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KKR planning Dollar General IPO- WSJ

Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co is in the advanced planning stage for an initial public offering of stock in discount U.S. retailer Dollar General Corp, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

FirstMerit posts lower Q2 profit; eyes acquisitions

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FirstMerit Corp reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit, weighed down by higher provisions for bad loans and charges, and said it was looking for Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)-assisted deals for banks with assets of up to $5 billion.
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Molson family loses CIT backing for Canadiens deal

CIT Group Inc, a 101-year-old lender fighting for survival, will not provide financing for the Molson family's deal to buy the Montreal Canadiens hockey team, a spokesman for the family said on Tuesday.
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RioCan eyes acquisition in Canada by year end: CEO

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is looking at acquisition opportunities in Canada in the short term and will likely close a deal by the end of the year, Chief Executive Edward Sonshine said in an interview with Reuters.
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Interpublic profit drops; shares down sharply

Interpublic Group reported a sharper-than-expected drop in quarterly results, sending its shares down 11 percent and making it clear that the advertising industry's troubles are not yet over.
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Viacom posts lower profit; unveils Verizon deal

Viacom Inc reported a 32 percent drop in earnings, but tempered yet another quarter of depressed results with the announcement that it has reached a key distribution deal for its new movie channel Epix.
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Former Lehman Asia CEO to leave Nomura board

former Asia Pacific CEO for Lehman Brothers will step down from his chairman role at Nomura Holdings, according to a memo obtained by Reuters on Tuesday, potentially dealing a blow to morale among ex-Lehman staff now at the Japanese brokerage.
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Abbott to buy India nutritionals for $130 mln

Abbott Laboratories Inc said it plans to widen its array of nutritional brands in India by paying $130 million for the nutrition businesses of Wockhardt Ltd, certain Wockhardt subsidiaries, and Carol Info Services Ltd.
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China's Great Wall Motor considering A-share IPO

Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor Co is considering resurrecting plans for a domestic A-share initial public offering as China's stock and auto markets have rebounded strongly, company executives said on Tuesday.
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Delphi favors bid from bankruptcy lenders

A group of hedge funds that provided bankruptcy funding to Delphi Corp on Monday won a high-stakes auction to take control of the auto parts supplier, scuttling a rival deal brokered by the Obama administration.
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BP eyes Chinese refineries, no plant sales

BP is still considering the construction of refineries in China with partners Sinopec and PetroChina, the head of the British oil major's downstream unit said on Tuesday.
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U.S. home prices stabilizing, still down 17 pct from 2008: report

Home prices are stabilizing after steep declines last year, although prices are still down about 17 percent compared to last year, according to new home prices index report released on Tuesday which gives further support to the belief that the housing market is reaching a bottom.
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Viacom posts lower profit

Viacom Inc reported a steep fall in quarterly earnings, hit by poor advertising revenue and a dropoff in sales of its Rock Band video game.
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Magna improves its Opel bid - German govt source

Canadian auto parts maker Magna (MGa.TO) has increased the amount of upfront capital it will inject in its offer for General Motors' European unit Opel, a German government source said on Tuesday.
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Magna improves its Opel bid: source

Canadian auto parts maker Magnahas increased the amount of upfront capital it would inject into Opel in its offer for the General Motors European unit, a German government source said on Tuesday.
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Toyota to launch hybrid compact in Japan: report

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp plans to launch a hybrid compact for around 1.5 million yen ($15,760) in Japan in late 2011, broadening its hybrid car line-up, the Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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U.S. housing chiefs to push lenders for aid

Senior U.S. housing officials and leading mortgage companies on Tuesday will make a fresh commitment to help troubled borrowers keep their homes and will promise to expand foreclosure-prevention aid, sources familiar with the plans said.
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Growing Chinese phone users dissatisfy with domestic operators

The number of phone users in China has surpassed billion during the first half of 2009, which, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), is boosted by the launch of the third-generation (3G) network. However, most of the users are not satisfied with their current domestic operators.
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Safilo talks fall through, board seeks new solution

Debt-laden Italian eyewear maker Safilo, which has been seeking to strengthen its balance sheet, postponed release of its first-half results on Monday after talks with private equity groups fell through.

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