Monday, May 30, 2016
BRIEF-Imperus Technologies Q1 shr $0.01
announces proposal to change name to "Tangelo Games Corp."
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EQT sells Atos Medical, sources value deal at 850 mln euros
sold its medical devices business Atos Medical to private equity
firm PAI Europe, it said on Monday, with sources valuing the
deal at about 850 million euros ($946 million).
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BRIEF-HIT Technologies reports Q3 basic loss per share of $0.02
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BRIEF-Inside Secure says France Brevets licenses NFC patents to Samsung
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EU mergers and takeovers (May 30)
review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU
merger process:
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BRIEF-Community Entertainment decides on rights issue
rights for existing shareholders to increase the share capital by a maximum of 1,998,720 Swedish
crowns ($239,893.42) through issue of up to 333,120 new shares
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BRIEF-Zaio Corp Q1 loss per share C$0.01
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BRIEF-Next Biometrics: CEO related party sells 95,000 shares at NOK 131.50/shr
95,000 shares at 131.50 Norwegian crowns ($15.75) per share in NEXT Biometrics
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BRIEF-Intertain postpones annual general meeting
directors to complete its strategic review
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BRIEF-Sinomach Automobile signs agreement with Alibaba's car affiliate
affiliate on areas including car sales, finance leasing and auto
parts
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BRIEF-Axis says acquires Czech IP company 2N
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BRIEF-Yume No Machi Souzou Iinkai Delis Corporation buys 51 pct stake in Delis Corp
third party allocation, for 50.0 million yen, on May 30
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BRIEF-NCBiR chooses Suntech's project for subsidy of up to 3.2 mln zlotys
(NCBiR) chooses Suntech's project "Smart Service Designer" for
subsidy of up to 3.2 million zlotys ($810,640)
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BRIEF-Enish announces exercise of options
shares of its common shares in May, comprised of 135,000 shares
at exercise price 627 yen, 55,000 shares at 655.1 yen, 45,000
shares at 713 yen, 25,000 shares at 696.5 yen 50,000 shares at
649.6 yen, 30,000 shares at 714.9 yen, 20,000 shares at 715.8
yen, 40,000 shares at 662.4 yen, 45,000 shares at 645.9 yen,
25,000 shares at 656 yen and 40,000 shares at exercise price
671.6 yen
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BRIEF-Beijing Jetsen Technology to apply for comprehensive credit line of 150 mln yuan
million yuan from Beijing Shuangyushu Branch of China Merchants
Bank
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BRIEF-Happigo Home Shopping says shareholder cuts 4.4 pct stake in it
percent stake) of it on May 25, cutting stake in it to 3.1
percent from 7.5 percent
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Sunday, May 29, 2016
BRIEF-Inside Secure and Rambus collaborate to protect delivery of content
delivery of 4K and ultra HD premium content
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BRIEF-Beijing Ultrapower Software appoints Wang Ning as chairman
president, and Lin Hong as CFO of the company
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BRIEF-Vtron Technologies completes establishment of education JV in Nanjing
in Nanjing with a Nanjing-based cultural and educational books
firm, and the company holds a 55 percent stake in JV
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BRIEF-Digital Information Technologies upgrades to TSE second section
second section from TSE JASDAQ, on May 30
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BRIEF-Beijing BDstar Navigation's unit to buy 35 percent stake in Hangzhou Kaili Communication
stake in Hangzhou Kaicom Communication Co.Ltd, for 45.5 million
yuan
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Iran orders social media sites to store data inside country
apps a year to move data they hold about Iranian users onto
servers inside the country, prompting privacy and security
concerns on social media.
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Data analysis from Paris raid on Google will take months, possibly years -prosecutor
investigators in last week's raid of Google's Paris
headquarters could possibly take years, French financial
prosecutor Eliane Houlette said on Sunday.
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French finmin rules out Google tax deal, more firms could be targeted
ensure that multinationals operating on its soil pay their taxes
and more cases could follow after Google and McDonald's were
targeted by tax raids, Finance Minister Michel Sapin said.
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Saturday, May 28, 2016
UPDATE 1-Chinese users criticise Microsoft's push for Windows 10 upgrade-Xinhua
products are criticising the software company's push to
get them to mandatorily upgrade their Windows operating systems,
the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
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Friday, May 27, 2016
Gawker privacy lawsuit evolves into battle of tech billionaires
Pierre Omidyar is backing news and entertainment web site Gawker
Media in its lawsuit against wrestler Hulk Hogan, adding a new
twist to a case pitting technology money against press freedom.
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BRIEF-KVH Industries appoints John McCarthy as interim CFO
interim chief financial officer
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BRIEF-PC Connection acquires Softmart; Financial terms of transaction were not disclosed
Richard Sloane will be leaving organization
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BRIEF-Moody's says Alphabet's victory in code copyright case is credit positive
case is credit positive; ratings unchanged
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UPDATE 1-Search of old computer files allowed by U.S. appeals court
executing a warrant to search a Connecticut accountant's records
that had been seized 2-1/2 years earlier, a U.S. appeals court
said, in a closely watched case testing how long the government
can keep a criminal suspect's computer data.
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Girls code in India to tackle challenges of slum living
girls in the Mumbai slum of Dharavi are battling the daily
challenges they face, one mobile app at a time.
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Search of old computer files allowed by U.S. appeals court
executing a warrant to search a Connecticut accountant's records
that had been seized 2-1/2 years earlier, a U.S. appeals court
said, in a closely watched case testing how long the government
can keep a criminal suspect's computer data.
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US high-grade logs biggest month ever
biggest month ever in May, topping US$160bn as borrowers locked
up financing ahead of any possible rates hike coming this summer
from the Fed.
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Germany monitoring Chinese takeovers to ensure no loss of technology-source
Chinese investment in the country and will consider each
takeover on a case-by-case basis to ensure it does not lose key
technology, a government source said on Friday.
