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Activision stock sale blocked by Judge

The proposed share buyback of Activision Blizzard Inc. of its Vivendi SA's shares was blocked by a judge in Delaware Chancery Court in Wilmington.


Apple releases iOS 7-Ready iTunes 11.1

Apple had just released the iOS7 ready iTunes 11.1 which brought iTunes Radio to its desktop music software according to a techcrunch.com report.

East West Bancorp and MetroCorp Bancshares announce merger agreement

East West Bancorp and MetroCorp Bancshares Inc. announced today the signing of a definitive agreement for the merger of MetroCorp into East West.

NewStar Financial explores a sale: sources

According to sources, NewStar Financial Inc. had been looking on a possible sale and hired Credit Suisse Group to solicit offers.


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The Hutchins Family Foundation is donating USD15 million for the establishment of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research.
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Retrophin announced today that it had made another proposal to acquire all Transcept Pharmaceuticals Inc. shares of common stock valued USD4 per share in cash.
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The proposed auction by the bankrupt LightSquared has been sought annulled by a group of lenders. The proposed format for the auction of its wireless-spectrum to be conducted by LightSquared Inc's has been deemed improper.
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Caesar's Entertainment has planned to raise nearly five billion to refinance its overall debt. The largest casino owner in the United States, Caesars Entertainment Corp, raised a total of USD4.
Packaging Corp of America's acquisition of Boise Inc would be funded by a bridge loan. A USD2 billion financing commitment was made available to Packaging Corp of America, a producer of corrugated shipping material.
The launch of Lift Labs was done recently to unveil its latest product the Liftware, which is a product that used grant money for its design and creation.
A report in The Australian gave Apple aficionados the lowdown on the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S. A report in The Australian gave the lowdown on Apple's two latest models, the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S.
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