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Apple outspent other tech titans by acquiring its own shares
Fortune's Philip Elmer-DeWitt said that Apple spent US$16 billion to buy 36 million of its own shares.
Turk Telekoms offers US$530 million for Digiturk
TMSF said that Turk Telekoms has made a US%530 million offer for DigiTurk. Turk Telekom said that they have made a US$350 million offer to buy a 53% stake in Digiturk, a Turkish digital pay-TV operator.
US Crude oil futures slip, the first in five weeks
US crude oil futures suffered its first loss in five weeks as concerns about the slowing Chinese economy continue to haunt the industry.
Samsung announces US$1 billion increase in investment
Samsung increased it investment by US$1 billion with the hope that it would compensate for the slumping smartphone growth.
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Adenium Capital and its venture partner ForVEI announced that it had acquired a 24 megawatt solar facility in Italy.
A portfolio company of GMH Ventures, Dynamic Healthcare Services, announced that it had won bids to supply oxygen services to patients at Huntington-Ashland and Northern New Jersey Metro.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. announced in an internal memo that it could be selling the company to another supermarket operator or a private equity firm.
An IVC Research Center report reveals a dip in Israeli investments and KKR's influence in private equity in the country.
Aflac Incorporated announced that Aflac Japan and Japan Post Holdings entered into a new partnership agreement.
Activision Blizzard along with a group led by its CEO, announced that they are set to buy back Vivendi's controlling stake in the company for US$8.17 billion
Indonesia biggest taxi operator, Blue Bird Group, plans to raise US$600 million through an initial public offering.
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate acquires Brevard County, Florida's Hartung Real Estate.
A statement by Pamplona Capital said that Deutsche Bank was fully committed to returning the pledged shares upon request.
Star Bulk Carriers stated that it had raised more than US$80 million mostly from its existing investors.