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Lithuania eyes buying air defence system from Norway-report
NASAMS medium-range air defence system developed by Norway's
Kongsberg Gruppen and U.S. defence contractor Raytheon
, the Baltic state's defence minister told the BNS news
agency on Friday.
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BRIEF-WebMD announces exercise of over-allotment option for 2-5/8 pct convertible notes due 2023
option of $60 million aggregate principal amount of 2®%
convertible notes due 2023
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UPDATE 2-Kuka's CEO says Chinese bidder could be a growth driver
(Adds comments on white knight, details on politics, major
shareholders)
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REFILE-Thermo Fisher to buy FEI Co for about $4.2 bln
it would buy FEI Co for about $4.2 billion to gain
access to its signature electron microscopy technology.
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BRIEF-IAI to recommend FY 2015 dividend of 0.06 zloty per share
489,374 zlotys ($124,270) in total
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Push for encryption law falters despite Apple case spotlight
rampage that left 14 people dead in San Bernardino, key U.S.
lawmakers pledged to seek a law requiring technology companies
to give law enforcement agencies a "back door" to encrypted
communications and electronic devices, such as the iPhone used
by one of the shooters.
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BRIEF-Ezfly International Travel Agent appoints Huang Xingwei as head of finance and accounting
accounting to succeed Zhang Zhongyuan, effective May 27
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BRIEF-Enghouse systems buys Netboss Technologies
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BRIEF-Datagate to increase capital by 200 pct to 30 mln lira
($10.19 million) from 10 million lira through bonus share issues
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BRIEF-Hugo Games: Axe in Face2 gets pre-installed on Samsung
in China in 2016
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BRIEF-Seven Star Works to issue 5th convertible bonds
convertible bonds, raising 5.8 billion won in proceeds
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BRIEF-Hugo Games in preliminary talks with investor
expressed interest in considerable minority stake in company
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BRIEF-203 Web Group Q1 EBITDA swings to profit SEK 47,000
ago
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Thursday, May 26, 2016
BRIEF-NetEnt says obtains gaming licenses in Romania
Gambling Office, covering production and distribution of
specialized gaming software as well as management and hosting
facilities for online gaming
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India's Maruti Suzuki to recall 77,380 vehicles
, the country's leading carmaker, will recall 77,380
vehicles to upgrade the airbag controller software and replace a
faulty fuel filter, the company said in a statement on Friday.
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Push for encryption law falters despite Apple case spotlight
rampage that left 14 people dead in San Bernardino, key U.S.
lawmakers pledged to seek a law requiring technology companies
to give law enforcement agencies a "back door" to encrypted
communications and electronic devices, such as the iPhone used
by one of the shooters.
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HK Exchange says 10 firms buy back shares
companies had repurchased their ordinary shares in the market.
The following is a table regarding share buybacks:
Company name Date of No. of Highest Lowest
(Stock code) Repurchase Securities Price per Price per
Repurchased share share
ALLIED PPT (HK) 2016/05/26 192,000 HK$1.46 N/A
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S.Korea stocks near 2-week high on bargain hunting, won nearly flat
* Won expected to gain after 3 losing weeks
SEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) - South Korean shares climbed to a
near two-week high on Friday as investors hunted for bargains
and shipping stocks surged, but gains were capped by caution
ahead of next month's U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and Britain's
referendum on whether to remain in the EU.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was up
0.2 percent at 1,962.19points as of 0228 GMT.
On a we
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BRIEF-Facebook CIO Tim Campos is leaving Co at the end of the year to start a new company, Facebook is searching for a new CIO - WSJ
year to start a new company, Facebook is searching for a new CIO
- WSJ
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Cyber security firm Palo Alto's revenue jumps 47.7 pct
a 47.7 percent jump in quarterly revenue as it gained new
customers for its cyber security products, particularly in its
burgeoning services unit.
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U.S. jury sides with Alphabet's Google in Android trial
Alphabet's Google a major victory on Thursday in a
long-running copyright lawsuit against Oracle Corp,
saying the law allowed Google's use of Oracle's software to
create its Android smartphone operating system.
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Microsoft e Facebook construirão cabo transatlântico para transmissão de dados
acordo para construir conjuntamente um cabo submarino
transatlântico para atender a crescente demanda por internet de
alta velocidade e armazenamento em nuvens.
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Fitch Affirms Computer Sciences' Rating on Merger with HPE's Enterprise Services; Outlook Stable
CHICAGO, May 26 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings
for Computer
Sciences Corporation (CSC), including the 'BBB' Long-Term Issuer
Default Ratings
(IDR), on its plan to merge with Hewlett Packard Enterprise's
(HPE) information
technology (IT) services segment, Enterprise Services (ES).
Fitch's actions
affect $5.1 billion of total debt, including the undrawn $2.5
billion revolving
credit facility (RCF). The Rating Outlook
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Microsoft, Facebook to jointly build transatlantic subsea cable
have agreed to jointly build a subsea cable across the
Atlantic Ocean to meet growing demand for high-speed cloud and
online services.
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BRIEF-Philippines bank also targeted by SWIFT hackers - Symantec
bank in Philippines was also targeted by attackers - Symantec
blog
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UPDATE 2-Gawker hires bank, makes "contingency" plans after Hogan lawsuit
online news and gossip website Gawker.com, is exploring a sale
following a court ruling that it pay $140 million to wrestler
Hulk Hogan over the publication of a sex tape, according to two
sources familiar with the matter.
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BRIEF-True Corp, IBM say will establish a new R&D Center for digital technology in Bangkok - Nikkei
new R&D Center for digital technology, the True IBM Innovation
Studio In Bangkok - Nikkei
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BRIEF-Huge Group sees FY HEPS of 18.51 cents
when compared to previous financial year
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BRIEF-Gogo gets proposal from airline customer for connectivity service on fleet
connectivity service on portion of airline's domestic fleet -
SEC filing
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New research shows consumers uninformed, wary of new vehicle technology
plug-in cars and self-driving vehicle systems are getting
caution signals from new research that suggests many mainstream
consumers don't know what benefits they would get.
