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Samsung Electronics loses $12 billion market value on smartphone worries
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Samsung Electronics Co lost $12 billion in market value on Friday, hit by brokerage downgrades that have underscored concerns about slowing sales of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone. The share slide of …

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AIG argues against $8.5 billion settlement with BofA
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American International Group Inc argued on Tuesday that a proposed $8.5 billion settlement between Bank of America Corp and investors in Countrywide Financial Corp mortgage-backed securities was not big …

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DirecTV, two others bid over $1 billion for Hulu: source
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Satellite operator DirecTV and two other bidders have offered more than $1 billion apiece to buy Hulu, a source with knowledge of the bidding process said on Friday, increasing the likelihood that owners …

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TUI Travel to buy 60 new Boeing aircraft worth $6 billion
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British travel firm TUI Travel has agreed a deal to buy 60 of Boeing’s 737 MAX jets with an option to buy a further 90 more of the fuel-efficient aircraft. TUI Travel, which operates Britain’s Thomson …

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Buffett picks up Las Vegas-based NV Energy for $5.6 billion
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s power production unit MidAmerican Energy will pay $5.6 billion for NV Energy Inc , the electric utility that serves Las Vegas and its power-hungry casinos. MidAmerican Energy Holdings …

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Real Life 'Armageddon'?: NASA Working on $1 Billion Project to Nuke Asteroids
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NASA scientists say that if a dangerous asteroid appears to be headed directly towards Earth, one option would be to send a spacecraft out to destroy it with a nuclear warhead, reminiscent of the popular 1998 movie, "Armageddon." A mission where NASA …

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U.S. accuses currency exchange of laundering $6 billion
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U.S. prosecutors have filed an indictment against the operators of digital currency exchange Liberty Reserve, accusing the Costa Rica-based company of helping criminals around the world launder more than …

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Suntory unit Japan listing to be approved Wednesday in $5 billion IPO: source
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Suntory Holdings Ltd is set to receive Tokyo Stock Exchange approval as soon as Wednesday to list its food and non-alcoholic beverage unit, a source with direct knowledge of the process told Reuters. The …

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Liberty Reserve: Online currency company founder indicted in $6 BILLION money-laundering ring – the largest in history
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Arthur Budovsky, the founder of Liberty Reserve, was arrested in Spain on Friday after his company allegedly helping hide illegal transactions worldwide, authorities said today.

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KKR, Carlyle said to eye bids for SingTel's $1.9 billion Australia unit
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Private equity firms KKR and Carlyle Group are among the suitors lining up bids for Singapore Telecommunications Ltd’s Australian unit, Optus Satellite, people familiar with the matter said, a business …

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