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China Signals Policy Shift by Cutting Bank Reserves

China's central bank cut the reserve requirement ratio for its commercial lenders on Wednesday for the first time in nearly three years to ease credit strains and shore up an economy running at its weakest pace since 2009.
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Empire State Building Owners Plan to Form Public Company

The Malkin family, the New York landlords who own the Empire State Building, plan to file to become a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) in around three months, it said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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AMR Corporation Files for Bankruptcy

R Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in New York despite the fact that the company has more than a reported $4 billion in cash on hand. AMR shares, traded on the New York Stock Exchange, were halted earlier on the news. But after trading resumed, AMR Corporation common stock is trading down 85.93 percent on the day to 23 cents -- near a 52-week low of 20 cents.
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PE firm Eyes Buyout for Yahoo's U.S. Business

Thomas H. Lee Partners is interested in buying the U.S. operations of Yahoo Inc, breaking away from other bidders that are for now eyeing either a minority stake or teaming up with the Internet giant's partners in Asia, sources familiar with the matter said.
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Surging Gold Prices Curb Indian Demand

Simone Bora is contemplating the unthinkable -- an Indian wedding without lavish amounts of gold after record high prices and a sinking rupee have dimmed her hopes of sparkling at the party.
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Exclusive: PE firm eyes buyout for Yahoo's U.S. business

Thomas H. Lee Partners is interested in buying the U.S. operations of Yahoo Inc, breaking away from other bidders that are for now eyeing either a minority stake or teaming up with the Internet giant's partners in Asia, sources familiar with the matter said.
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High Gold Price Keeps Indian Buyers at Bay

Simone Bora is contemplating the unthinkable - an Indian wedding without lavish amounts of gold - after record high prices and a sinking rupee dimmed her hopes of sparkling at the party.
The Yahoo! offices are pictured in Santa Monica

THL Eyes Buyout of Yahoo's U.S. Business

Thomas H. Lee Partners is interested in buying the U.S. operations of Yahoo Inc, breaking away from other bidders that are for now eyeing either a minority stake or teaming up with the Internet giant's partners in Asia, sources familiar with the matter said.
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Exclusive: THL eyes buyout of Yahoo's U.S. business

Thomas H. Lee Partners is interested in buying the U.S. operations of Yahoo Inc, breaking away from other bidders that are for now eyeing either a minority stake or teaming up with the Internet giant's partners in Asia, sources familiar with the matter said.
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DOJ Probes Del Monte Sale for Antitrust Violations

The Department of Justice has opened a probe into the $4 billion takeover of Del Monte Corp by private equity investors led by KKR and Co (KKR.N), according to court papers regarding an investor settlement over the transaction.
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Glenn Close wore many hats for passion project Nobbs

Almost three decades after she first played her onstage, Glenn Close has brought to the screen the strange and compelling character of Albert Nobbs, a woman in 19th-century Dublin who lives as a man to escape a traumatic past and hang onto her job as a waiter in precarious times.
TMX Group Inc.'s CEO Thomas Kloet poses before the company's annual shareholders meeting in Montreal

TMX deal must preserve Montreal's status: watchdog

A former Quebec premier wants regulators to seek assurances that Montreal remain the center of Canadian derivatives trading before they approve a proposed C$3.8 billion takeover of the country's largest exchange operator.
The Olympus logo on its camera is seen in this illustrative photograph taken in Tokyo

New Link Emerges Between Japan's Olympus and Veteran

EDocuments unearthed by Reuters show a new link between Japan's Olympus Corp and a veteran banker at the center of an accounting scandal engulfing the firm, as attention focuses on the role he played in the company's deal-making.

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