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IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion

IBM Corp said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire U.S. software company Red Hat Inc for $34 billion, including debt, as it seeks to diversify its technology hardware and consulting business i...

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SoftBank to invest additional $2 billion in WeWork: sources

SoftBank Group Corp. will inject another $2 billion in WeWork Cos Inc this year, bringing the Japanese conglomerate’s total investment in the office space provider to more than $10 billion,...

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IKEA to open first store in Ukraine next year

Swedish retailer IKEA will open its first store in Ukraine next year because of the country’s improved business climate, a senior executive said on a visit to Kiev on Wednesday.

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Bain Capital to buy majority stake in Rocket Software

IT services company Rocket Software said on Monday private equity firm Bain Capital had agreed to take a majority stake in the privately held firm in a deal valued at about $2 billion.

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Petrobras to pay $2.95 billion to settle U.S. class action over corruption

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA), said on Wednesday that it has agreed to pay $2.95 billion to settle a U.S. class action brought...

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Apple buys music analytics company Asaii: Axios

Apple Inc has acquired music analytics start-up Asaii, Axios reported on Sunday, citing sources, in a bid to strengthen content recommendations to its music users.

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BlackRock plans its largest ever alternative investment fundraiser

BlackRock Inc is planning to raise $3.5 billion for investments in energy infrastructure in what is poised to be its largest alternative investment fund yet, an executive at the world’s larg...

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A "significant" increase in interest rates is necessary in September

The European Central Bank must act decisively to contain record inflation and maintain expectations of future price increases, as a weak euro exacerbates the rise in energy prices, said Boa...

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Salesforce to buy Israel's ClickSoftware for $1.35 billion

U.S. cloud-based service provider Salesforce (CRM.N) agreed to buy U.S.-Israeli software developer ClickSoftware for $1.35 billion in cash and shares, in a bid to accelerate growth of its cl...

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VTB bought 24.8% of TransContainer from Fesco

VTB today, October 23, became the owner of 24.84% of the shares of the largest railway container operator of Russia PJSC Transcontainer. This is stated in the tape of information disclosure...

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Ghana Sells $2 Billion Bonds as Demand Exceeds Supply Fourfold

West African country sells 10- and 30-year durations African nations’ 2018 euro, dollar debt sales top $20 billion

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Chinese Byton introduced competitor Tesla. The electric car can be controlled with the help of gestures and voice

The Chinese company Byton, founded by immigrants from BMW and Infiniti, presented a prototype of an electric car at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. The car will go on sale before the end of 2019, wri...

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London’s Citigroup Tower Could Be Sold for $1.6 Billion

Owner AGC said to be working with CBRE on potential sale. London’s office market has remained buoyant amid global demand.

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Atos to buy Syntel for about $3.57 billion

French technology services company Atos SE agreed to acquire Michigan-based Syntel Inc in an all-cash transaction valued at about $3.57 billion, including net debt, the companies said on Sun...

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Finland eliminates seized bitcoin amid crypto crash

Finland raised $ 47.5 million in the sale of confiscated bitcoins Last year, the stake was valued at nearly $130 million. Finland has sold its stock of confiscated bitcoins just as the cr...

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iDreamSky Attracts Sony, JD.com to $200 Million IPO

iDreamSky Technology Holdings Ltd., a Chinese game distributor, has attracted Sony Corp. and JD.com Inc. as cornerstone investors for its planned Hong Kong initial public offering, people wi...

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Micron to buy Intel's stake in joint venture IM Flash Technologies

Micron Technology Inc said on Thursday it planned to take full control of IM Flash Technologies joint venture with Intel Corp.

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Panasonic plans to halve cobalt content of car batteries in two-three years

Panasonic Corp plans to halve the cobalt content of its mass-produced automotive batteries “in two to three years”, an executive at the Japanese conglomerate said on Thursday, as battery mak...

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Goldman Sachs to invest $500 million in women-run companies

Goldman Sachs Group Inc will pump $500 million into companies led, founded or owned by women, as it steps up efforts to close the gender investing gap, the Wall Street bank said on Tuesday....

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China and India will fight OPEC prices with US oil

The largest oil buyers in Asia want to reduce dependence on supplies from OPEC

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