Rio Tinto's agreement with EDF for its electricity is due on 2016, requiring the mining giant to seek options to improve efficiency and negotiate for a new contract.
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Domain Associates adds new partner
Nimesh Shah, a former Deutsche Bank researcher and venture capital investor, is named as partner at VC company Domain Associates.
Anacor receives loan to fund new drug campaign
Anacor received a $45 million loan from Hercules Technology Growth, divided into three tranches. (Photo : Reuters)The image is a drug packaging machine in action.
Telefonica struggles to expand due to Colombian government
The Colombian government is halting any progress by telecom company Telefonica. (Photo : Reuters)The image is a billboard of Telefonica SA. The government of Colombia is hindering Telefonica SA (TEF) from pursuing expansion in the country said the company's Latin American executive.
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Sprint Nextel's merger talks with DISH Network failed as both company cannot agree on a compromise.
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Severn Trent rejection of the LongRiver consortium bid causes ripples in the mergers and acquisitions market as well as losses for hedge fund firms anticipating the buyout sale.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. (PFE) announced it had reached a settlement worth $2.15 billion with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (SUNP) after almost a decade of trials over Protonix sales in the United States.
Rainfall in one of the world's main growing area of robusta coffee signals bearish bets as the industry stumbles, falling to its lowest level in almost a year and a half. The weather is expected to be more favorable for growers in Indonesia next week.
Thailand's CP ALL Pcl acquired Siam Makro Pcl after its shareholders agreed on the 189 billion baht ($6.1 billion) deal. This acquisition is considered to be the Southeast-asian nation's largest takeover in history.
Investment banking giant JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) remained at number one after reporting a revenue of $6.9 billion on Wednesday. Four other companies are on JP Morgan Chase's trail, all four of which are currently tied at second place.
Venture capital firm Augment Ventures made another investment in Mercatus, its third one after the company's launch almost two years ago.
More discussions between Rio and Glencore is said to have transpired after early talks were held for the venture of two thermal coal assets in Australia.
Nocibe, a French perfume and cosmetic retailer received a lot of interested bidding parties including Douglas Holding and LBO France along with its alliance, Fosun.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Carlyle Group seeks a hefty US$4 billion property fund, the biggest property fund since the financial crisis once gotten successfully.