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BRIEF-Facit says Privacy Analytics bought by IMS Health
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BRIEF-Fujian Newland Computer to acquire stakes in Internet firms, payment technology firm
a combined 680 million yuan ($103.72 million)
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BRIEF-Omnivision cuts stake in China Wafer Level CSP to 3.35 pct
stake in the company to 3.35 percent from 8.35 percent on May
25, at 27.96 yuan ($4.26)per share
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BRIEF-Sunyard System Engineering plans acquisition via cash, share issue
technology firm for 960 million yuan ($146.44 million) via cash,
share issue
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BRIEF-Descartes Systems Group reports Q1 earnings per share $0.08
I/B/E/S
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BRIEF-Bringspring Science and Technology to pay 2015 dividend on June 2
(before tax) to shareholders of record on June 1 for 2015
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UPDATE 1-China's Lenovo swings to full-year loss on M&A costs
on Thursday reported its first loss in six years, with
earnings pulled down by acquisition and restructuring costs as
well as weak sales of smartphones and personal computers (PCs).
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BRIEF-Shenzhen Gongjin Electronics plans industry buyout fund with partner
contract worth about $130 million awarded by parties including
Alcatel-Lucent International
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016
BRIEF-UBIC to change name to FRONTE
May 26 (Reuters) - UBIC Inc :
* Says it to change its company name to FRONTEO, Inc
* Says the change planned effective on July 1
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HK Exchange says 11 firms buy back shares
11 companies had repurchased their ordinary shares in the market.
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Company name Date of No. of Highest Lowest
(Stock code) Repurchase Securities Price per Price per
Repurchased share share
ALLIED GROUP 25/05/2016 2,000 HK$38.2 N/A
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BRIEF-NSD repurchases shares at 1.5 bln yen
the price of 1.5 billion yen in total, as of May 25
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BRIEF-HP Inc says "On track to reduce our cost structure by more than $1 billion in 2016" - Dion Weisler, CEO
than $1 billion in 2016" - Dion Weisler, CEO
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BRIEF-Rubicon Project says CFO resigns, names interim CFO
interim CFO while company conducts a process to identify a full
time successor
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UPDATE 2-HP Inc profit beats Street amid weak market for PCs, printers
Hewlett-Packard Co's legacy hardware business, reported a
better-than-expected quarterly profit as aggressive cost cutting
helped counter weak demand for personal computers and printers.
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UPDATE 2-U.S. SEC probes Alibaba accounting methods, shares dive
Group Holding Ltd's accounting practices to determine
whether they violated federal laws, the Chinese e-commerce
company said, news that sent its shares down nearly 7 percent on
Wednesday.
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BRIEF-Amazon says Salesforce selected AWS as public cloud infrastructure provider
infrastructure provider
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UPDATE 4-Microsoft to cut 1,850 jobs at struggling smartphone unit
(Adds context on Microsoft strategy, final quote from Ballmer)
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BRIEF-Vogogo announces formation of committee to review strategic alternatives
review strategic alternatives and filing of its first quarter
2016 financial statements
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BRIEF-Enernoc announces restructuring plan that includes holding its utility customer engagement business for sale and plan to reduce North American workforce by about 5 pct
its utility customer engagement business for sale
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BRIEF-Truecar says May auto sales will likely be curbed by fewer weekend shopping days
deliveries, will reach 1,569,538 units in may, down 4 percent
from a year ago
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UPDATE 1-Israeli firms team up for high-speed 3D stem cell printing
Dimension has successfully lab-tested a 3D bioprinter
for stem cells, paving the way for the potential printing of
large tissues and organs, the company said on Wednesday.
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BRIEF-AT&T interested in buying Yahoo's internet business - Bloomberg
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UPDATE 2-EU to pursue checks on web platform deals with businesses
(Adds details on streaming quota)
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China the promised land for South African winemakers
tycoon Koos Bekker sells wine from his vineyard all over the
world, but a small detail offers a clue as to where his
priorities may lie - all the bottles are labelled in Mandarin.
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BRIEF-Barracuda strengthens executive team with new security and channels leadership
channels leadership
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BRIEF-PositiveId detects Zika virus on Firefly Dx polymerase chain reaction breadboard prototype pathogen detection system
polymerase chain reaction breadboard prototype pathogen
detection system
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India's Larsen & Toubro Q4 net up nearly a fifth, beats estimates
Ltd reported a better-than-expected 19 percent rise in
its fourth-quarter net profit, as it won more orders for
building roads and power transmission networks.
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BRIEF-Manz and Shanghai Electric join forces in solar technology development
technology development
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Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions
and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday:
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BRIEF-BBVA signs strategic collaboration with Red Hat
transformation and technology-driven innovation processes
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South Africa cbank demands tighter cyber security after Japan ATM heist
said on Tuesday it would push local banks to upgrade their cyber
security after criminals used counterfeit Standard Bank
cards to withdraw millions of dollars from ATMs across Japan.
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BRIEF-Opera Software buyers confirm shareholders accept takeover bid
which is subject to confirmation and may be adjusted, is that
offeror has received acceptances of offer for 90.6 pct of
outstanding share capital and 90.9 pct of votes in company
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BRIEF-Softbank Technology to set up JV with MY FARM, INC.
land information by using internet
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016
BRIEF-Advanced Media appoints Avantia GP as new auditor
Kisaragi Audit Corporation, effective June 28
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BRIEF-Solteq announces growth strategy for 2016 - 2019
commerce and improvement of the customer experience
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BRIEF-Hangzhou CNCR-IT forms strategic partnership with Jusfoun Big Data
Big Data, to expand market of telecom operators based on big
data service
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BRIEF-Hareon Solar Technology unit to set up branch office
office in Xuxiake Town, Jiangyin City
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BRIEF-System Design completes share repurchase for 44,710,000 yen
common stock, for 44,710,000 yen in all
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Philippine imports up 11.7 pct in March y/y
* March trade deficit at $1.7 bln vs yr-ago gap of $257 mln
* Q1 trade deficit $5.5 bln vs $2.8 bln gap yr ago
MANILA, May 25 (Reuters) - Philippine imports grew at a
significantly faster pace in March, buoyed by double-digit
increases in electronic, iron and steel, industrial machinery
and equipment imports, the statistics agency said on Wednesday.
