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Aphria Buys Nuuvera for $670 Million as Pot Deals Heat Up

Deal is part of a wave of consolidation in cannabis sector Nuuvera has partnerships in Germany, Israel and Italy

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China's Tencent to invest $474 million in Shanda Games

China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd will invest 3 billion yuan ($474 million) in smaller peer Shanda Games, the target firm said in a statement to Reuters on Friday, a move that will boost Tencent’...

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CBS board to discuss potential Viacom merger on Thursday: sources

CBS Corp’s board is expected to discuss a merger with Viacom Inc on Thursday, sources told Reuters, a move that could begin a formal process to reunite the companies split by controlling sha...

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"Yandex", Amazon and Netflix: how techno-giants invest in cinema

The company "Yandex" decided to follow the world trends and, after Amazon and Microsoft, began to invest in the development of cinematography

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Available knowledge. How a startup from Paris revolutionized online education

Pierre Dubuque founded the OpenClassrooms platform, which allows 400 teachers to train thousands of students in 128 countries around the world. The main difference is compulsory employment a...

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JD to Raise About $2.5 Billion Selling Stake in Logistics Unit

JD.com Inc. will raise about $2.5 billion by selling a stake in its logistics business to investors including Hillhouse Capital and Tencent Holdings Ltd.

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Berkshire buys Teva, feels IBM blues as Apple becomes top investment

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday disclosed a new stake in generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and said it bought more shares of Apple Inc, which surpasse...

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Newmont Mining poised for growth in gold sector

Newmont Mining Corp laid out plans on Thursday for new projects to grow gold production and cut costs, while reporting market-beating profits and output forecasts that position it to take th...

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Britain's Burberry pairs up with Farfetch in online push

Burberry will team up with online retailer Farfetch to make all of its products available to internet shoppers in 150 countries, the British fashion company said on Thursday.

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The king of square meters: what is known the new president of Blackstone

Billionaire John Gray built a $ 115 billion real estate management business in Blackstone, and is now appointed president of the investment company

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Danone to Sell Stake in Japan's Yakult for $1.8 Billion

French company to remain biggest shareholder with 7% stake Yogurt maker had earlier sought to increase Yakult holding

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Tesla to buy battery tech maker Maxwell Technologies for $218 million

Tesla Inc is buying Maxwell Technologies Inc for $218 million in an all-stock deal that will help the electric car maker beef up its battery technology at a time when it is ramping up produc...

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Roche to buy Flatiron Health for $1.9 billion to expand cancer care portfolio

Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Thursday it would buy the rest of U.S. cancer data company Flatiron Health for $1.9 billion to speed development of cancer medicines and support its...

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Albertsons to buy Rite Aid as Amazon threat looms

U.S. grocer Albertsons Cos Inc said it would buy drug store chain Rite Aid Corp (RAD.N) to create a company with $83 billion in annual revenue, giving it more clout to compete with bigger ch...

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Sprint Sells $1.5 Billion in First Junk Bond Offering Since 2015

High-yield return is ‘meaningfully positive,’ Moody’s says Outstanding debt was worst performer in index Tuesday

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How a U.S. coal deal warmed Ukraine's ties with Trump

For the first time in Ukraine’s history, U.S. anthracite is helping to keep the lights on and the heating going this winter following a deal that has also helped to warm Kiev’s relations wit...

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Burkina Faso Seeks New Partner for $1 Billion Manganese Project

Development of world’s largest manganese mine halted in 2015 Gold production may jump to 55 tons this year, minister says

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ADM to buy French animal nutrition business Neovia for $1.8 billion

Archer Daniels Midland Company is in exclusive talks to take over French animal feed business Neovia for 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion) as part of the U.S. farm giant’s strategy to expand...

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Swiss stock market wants investigation for Clariant Huntsman merger

The failed merger of Clariant with US rival Huntsman has had an aftermath for the Swiss chemical company. The SIX Swiss Exchange is launching an investigation into the announcement of the me...

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Founder WhatsApp told why he created the messenger

Co-founder and CEO of WhatsApp instant messenger Jan Kum, speaking at the Computer History Museum in California, told how the idea of ​​the company he founded in 2009, together with Brian Ac...

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