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Harley-Davidson to launch MV Agusta sale next week

Harley-Davidson will name the investment bank to handle the sale of its Italian motorbike unit MV Agusta next week, launching the sale process for the Italian company, MV Agusta's Managing Director Enrico D'Onofrio said on Monday.

China Minsheng's US bank loss to have limited impact

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China Minsheng Banking Corp, which is raising up to $4 billion through a public offering of shares in Hong Kong, said on Tuesday that its failed investment in U.S. lender UCBH Holdings Inc will have a limited impact on its business.

Five facts about interim Opel boss Reilly

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General Motors named Nick Reilly, head of the U.S. carmaker's international operations, as interim head of its European business while it searches for a new chief executive for the Opel unit.
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BofA CEO says history will vindicate recent deals

Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Officer Ken Lewis said on Tuesday that he expected history to show he was right when it came to controversial steps such as buying struggling brokerage Merrill Lynch & Co.
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Merkel says GM has to pay most Opel revamp costs

German Chancellor Merkel urged General Motors to quickly present a restructuring plan for its European unit Opel and said the U.S. automaker should not count on governments to shoulder most of the overhaul costs.
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Changan Auto claims China's No.3 spot with AVIC deal

The state parent of Chongqing Changan Automobile Co has agreed to take over major auto assets from aircraft maker Aviation Industry Corp of China, heeding Beijing's calls to speed up restructuring in the fragmented auto industry.
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Mercedes-Benz US CEO sees better sales ahead

Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz premium auto division expects year-on-year U.S. sales growth in the next few months and the potential to increase its U.S. market share next year, U.S. Chief Executive Ernst Lieb said on Monday.
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AIG likely to be able to repay government-Moody's

American International Group Inc has made tangible progress on its restructuring plan and will likely be able to repay the government's loan and much of its preferred equity stake, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.
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JAL may negotiate debt restructuring -sources

A government task force working on a revival plan for Japan Airlines Corp is considering using a debt restructuring mediation scheme to help ease the airline's financing woes, two sources familiar with the matter said.
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InterContinental warns trading still challenging

InterContinental Hotels, the world's biggest hotelier, said it was too early to forecast a recovery as trading conditions remained challenging after posting a 19 percent fall in third-quarter operating profit.
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Bristol-Myers buys rights to RA drug $85 million

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said on Tuesday it agreed to pay $85 million for the rights to an experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug being developed by privately held biotechnolgy company Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc.
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Tyco International quarterly earnings fall

Industrial conglomerate Tyco International Ltd posted a 53 percent drop in quarterly net profit as soft economic conditions sapped demand for its construction and control products.
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GE confirms bid for France's Areva business

General Electric Co confirmed on Monday it had submitted a binding offer for French state-owned nuclear group Areva SA's electricity transmission and distribution business.
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JPMorgan lifts salary freeze

JPMorgan Chase & Co is lifting a salary freeze it put in place last year, according to an internal memo from human resources director John Donnelly.
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Breakwater reaches labor deal at Myra Falls

Breakwater Resources has reached a tentative deal with unionized workers at its Myra Falls mine in British Columbia, averting a strike at the operation, the two sides said on Monday.
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Kraft aiming to acquire Cadbury more cheaply

Kraft Foods chief executive Irene Rosenfeld is playing hardball with her $16.4 billion hostile offer for Cadbury, triggering a bid battle that could stretch for up to three months.
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8 Reasons to Stage Your Home for Sale

Staging can be pricey. Especially if you go with someone good. The designer alone can run on the range of $1400-$3000 and rental of materials as much as $300-700 per month. Is it worth it? Homes that are priced right still need to compete. Anytime you can remove people's fears about purchasing a twix, a computer or a home, you'll be that much closer to locking in the sale.
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Revlon jumps on lender nod to credit amendments

Shares of Revlon Inc jumped 35 percent to a new year-high on Monday, after the cosmetics maker said its consumer products unit received lender consents to amend its bank term-loan and revolver credit agreements to refinance its long-term debt .
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Health companies see relief in U.S. Senate bill

Health insurers, drugmakers and other companies expect U.S. Senate lawmakers to soften the blow from health reform legislation narrowly passed by the House of Representatives that calls for a greater government role in the industry.
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Dish gains subscribers, sets special dividend

Dish Network Corp, the No. 2 U.S. satellite TV provider, beat Wall Street forecasts by posting a gain of 241,000 subscribers in the third quarter and surprised investors with a plan to pay shareholders a special dividend of $2 a share.
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GM to invest C$90 million to expand Canada plant

General Motors Co said on Monday that it would invest C$90 million ($85.1 million) to expand a joint venture plant in Canada where it builds the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain crossovers.

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