KEY DATA Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct
Total import
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UPDATE 1-China's Huawei files patent suits against Samsung Elec
on Wednesday said it sued Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
claiming infringement of smartphone patents, the
Chinese firm's first intellectual property challenge against the
world's top mobile maker.
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UPDATE 1-SEC charges Pakistani man over bogus Integrated Device bid
fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for
illegally trading Integrated Device Technology Inc
stock options after submitting a bogus takeover bid for the
chipmaker.
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BRIEF-Viasat amends credit agreement to increase line of credit to $800 mln
loan documents which amended the credit agreement, dated as of
November 26, 2013,
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Wells Fargo to announce roboadviser partnership by end-June
to announce an investment and strategic partnership tied to
roboadviser-type offerings by the end of the second quarter, its
wealth management chief said on Tuesday.
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BRIEF-Aspect Software says it expects to emerge from restructuring process imminently
sheet, reducing long term debt by 40%
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BRIEF-Salon Media says Jordan Hoffner appointed as CEO
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UPDATE 3-Investigators raid Google Paris HQ in tax evasion inquiry
Google's Paris headquarters on Tuesday, escalating an
investigation into the digital giant on suspicion of tax
evasion.
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UPDATE 1-Twitter drops photos, videos from 140-character limit
photos and videos will no longer count toward the length of a
tweet, Twitter Inc said on Tuesday, but the
140-character limit will stay.
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BRIEF-Softbank and My Farm will create Farmland Search Joint Venture - Nikkei
this August with 30 million yen ($273,000) in capital- Nikkei
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BRIEF-Airbnb says to "increasingly" invest in localizing Airbnb in China - Startup Fest Europe
cities to address issues like taxes and transparency - Startup
Fest Europe
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Twitter changes tweet format but keeps 140-character limit
photos and videos will no longer count towards the length of a
tweet, Twitter Inc said on Tuesday, but the
140-character limit will stay.
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BRIEF-Viacom board poised for Sumner Redstone to make changes - CNBC
Board Still Focused On Delivering Paramount Deal - CNBC
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BRIEF-Twitter to make changes to simplify tweets
simplify tweets including what counts toward your 140
characters"
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BRIEF-Audiocodes receives approval for additional share repurchase program
$15 million of its ordinary shares, NIS 0.01 nominal value,
through October 7, 2016
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BRIEF-UMT United Mobility Technology resolves cash capital increase
private placement at an issue price of 1.25 euros per share
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Prosecutor confirms Google Paris raid in tax evasion probe
Google's Paris headquarters on Tuesday as part of a
probe into tax evasion and money laundering, the financial
prosecutor's office said, confirming media reports.
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French investigators raid Google's Paris HQ over tax case - source
Google's Paris headquarters as part of a probe over
tax payments, a source close to the finance ministry told
Reuters on Tuesday.
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BRIEF-Shenzhen Keybridge receives notice from regulator to halt review of private placement
review of its share private placement plan
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BRIEF-India's FIPB ruled Apple must comply with local sourcing rules to sell products through its own retail stores - Bloomberg
must comply with local sourcing rules to sell products through
its own retail stores - Bloomberg
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BRIEF-Proofpoint has come to agreement in principle with Finjan to settle dispute at issue in case Finjan
settle dispute at issue in case Finjan, Inc. V. Proofpoint Inc
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BRIEF-Bittium and Getac establish a partnership
available as an option on all Getac rugged computers
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China's Baofeng says investment group has bought 65 pct of MP & Silva
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BRIEF-Aucfan announces merger between units
Smartsourcing,inc. will undertake a merger with the company's
79.1 percent owned unit Eterment Co.Ltd. on June 30
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Spotify revenues grow 80 pct to 1.9 bln euros in 2015, op loss widens
Spotify reported an 80 percent increase in revenues to 1.945
billion euros in 2015 as its user base swelled and it expanded
in new markets, a filing showed.
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BRIEF-Eurotech and Zemsania partner up to deliver industrial IoT solutions
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Monday, May 23, 2016
BRIEF-Next Biometrics Q1 net loss widens to NOK 49.5 million YoY
ago
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BRIEF-Human Metabolome Technologies forms alliance with M3 Inc
on May 24, in seeds searching buiness, joint
development and sale business
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RPT-Indonesia eases foreign ownership rules for retail, port sectors
ownership rules in the retail sector and port services as part
of efforts to liberalise its economy, Southeast Asia's largest.
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BRIEF-Shenzhen Ysstech Info-tech to pay 2015 dividend on May 31
per 10 shares and use additional paid-in capital to distribute
10 new shares for every 10 shares for 2015, to shareholders of
record on May 30
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BRIEF-China Security & Fire changes follow-up measurement model of investment real estate
investment real estate to fair value model from cost
measurement model, effective from May 1
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BRIEF-SNU Precision signs contract with Fuzhou BOE Optoelectronics Technology
Technology Co.,Ltd, to provide display manufacture equipment
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U.S. House rejects bill requiring carriers to share phone location
Representatives voted down on Monday a measure that would have
compelled cell phone carriers to disclose a phone's location
with law enforcement in the event of an emergency, amid a
last-minute lobbying effort from privacy advocates opposed to
it.
