Alibaba investment by Yahoo more valuable after IPO

Yahoo, which owns 24% of ecommerce giant Alibaba, reaps revenues prior to the IPO. Yahoo's investment in Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd was sufficient to keep Wall Street happy despite the continued struggle in the third quarter for advertising revenues, The shares of Yahoo increased by 1% to USD33.


Czech Republic's richest man bids for local unit of Telefonica SA

Petr Kellner is seeking to purchase the Czech republic's unit of Telefonica SA. Telefonica SA is hard pressed to extract a higher premium for its Czech unit.

Cerberus contemplating bid for beleaguered BlackBerry

Known institutional investor Cerberus Capital Management is studying its options to determine if it would make a bid for BlackBerry.

Homebuilder KB Home offers bonds to retire debt

KB Home set to offer bonds as well as notes issued to assist its plan to retire soon to be maturing debt.


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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.
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