A joint venture firm of gaming tycoons Lawrence Ho and James Packer would be investing more than USD 5 billion to build a casino resort in Japan.
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MAF's Carrefour hypermarkets to be pulled from Egypt and Syria
Majid Al Futtaim Holding, the Gulf region's exclusive franchisee for Carrefour, is pulling out of Egypt and Syria.
ESMA seeks to have levies imposed on non-EU clearing houses
The European Securities and Markets Authority had sought for the imposition of a levy for non EU clearing house operators.
Eithad opens European headquarters in Berlin
Berlin is the site for the European headquarters of Etihad Airways. Eithad Airways recently unveiled its new headquarters in Berlin, enhancing the Gulf aircarrier's presence in Germany as well as the whole of Europe.
Oman set to enter into an agreement for world class cargo operations
Oman is now opening itself to world class cargo operations. The Omani Government had laid out plans to make significant investments in new cargo facilities in various airports in the country.
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Hugo Dixon said the Euro zone needed macroprudential and counter-cyclical fiscal policies to mitigate the results of their single monetary policy.
A draft bankruptcy plan is in the works for the city of Stockton and its bond creditors and other insurers.
The South Korean technology firm Samsung offered to settle with the EU Competition Commission as to the patent lawsuits currently being investigated.
NALCO, through a plan unveiled at its annual general meeting, would expand and invest in the energy, non-ferrous and other sectors.
According to AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes, the MoU signed by Tata and Singapore Airlines is a 'non-issue'.
Industry watchers did not look too kindly on BlackBerry's move to focus on its enterprise customers.
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins had declared his disappointment as to last quarter's results. BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins intimated he was 'very disappointed' with the results from the last quarter as the sales of the company's smartphones plunged, most especially in the Americas.
A source told Reuters that US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen was still the top choice to succeed Chairman Ben Bernanke in January.
Analysts and industry executives gave their take on the USD 4.7 billion buyout offer for BlackBerry on Reuters Instant View.
