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Smithfield acquisition awaits shareholder approval after US clearance
Shuanghui International Holdings and Smithfield Foods Inc released a joint statement saying they received another clearance from the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment on the food firms' USD4.7 billion takeover deal.
Local and foreign oil firms in Iraq to cut exposure as Syrian strike retaliation looms
Local and foreign oil firms in Iraq would be keeping low profiles as tensions regarding a possible Syria strike retaliation looms over Iraq.
Bank of America, Merrill settle with female brokers for USD39 million over gender bias pay
Court papers released to the public on Friday indicated that Bank of American Corp. and Merrill Lynch & Co. would be settling on its gender bias lawsuit filed on behalf by its female brokers for USD39 million.
Malkin Holdings to proceed Empire State Building IPO
Malkin Holdings, who manages the Empire State Building and its investors, to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) of the building into a real estate investment trust (REIT).