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BRIEF-TOPFIELD to raise 6 bln won via private placement
May 24 (Reuters) - TOPFIELD CO.,Ltd.:
* Says it will raise 6 billion won via private placement
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SWIFT to unveil new security plan after hackers' heists
service that underpins international banking said it plans to
launch a new security programme as it fights to rebuild its
reputation in the wake of the Bangladesh Bank heist.
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UPDATE 1-Polycom to discuss PE offer in challenge to Mitel
Polycom Inc said on Monday it received a revised
proposal from a private equity firm that could be "superior" to
Mitel Networks Corp's offer.
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Facebook says no evidence of political bias found on 'Trending Topics'
an investigation into its editorial practices had found no
evidence of political bias in the selection or prominence of
stories shown on its Trending Topics feature.
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BRIEF-Tessera Technologies files legal proceedings against Broadcom
announced do not affect q2 guidance of fy revenue guidance
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Polycom to discuss revised offer from private equity firm
Polycom Inc said on Monday it received a revised
proposal from a private equity firm that could be "superior" to
Mitel Networks Corp's offer.
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BRIEF-Actions Semiconductor says special committee appoints counsel
preliminary non-binding "going-private" proposal received on may
19, 2016
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Fitch Assigns First-Time IDR of 'BB-' to Valid S.A.
SAO PAULO, May 23 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has assigned 'BB-'
Foreign and Local
Currency Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and an
'AA-(bra)' Long-Term
National Scale Rating to Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca
em Meios de
Pagamento e Identificacao S.A. (Valid). The Rating Outlook is
Stable. At the
same time, the agency has assigned a Long-Term National Scale
Rating of
'AA-(bra)' to Valid's senior unsecured debentures in th
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UPDATE 2-Stock Spirits top investor wins battle at shareholder meeting
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French competition watchdog launches online ad inquiry
launched an inquiry on Monday on the exploitation of Internet
users' data for the online advertising industry, putting major
personal data collectors such as Alphabet Inc's Google
in its sights.
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UPDATE 1-In Oracle vs. Google retrial, lawyers make final pitches to jury
a multibillion-dollar copyright lawsuit against Google because
Oracle failed in its own attempts to enter the smartphone
market, a Google attorney said in closing arguments on Monday.
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BRIEF-Finjan Holdings says Term sheet provides that Proofpoint will pay Finjan $10.9 mln cash
Proofpoint provide, Proofpoint will pay Finjan $10.9 million
cash, in license fees
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BRIEF-Amano tying annual dividend to net profit - Nikkei
March 2017 If The Japanese Information Systems Developer Meets Its Net Profit
Target
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BRIEF-Digital Bros to launch Terraria in Greater China with iDreamSky
to launch the mobile version (Android, iOS and Windows) of Terraria in Greater China
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BRIEF-Finjan Holdings says unit, Proofpoint agree to settle patent dispute
to a license to Finjan global patent portfolio
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BRIEF-Hugo Games in talks on partnership with US-based Lima Sky
development partnership
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BRIEF-IT Competence Group final FY 2015 consolidated revenue up at 24.4 mln euros
pct to 24.4 million euros ($27.31 million)
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U.S. consumers buck investors' rush to self-driving cars -study
notion of self-driving cars, according to a University of
Michigan study released on Monday, the latest sign that
investors and automakers may be rushing into a business where
demand is limited at best.
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BRIEF-Viacom CEO Dauman & Director Abrams file lawsuit to block recent actions around the Sumner Redstone Trust & National Amusements - CNBC
recent actions around the Sumner Redstone Trust & National
Amusements - CNBC
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BRIEF-Nasa increases Harris's space communications network services contract ceiling
space communications network services program
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BRIEF-Shoretel says some aspects of Corvisa acquisition not going as "originally anticipated"
21 percent to 24 percent above fiscal year 2016 levels
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BRIEF-Xura to be acquired in deal valued at about $643 mln
Siris Capital Group for $25.00 per share in an all-cash deal
valued at approximately $643 million
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BRIEF-Jiangsu Yinhe Electronics cuts share issue size to 1.65 bln yuan
($251.81 million) from 2.0 billion yuan previously
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Hackers probe defences of Middle East banks - FireEye
defences of banks in the Middle East, targeting employees with
infected emails which gather information about the banks'
network and user accounts, FireEye researchers said.
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BRIEF-Vector Capital sends letter to Covisint board saying "it is time to sell the company"
Covisint Corp realize its full potential
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BRIEF-FIC Global unit to fully acquire Danriver, Inc
30,000,000 shares (100 percent stake) of Danriver, Inc at
$15,138,445 from Broad Corp.
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BRIEF-Sinosun Technology to pay 2015 dividend on May 30
(before tax) to shareholders of record on May 27 for 2015
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BRIEF-Yume No Machi Souzou Iinkai announces business alliance with LINE Corporation
to form strategic partnership on May 23
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BRIEF-TISC to repurchase 120,000 shares for 30 mln yen
a 3.5 percent stake, for up to 30 million yen
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BRIEF-Guangdong Zhengye Technology says shareholder company cuts stake in it
company to 50.3 percent from 57.1 percent due to new share
issuance for acquisition and fund raising
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Sunday, May 22, 2016
BRIEF-Beijing Century Real Tech fails to get approval for assets acquisition
approval for assets acquisition via cash and share issue
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BRIEF-Lauritz.com signs sales-leaseback agreement in Copenhagen
property located Rovsingsgade 68 in Copenhagen
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf bourses may weaken further after oil slips
further downward pressure on Monday after oil prices weakened
and as trading volumes shrink ahead of the holy month of Ramadan
and the summer holidays.
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HK Exchange says 15 firms buy back shares
companies had repurchased their ordinary shares in the market.
