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Metro says won't sell Kaufhof 'below value'

German retailer Metro AG (MEOG.DE) will not compromise on price for a sale of its department store chain Kaufhof and other factors such as solid financing will also be important in the decision, Finance Chief Mark Frese was quoted as saying.


In China's Pearl River Delta, HSBC faces a risky voyage

Every day hundreds of garment traders alight at the newly-built Humen station to ply their wares in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan, arriving on high speed trains that whoosh through the terminal every ten minutes.

Hopes high for Thiam turnaround at Credit Suisse

Tidjane Thiam starts work as CEO of Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) next month with investors optimistic he can bring about a major change of strategy at the bank, even if he has to raise cash to do it.

Update your Nexus 5 smartphone with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop: Step by step how to's

Been in the market since the latter part of 2013, no Nexus 5 smartphone units ever in production came pre-installed with an Android 5.1.1 operating system. But this does not mean that the said unit is unupgradeable to it - it does.


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In the near future, iPhones as well as iPods and iPads may be manufactured in India. The main manufacturing partner of Apple Inc, Foxconn Technology is said to be in talks with the Indian government in order to build its manufacturing units in western Indian state of Maharashtra, according to a Reuters report.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Saturday signed a law hiking the city’s minimum wage from $9 an hour to $15 by 2020, an increase that will affect hundreds of thousands of workers.
China will pledge a multi-billion dollar investment in Europe's new infrastructure fund at a summit on June 29 in Brussels, according to a draft communique seen by Reuters - Beijing's latest round of chequebook diplomacy to win greater influence.
As the company enjoys a rapidly growing subscribers for its content-sharing platform, Box Inc, the cloud storage provider, raised its full-year forecast. Share value of the company increased by 8.7 per cent in the extended trading on Wednesday.
Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 brings customization to a new level through its Edit Mode feature. Know how it is different from that mode in Samurai Warriors 4.
Mortal Kombat X creators will grant another fan request by bringin in characters Rain and Meat in Kombatant Pack 2. Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon confirmed the characters release but now it's not for sure?
Solar storms are known causes of telecommunication disruptions and power outages. The good news is that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) tests for a quicker way to predict solar storms.
Rumors have been spinning around the internet quite lately. It is said that famous director Michael Bay will be directing the movie adaptation of the Japanese animated television series entitled "Neon Genesis Evagelion." The anime was originally directed by Hideaki Anno. Michael Bay confirmed that the rumors are actually false and untrue.
Facebook has recently confirmed that they are currently cooperating with several developers to make games for Messenger. There are no clear details yet as to how these games will work with the messaging app. However, one thing is for sure: Facebook Messenger now also wants to connect you with your friends through games. For now, Facebook Messenger Introduces "Doodle Draw Game."
The chief executive of Henkel & Co KGaA AG (HNKG_p.DE) poured cold water on speculation the consumer goods maker was preparing to buy hair care firm Wella from Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N), saying his company didn't need big acquisitions to grow.