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U.S. banks including PNC Financial Services Group and Capital One Financial are using shares to help pay for even small acquisitions, in a sign of how much pressure they feel to boost their capital levels.

Based on the seasonal trends, summer travel deals, weather conditions, tourist traffic, entertainment options and the cultural experience, here are the best five summer travel destinations of 2011.

Airbus faced the unexpected and daunting task on Monday of delivering a marketing blow to rival Boeing and maintaining momentum for a revamped jet with its two flagship planes grounded at the Paris Air Show.

VISA Inc said it will acquire South African firm Fundamo for $110 million, and announced a five-year agreement with UK-based Monitise Plc, as it looks to grow its new technology-enabled payments business.

Everyday, more people are eschewing traditional lodging for a different travel experience. Find out which companies are linking up individuals for free or low-cost accommodation.

NEW YORK - Just days ahead of its planned unveiling of its iCloud service, Apple has succeeded in securing licensing deals from all four major labels and music publishers.

Groupon has become the next big social company to file for an IPO, following in LinkedIn's footsteps.

Online coupon service Groupon and popular web travel agency Expedia team up to create Groupon Getaways.

Russian gas exporter Gazprom, having just signed a trio of deals in India that could be worth over $90 billion, now has it sights on the markets of Europe and North America, a source close to the company said on Thursday.

Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings wouldn't be surprised if Netflix had to pay up to $200 million to renew a licensing deal with Liberty Media's Starz network.

EU regulators opened in-depth probes on Monday into two takeover bids in the computer hardware sector involving two Asian companies and two U.S. peers, saying it was concerned the deals would reduce the number of rivals.

EU regulators opened on Monday in-depth probes into two takeover bids in the computer hardware sector involving two Asian companies and two U.S. peers, saying it was concerned the deals would reduce the number of rivals.

Daily deal site Groupon is being threatened by Google Wallet and Google Offers, services that combine coupons and discounts and payments at the time people buy things through their phone.

Apple Inc is close to launching an online music storage and streaming service after reaching deals with three of the four major labels and is expected to wrap up the fourth in a few days, according to several people familiar the plans.

Top online group buying site Group tied up with Live Nation on Monday to launch a new online ticketing deals web site that will allow customers to buy tickets to concerts, theaters and other live events at discounted prices.

Top online group buying site Groupon tied up with Live Nation Inc to launch a new online ticketing deals website that will allow customers to buy tickets to concerts, theatres and other live events at discounted prices.

Facebook and Google Inc are separately considering a tie-up with Skype after the Web video conferencing service delayed its initial public offering, two sources with direct knowledge of the discussions told Reuters .

AT&T's rivals have asked U.S. regulators to combine a review of AT&T's proposed purchase of T-Mobile USA with their examination of its plan to buy wireless airwaves from Qualcomm Inc .

Top commodity trader Glencore's planned $12 billion London listing has long been seen as the first step to merging with Xstrata , in what could be the biggest mining takeover in history.

Credit Suisse expects Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) will sign network sharing deals both LightSquared and Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) between now and mid-year.

The S&P 500 met tough resistance on Monday, failing to break a level that has held since mid-February even as a spate of deals and underlying strength in the economy spurred optimism.