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Israel Antitrust Authority Opposed Acquisition of Golan Telecom

Cellcom Israel Ltd on Tuesday announced that regulators opposed its merger plan with Golan. However, Antitrust Authority will invite the companies representative to discuss the deal before making final decision.

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ArcelorMittal to sell 3 of its US steel operations

Billionaire Lakshmi Mittal-controlled ArcelorMittal is selling three of its US steel operations to Black Diamond Capital Management. As part of the sale deal, ArcelorMittal will offload three units at LaPlace in Louisiana, Harriman in Tennessee and El Paso in Texas. Both companies denied to provide terms of the deal.

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Saudi Arabia regains top oil exporter status to China

Surpassing Russia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has regained its lost status as top oil exporter to China in January 2016. However, China's oil imports eased during the month, while Russia suffered major drop in its exports. As a result, Saudi's market share rose to 15.9 percent highest since June 2015.

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The Sacramento Kings Collaborates with Local Investment Firm to Host NBA's First Tech Startup Contest

The Sacramento Kings announced a tech startup contest for local entrepreneurs. Supported by local investment firm Velocity Venture Capital, finalists will get an opportunity to pitch their ideas to judges and a chance to win a cash prize and consultation sessions with the Kings executives.

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NASA Calls Coders to Create New Algorithms to Improve Its Robonaut's Vision

NASA is seeking new algorithms that could enable its Robonaut 2 to see better, despite the worn out sensors due to constant radiation. Coders can participate in a competition held by NASA and submit algorithms that could solve the problem and could also work with the humanoid’s existing central system and machinery.

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Queen's University Capital Club is Seeking Canada's Best Student Startup

The Queen's University Capital Club focuses on fueling the Canadian students entrepreneurial ecosystem. This year, they determined to foster more student startups with this competition where selected applicants can meet venture capitalists and accelerators that could help them develop their startups. All Canadian students are welcome to apply via the club's website.

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America Movil may not face tougher regulation without asset sale: regulator

Mexico's telecom regulator will not necessarily impose tougher rules against billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil if it does not go ahead with a plan to sell off assets, the head of the regulatory agency said in an interview on Friday.

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Pilot scheme to open and improve mobile telecoms market gets approval in China

A total of 11 companies, including a subsidiary of online retail giant Alibaba obtained approval from Chinese authorities to be able to purchase mobile services from major providers and repackage them to offer to end users, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Thursday.

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Potential Sprint bid for T-Mobile might have some snags

A Sprint and T-Mobile merger will most likely not happen as the former needs to overcome certain hurdles to ensure that a smooth transition could take place, according to a ZDNet article.

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EU rules on hedge short sell reporting irritate investors and hedge funds

Critics of the new rules requiring short-sellers to report their positions said the European Union's requirements had not made the hedge fund industry more competitive.

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Diageo to exit from majority of Whyte & Mackay assets

In order to comply with competition issues surrounding its July acquisition of Whyte & Mackay owner United Spirits Limited, Diageo PLC offered to sell majority of the latter's distilleries.

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Avis Budget buys Payless Car Rental for US$50 million in cash

Avis Budget Group Inc. bought Payless Car Rental for US$50 million in cash to increase its yearly generated income.

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Lufthansa launches re-branded Germanwings to vie with no-frills rivals

Lufthansa launched its revamped budget airline called Germanwings to take on the competition.

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Paypal co-founder to launch new Start-Up

Max Levchin, one of the co-founders of online payment mogul Paypal has launched a business competitor last Tuesday.

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