The following is a table regarding share buybacks:
Company name Date of No. of Highest Lowest
(Stock code) Repurchase Securities Price per Price per
Repurchased share share
BILLION IND 2016/05/20 22,000 HK$4.88 HK$4.82
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BRIEF-Xiamen Changelight says shareholder stake decreases
percent (10.8 million shares) from 8.6 percent stake
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BRIEF-Xiamen Changelight says shareholder stake increases
acting in concert's combined stake in the company increases to
7.1 percent (50 million shares) from 0 percent
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Red Hat shares could rise 30 percent in a year -Barron's
percent in a year as more companies use its server software,
according to a report on Sunday in the financial publication
Barron's.
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To halt smartphone slide, Samsung rewrites playbook
smartphone components to the models it brings to market, Samsung
Electronics has undergone a painful process of
breaking from its past to reverse a slide in its handset
business.
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf bourses may weaken as investors book profits
trade with a weak bias on Sunday as short-term traders book
profits because of a lack of strong positive catalysts.
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Saturday, May 21, 2016
BRIEF-India's Reliance communications extends merger talks with Aircel by 30 days
Aircel Limited by 30 days to June 22, 2016.
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Apple boss Cook meets PM Modi to plot India strategy
chief Tim Cook met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
Saturday, concluding a four-day trip to India that could set the
stage for Apple's expansion plans in one of the world's fastest
growing smartphone markets.
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Friday, May 20, 2016
BRIEF-HBO's top programmer Mike Lombardo to leave by the end of the year - CNBC, citing Dow Jones
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Microsoft to crack down on content promoting extremist acts
more concerned about attacks by militant groups on civilians,
Microsoft Corp on Friday outlined new policies to crack
down what it called "terrorist content" on some of its consumer
services.
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Wrist-band device for alcohol monitoring wins U.S. prize
company has won a U.S. government-sponsored competition with an
alcohol monitoring devices that can be worn on the wrist, the
latest milestone in the development of wearable technologies
that monitor and diagnose medical conditions.
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UPDATE 2-SWIFT tells banks to share information on hacks
service SWIFT told clients on Friday to share information on
attacks on the system to help prevent hacking, after criminals
used SWIFT messages to steal $81 million from the Bangladesh
central bank.
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UPDATE 1-Avaya's private equity owners explore sale -sources
TPG Capital LP are considering a sale of telecommunications
equipment company Avaya Inc that could value it at between $6
billion and $10 billion, including debt, according to people
familiar with the matter.
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BRIEF-Hound Partners, LLC reports 6.2 pct passive stake in Infoblox as of May 10, 2016- SEC filing
10, 2016- SEC filing
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Texas woman and her Chewbacca mask go viral
filming a Facebook Live video of herself in an electronic
Chewbacca mask that racked up over 50 million views in less than
24 hours.
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BRIEF-Rennova Health files for stock shelf offering of up to $10 mln
filing
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Protesters return to Baghdad's Green Zone, sparking violence
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Egypt finds human remains and belongings from plane crash at sea
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UPDATE 1-Michigan Uber driver accused of murder interrupts hearing
accused of killing six people in a February shooting spree will
participate in a hearing on Friday via a video hookup from jail
after he was hauled out of court for a verbal outburst while a
witness was testifying.
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Businessman told to disclose more records in Libya-SocGen case
centre of a dispute between Libya's $67 billion sovereign wealth
fund and French bank Societe Generale must disclose additional
phone and banking records, a High Court judge in London ruled
on Friday.
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Michigan Uber driver interrupts hearing on murder charges
accused of killing six people in a five-hour spree in February
was hauled out of a preliminary hearing on Friday after he
interrupted and gestured at a witness who was testifying.
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BRIEF-Wasko to recommend FY 2015 dividend of 0.04 zloty/share
3.6 million zlotys ($913,497) in total
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BRIEF-Knowles to sell mobile consumer electronics speaker & receiver product line
consumer electronics speaker & receiver product line
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Germany testing suspiciously high CO2 levels for 30 vehicles
has shortlisted 30 car models which showed suspiciously high
levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for further testing,
the transport ministry said on Friday.
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Apple boss to meet India's Modi and his gold iPhone
Cook meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this weekend as
part of an Asian tour aimed at boosting sales, he will sit down
with a man whose penchant for a selfie - often using his gold
iPhone - can get him into trouble.
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EU mergers and takeovers (May 20)
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BRIEF-Lauritz.com intends to list on Nasdaq First North Premier
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RPT-Taiwan April export orders fall for 13th month, drop more than expected
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released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs on Friday.
The data is an indication of the strength of Asian exports
and of global demand for technology products in particular.
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Export orders (y/y pct) -11.1 -4.3 -4.7
Export orders from China -10.9 -7.5
Export orders from U.S.
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BRIEF-SaltX Technology Holding strengthens patent portfolio
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BRIEF-Hubstyle considers selling stake in Nokaut.pl
concerning its stake in Nokaut.pl sp. z o.o., including its sale
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Thursday, May 19, 2016
BRIEF-TELCON to issue first convertible bonds
private convertible bonds, raising 1 billion won in proceeds
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BRIEF-Ingenico Group to acquire Nera Payment Solutions in Singapore
Solutions, a subsidiary of Nera Telecommunications Ltd
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Tesla raises $1.46 bln in stock sale - IFR
raised $1.46 billion in fresh capital from the sale of its 6.8
million new common stock offering, according to IFR.
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BRIEF-Shenzhen Fastprint Circuit Tech says 2015 dividend payment date
(before tax) to shareholders for 2015 as a record of May 25
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HK Exchange says 12 firms buy back shares
companies had repurchased their ordinary shares in the market.
The following is a table regarding share buybacks:
Company name Date of No. of Highest Lowest
(Stock code) Repurchase Securities Price per Price per
Repurchased share share
BILLION IND 19/05/2016 24,000 HK$4.9 HK$4.85
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Midea Has Financial Resources to Fund Proposed Kuka Acquisition
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, May 19 (Fitch) Midea Group Co., Ltd.'s
(Midea; A-/Stable)
proposed acquisition of Kuka AG (Kuka) will not affect Midea's
ratings, as the
company has sufficient internal financial resources to fund the
acquisition,
Fitch Ratings believes. The acquisition will add to Midea's
business
diversification and will not impact the company's ability to
generate FCF.
