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Australian Retail Spending to Rise Through 2012 as Jobs Surge, Access Says Australian retail sales growth will
accelerate in the next two years as consumer confidence gains on
rising employment, according to Access Economics.
Vitasoy to Double China Capacity to Tap Growing Demand for Packaged Drinks Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.,
a soy milk supplier to Starbucks Corp., will invest about 300
million yuan ($44 million) to double its capacity in China and
tap increasing demand for packaged beverages.
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Crude Oil Pares Losses on Fuel Demand Outlook as China's Imports Increase Oil pared losses to trade above $81
a barrel in New York on optimism fuel demand will recover after
imports into China, the world’s second-biggest energy user, rose
more than estimated.
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Plans to Introduce Oman-based Oil Swaps, Option The Dubai Mercantile Exchange,
where the largest physically delivered futures contract in the
world is traded, plans to introduce oil swaps and options
against its benchmark sour-crude in the coming months.
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Apollo Said to Triple Property Assets With Buy of Citigroup Investing Unit Apollo Management LP agreed to buy
Citigroup Inc.’s real estate investment unit in a move that will
more than triple the value of the private-equity firm’s property
assets, a person with knowledge of the deal said yesterday.
AIG's `Money in the Door' Asset Sales Reap $3.2 Billion for Bondholders American International Group Inc.
bondholders reaped at least $3.2 billion after the bailed-out
company announced deals to sell its two largest non-U.S. life
insurance divisions for $51 billion.
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Abbott to Buy Facet for $27 a Share, 54% More Than Biogen's Rejected Offer Abbott Laboratories, maker of the
arthritis medicine Humira, succeeded in its bid for Facet
Biotech Corp. by offering 54 percent more than Biogen Idec Inc.
in its rejected takeover effort.
J&J Pushed Drug's Sale to Elderly After U.S. Warned of False Safety Claims Johnson & Johnson made plans to
reach $302 million in geriatric sales for its antipsychotic
Risperdal just months after federal regulators said the company
falsely claimed the drug was safe and effective with the
elderly, according to internal documents.
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AIG Climbs on Speculation Bailed-Out U.S. Insurer May Divest More Assets American International Group Inc.,
the insurer rescued by the U.S., climbed for a fourth day,
jumping 17 percent, on speculation the firm may sell more assets
after announcing deals to divest two units for $51 billion.
MetLife Chief Henrikson Eclipses Benmosche After Vow Not to Waste Crisis MetLife Inc. Chief Executive Officer
Robert Henrikson, who vowed not to waste the financial crisis,
will control a larger overseas life insurance operation than his
old boss after agreeing to pay $15.5 billion for a unit of
American International Group Inc.
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Apollo Said to Triple Property Assets With Buy of Citigroup Investing Unit Apollo Management LP agreed to buy
Citigroup Inc.’s real estate investment unit in a move that will
more than triple the value of the private-equity firm’s property
assets, a person with knowledge of the deal said yesterday.
IVG Narrows 2009 Consolidated Loss to $214.9 Million as Overhaul Kicks In IVG Immobilien AG posted a net loss
of 158 million euros in 2009 compared wuth a loss of 451.7
million euros a year ago.
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Fujitsu Investors Renew Calls for More Information Over Nozoe Controversy Fujitsu Ltd. drew renewed calls
from investors to shed more light on the departure of former
President Kuniaki Nozoe after the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended a
probe into the conflicting reasons given by the company.
PCCW Says Chairman Richard Li's Plans to Buy Out Phone Company Are `Dead' PCCW Ltd., linked to a police probe
following a court ruling that a buyout bid by Chairman Richard
Li had been manipulated, said investors at Hong Kong’s biggest
phone company should consider the takeover plan as “dead.”
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Cathay Pacific Rises on Better-Than-Estimated Profit Due to Capacity Cuts Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Hong
Kong’s biggest carrier, rose the most in about a month after
posting a better-than-estimated profit on capacity cuts and the
sale of a stake in a maintenance venture.
Toyota's `Bargains' May Boost U.S. Sales 30% in March, Edmunds.com Says Toyota Motor Corp., battling a two-
month slide in U.S. sales amid recalls of millions of vehicles,
may rebound this month after introducing an incentive campaign,
Edmunds.com said.
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