AA, UA moves airline merger to be completed by January 18 next year

American Airlines and US Airways Group Inc. had came to an agreement that the USD14 billion merger should be completed before the new deadline, which is on January 18 next year.


South Korea gets first round bids for two regional banks

The South Korean government said it received preliminary offers for two regional banks from Woori Finance Holdings.

Potbelly sandwich chain hopes IPO share pricing will be at USD9-USD11 range

Potbelly Corp was hoping that its USD75 million IPO would have market pricing its shares not lower than USD9.

Smartphones challenge Japanese camera makers

A Bloomberg report said smartphones had recently threatened sales of Japanese camera makers Nikon and Canon.


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