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BRIEF-Axel Mark completes off-floor distribution for 1,871 yen per share
shares of its common stock on May 20
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BRIEF-Nasdaq says trading halt status in Code Rebel Corp was changed to "additional information requested" from company
"additional information requested" from company
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Apple unveils new store design in San Francisco
for its hugely successful retail stores on Thursday, aiming to
give shoppers the experience of setting foot in the headquarters
of the company credited with inventing the smartphone.
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Bitcoin exchange Coinbase to add ether currency to trading platform
late Thursday it will add digital currency ether on its trading
platform next Tuesday.
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BRIEF-Applied Materials returns $1 billion to shareholders
share repurchases
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UPDATE 3-Top Democratic senator probes SWIFT, NY Fed about Bangladesh heist
top Democrat sought information Thursday from global financial
network SWIFT and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on steps
being taken to bolster cyber security in the wake of the theft
of $81 million from the central bank of Bangladesh.
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UPDATE 1-GE, Airbus CEOs among business chiefs urging Britain to stay in EU
international companies, including GE, Cisco,
Mars, EMC, Airbus, and former New York Mayor
Michael Bloomberg, have signed a letter to the Financial Times
calling for Britain to remain in the EU.
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UPDATE 1-France's SoLocal Group says working on debt restructuring plan
SoLocal Group, previously known as PagesJaunes, said
on Thursday it is working on a debt reduction plan which would
be financed by issuing new shares.
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Larry Page spars with Oracle attorney at Android trial
Oracle's software in millions of smartphones, but the company
believed that the intellectual property was free for anyone to
use, Larry Page, chief executive of Google's parent company,
told jurors in court on Thursday.
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UPDATE 1-Vivendi raises Gameloft bid for the second time
raised its unsolicited bid for mobile video games maker
Gameloft for the second time on Thursday, adding
pressure on the founding Guillemot family.
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GM expands car-sharing service to Boston, Chicago, Washington
expanding its car-sharing service Maven to Boston, Chicago and
Washington D.C., nearly four months after the service was
launched.
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BRIEF-Mitel Networks gets U.S. FTC approval for acquisition of Polycom
proposed acquisition of Polycom
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BRIEF-Cheetah Mobile Q1 non-gaap diluted earnings per ADS $0.11
million quarter-over-quarter to 2,762 million as of march 31,
2016
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BRIEF-WebMD Health Services appoints Michael Sokol as chief medical officer
president, employee wellness and chief wellness officer at
sanofi
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Swedish air traffic systems operational again - Swedish radio
are operational again after an outage and the air traffic
authority said it hopes to get planes moving again shortly,
Swedish radio reported on Thursday.
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BRIEF-Drivescale announces $15 mln in a series A funding round
round led by pelion venture partners
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Air traffic problems in Sweden hit Gothenburg airport
installations have reduced traffic at Gothenburg airport,
Swedavia Swedish Airports said on Thursday, widening a problem
that has stopped traffic over the capital Stockholm.
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Google appeals French order for global "right to be forgotten"
appealed on Thursday an order from the French data protection
authority to remove certain web search results globally in
response to a European privacy ruling, escalating a fight on the
territorial reach of EU law.
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Israeli tech pioneer starts $100 mln VC fund
successful high-tech pioneers has co-founded a $100 million
venture capital fund to invest in Israeli start-ups in the field
of cloud computing, the internet of things and artificial
intelligence.
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BRIEF-Enish announces exercise of warrants
120,000 shares, during the period from May 10 to May 19
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In meeting with Apple's Cook, China regulator stresses security
technology regulator stressed Chinese users' security in a
meeting with Apple Inc's chief executive in Beijing, as
the U.S. tech titan stumbles in its biggest offshore market.
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BRIEF-Atishay Ltd to consider bonus shares issue
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016
MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf may pull back on oil, U.S. rate outlook
moderately on Thursday in response to a pull-back of oil prices
and speculation about a U.S. interest rate hike as soon as in
June, which has dragged down global bourses.
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India's Tata Comms to sell stake in data centre to ST Telemedia for $630 mln
is selling a 74 percent stake in its data centre
business to Singapore-based ST Telemedia for about $630 million
including debt, the company said on Thursday.
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BRIEF-Colombia selects Gemalto to secure citizens access to financial services
financial services
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BRIEF-Kyland Technology to pay 2015 dividend on May 25
(before tax) to shareholders of record on May 24, for 2015
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BRIEF-Hangzhou Shunwang Technology to pay 2015 dividend on May 25
tax) per 10 shares and use additional paid-in capital to
distribute 12.6167 new shares for every 10 shares, to
shareholders of record on May 24, for 2015
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BRIEF-Tibet-based investment company sells 4.38 pct stake in Happigo Home Shopping
stake (17,575,615 shares) in it on May 16
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UPDATE 1-Facebook's Zuckerberg meets U.S. conservatives over bias controversy
(Recasts with comments about meeting)
By Lisa Richwine and Dustin Volz
May 18 (Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg
heard from more than a dozen U.S. conservative leaders on
Wednesday and said he will work to build trust with users who
believe the social network displays politically biased news
content.
After a closed-door meeting at the company's Silicon Valley
headquarters, Zuckerberg defended his company's practices but
acknowledged that many conservatives believ
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Samsung Elec, Alibaba to team up on mobile payment systems - media
and Alibaba Group Holding plan to announce a
collaboration on mobile payment systems on Friday, South Korean
media reported.
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UPDATE 3-Salesforce CEO eyes artificial intelligence for robust growth
marketing-and-sales software provider for 17 years, may be
joining the ranks of the technology old-guard, but the 27
percent first-quarter revenue growth it posted on Wednesday
still showed some startup zip.
