc.
Banks expecting ECB rate cut
More than seven banks are changing projecting that the European Central Bank would cut its interest rates after its meeting this November.
Morgan Stanley establishes fund to improve affordable housing
Morgan Stanley, in the wake of outrage from bailouts in the last crisis, is seeking investments that provide long term social benefits for the community.
ING to exit from mortgage securities for EUR400 million profit
ING Group announced its exit from its EUR24 billion or USD33 billion mortgage securities portfolio. Dutch financial services firm ING Group announced on Friday that would it be exiting from a series of US mortgage-backed securities.
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French food group Danone and Russian firm Damate had yet to agree on the size of the investments to be made for the construction of new dairy farms to direct supply Danone's dairy factories.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had given its approval for the planned consolidation of office supply retailers and rivals Office Depot Inc and OfficeMax Inc.
Circle Internet Financial's USD9 million Series A investment would be the biggest funding received by a digital currency startup.
Multicategory retailer Nomorerack's Series B investment round was led by Oak Investment Partners and HTV Industries.
A Reuters report cited two sources who said that hotel operator Hilton Worldwide Inc would be launching its IPO sometime the first week of December.
OGX would be parting its 67% stake in OGX Maranhão Petróleo e Gas SA in a multistep deal for BRL344 million or USD156 million.
Fonterra purchased 6% shareholdings in Bega, which in turn upped the ante for its own bid for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter.
Sandra Ortega Mera inherits shares in Inditex and Rosp Corunna Participciones Empreseriales SL, which owns the world's largest clothing retailer Zara.
According to NQ Mobile co-CEO Omar Khan, "All allegations are false." NQ Mobile Inc's eight founding anniversary had little to celebrate last October 25, as the day before the firm was accused of inflating revenues.
