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Stock futures rise; eyes on Wal-Mart results

0 U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.5 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.4 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.4 percent at 0810 GMT (4:10 a.m. ET).

Genzyme to explore sale of non-core businesses

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Genzyme Corp , trying to restore investor confidence, said on Thursday it will look into selling three non-core businesses -- genetic testing, diagnostic products and its pharmaceutical materials unit.

Icahn aims to help fix what is broken at Genzyme

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If elected to the board of Genzyme Corp , billionaire investor Carl Icahn will work to understand and help the company fix what is broken, according to proxy documents filed on Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Trump, bondholders win Atlantic City casinos

Real estate mogul Donald Trump and a group of bondholders won control of the three Atlantic City casinos of Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc, a bankruptcy court judge ruled on Monday.
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Icahn says Lions Gate $6 offer fair

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Monday his $6-a-share offer for Lions Gate Entertainment is fair and that the only reason that the company's stock is trading above $6 is because of him.
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Time Warner leads bids of up to $1.5 billion for MGM

Time Warner Inc, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp and billionaire Len Blavatnik's Access Industries put up rival bids of $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion for studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, sources familiar with the matter, told Reuters on Monday.
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MGM could go it alone if bids disappoint: sources

Storied Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer may opt for a stand-alone plan if bids disappoint, and creditors are expected to meet early next week as the company sifts through expected offers, sources said.
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Icahn offers to buy Lions Gate as MGM bid looms

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn launched an offer on Friday to buy Lions Gate Entertainment Corp , a move that would hamper the studio's expected bid for storied rival Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc .
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Lions Gate to review Icahn bid

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp said on Monday its board will review activist investor Carl Icahn's unsolicited bid to increase his share in the company.
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Trump takes the stand in bid for namesake casinos

Celebrity real estate developer Donald Trump, optimistic about a casino comeback, took the stand in U.S. bankruptcy court on Thursday to fight for control of the three Atlantic City hotel-casinos bearing his name.
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Federal-Mogul posts profit on cost cuts

Auto parts maker Federal-Mogul Corp (FDML.O) reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, compared with a year-earlier loss, driven by aggressive cost-cutting and improving global auto production.
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Genzyme says Carl Icahn to nominate 4 to its board

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn plans to nominate himself and three others to the board of Genzyme Corp , which is struggling to recover from a manufacturing crisis that lead to shortages of two of its life-saving drugs and sparked outrage from patients and investors alike.
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Video game makers look for 2010 turnaround

Video game makers should begin to emerge in 2010 from one of their worst industry downturns on record, but investors remain cautious about a sector that has been plagued by bad news.
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Icahn seeks to nominate 3 to Biogen board

Biogen Idec Inc said on Thursday it has received notice from billionaire investor Carl Icahn that he intends to nominate three people to its board as he seeks to expand his influence at one of the world's biggest biotech companies.
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Icahn proxy materials sent to Biogen Idec-source

Proxy materials have been delivered to Biogen Idec Inc by Carl Icahn, as the billionaire investor seeks greater control of the biotechnology company's board, according to a source familiar with the situation.
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Icahn makes winning bid for bankrupt Fontainebleau

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has made the winning bid to purchase the bankrupt, unfinished Fontainebleau Las Vegas Resort in a bet that the struggling Las Vegas Strip will eventually turn around.
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Dow, S&P slip after jobs data; Nasdaq rises

The Dow and the S&P 500 edged lower on Friday from 15-month highs after hopes for a quick turnaround in the labor market were knocked by an unexpectedly weak employment report.
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Icahn considering proxy battle at Genzyme: source

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who last year forced board changes at biotechnology company Biogen Idec Inc , may take aim at cross-town rival Genzyme Corp , according to a source familiar with the situation.

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