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BRIEF-NXP Semiconductors prices senior unsecured notes
nxp funding llc of $850 million of senior unsecured notes due
2021
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U.S. House lifts block on Google-hosted apps, Yahoo Mail remains blacklisted
Representatives' information technology team this week
reinstated access on its internet network to software
applications hosted on a Google cloud service after the company
addressed potential security fears, according to an email seen
by Reuters.
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LinkedIn invalidates millions of potentially compromised passwords
have affected far more users than originally thought, the
professional networking site said on Wednesday.
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BRIEF-PTC sold $500 mln aggregate principal amount of 6.000 pct senior notes due 2024
principal amount of its 6.000% senior notes due 2024
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UPDATE 2-Blue diamond soars to world record $57.6 mln at Christie's
and rare diamond, sold for 56.837 million Swiss francs ($57.6
million) at auction on Wednesday, setting a world record for any
gem after a dramatic see-saw bidding process, Christie's in
Geneva said.
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UPDATE 1-Google unveils Google Home, to compete with Amazon's Echo
Google Inc unveiled its answer to Amazon's
Alexa virtual assistant along with new messaging and virtual
reality products at its annual I/O developer conference on
Wednesday, doubling down on artificial intelligence and machine
learning as the keys to its future.
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BRIEF-J&J expects surgical robotics system to be working by year end
end, become eventual second approved surgical robotics system
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UPDATE 1-Netflix launches website for internet speed test
that it had launched a website to check the speed of a mobile or
broadband internet connection.
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UPDATE 1-Foxtons, Paddy Power Betfair investors back exec pay
companies approved their directors' pay on Wednesday, rejecting
the recommendations of influential advisors in a sign that
dissatisfaction over high salaries has yet to result in
widespread change.
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Big bang for startup 'crowdfunding' opens with a fizzle
finally buy shares in private startups, but so far
"crowdfunding" is off to a slow start.
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Charter Communications completes purchase of Time Warner Cable
said Wednesday it has completed its acquisition of Time
Warner Cable Inc and Bright House Networks LLC, creating
the second-largest U.S. broadband provider and third-largest pay
TV provider.
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BRIEF-Netgem announces addition of renowned entertainment service wuaki.tv and children's platform hopster to its global line-up
wuaki.tv and children's platform hopster to its global line-up
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UPDATE 1-Fitbit buys mobile payment technology from Silicon Valley startup
wearable payment technology assets from Silicon Valley-based
startup Coin, as it looks to allow users to make payments
through its popular line of wearable fitness devices.
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BRIEF-Alibaba discussing becoming a top sponsor of FIFA - Bloomberg
discussing becoming a top sponsor of FIFA - Bloomberg citing
sources
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BRIEF-Netflix launches website to check internet connection speed
internet connection is, whether on mobile or broadband, anywhere
in the world
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UPDATE 1-HK regulator says Alibaba broke takeover rules with "special deal"
regulator said that Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group
Holding Ltd breached takeover rules in the purchase of
a healthcare firm in 2014 because it also bought a company owned
by the brother of the healthcare firm's vice chairman on
"favourable terms."
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Fitbit buys mobile payment technology from Silicon Valley startup
wearable payment technology assets from Silicon Valley-based
startup Coin, as it looks to develop mobile payment technology
for its wearable fitness devices.
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UPDATE 1-Nokia returns to mobile phones with brand-licensing deal
signed an exclusive 10-year licensing deal with Finnish company
HMD Global Oy to create Nokia-branded phones and tablets,
manufactured by a subsidiary of Taiwan's Foxconn.
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UPDATE 1-Office supplies retailer Staples' quarterly sales beat estimates
bid for Office Depot Inc last week, reported
higher-than-expected quarterly sales as demand recovered in its
business that sells office supplies to companies in North
America.
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BRIEF-Microsoft says to sell entry-level feature phone assets to FIH Mobile for $350 mln
subsidiary of hon hai /foxconn technology group, and hmd global,
oy for $350 million
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BRIEF-Eon Silicon Solution to stop trading on Emerging Market from June 2
from June 2 due to it will be dissolved after merger
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BRIEF-Tera Xtal Technology to pay no dividend for 2015
May 18 (Reuters) - Tera Xtal Technology :
* Says it to pay no dividend for 2015
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BRIEF-Nokia and MTS Group to collaborate on IoT and 5G in Russia
that will create a strategic path to the realization of 5G
technology and the management of the ever-growing demands of
connected people and devices
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BRIEF-Max21 Management und Beteiligungen: Pawisda Systems gains QSC as distributor for Binect
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BRIEF-Kingsignal Technology to invest 51.4 mln yuan to set up JV with partners
firm and an investment management firm
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Japan regulator finds Line broke rules over payment tokens-sources
Line Corp broke rules over the use of a type of
payment tokens for an online game, making the messaging app
operator liable to pay a deposit shortfall to authorities,
people familiar with the matter said.
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UPDATE 1-Midea makes 115 euros per share offer for Germany's Kuka
Midea Group on Wednesday made an offer of 115 euros
per share for German industrial robot maker Kuka AG.
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BRIEF-Innowireless receives patent
data output circuit using a single serial output
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Silicon Valley mocks Trump over his tech bubble warning
candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that a dangerous
financial bubble has formed in the technology industry - and
Silicon Valley responded with a collective eye roll.
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Alibaba chief cancels speech after snub by anti-counterfeiting group
speech at an anti-counterfeiting conference after the trade
group behind it suspended the membership of his e-commerce giant
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the company said on its news
website on Tuesday.
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BRIEF-U.S. Labor secretary Thomas Perez's statemtent on Verizon labor dispute
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Verizon, striking unions to continue talks, U.S. Labor Dept. says
representatives from two striking unions will continue contract
discussions in Washington this week with the help of the U.S.
Department of Labor, the regulator said.
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UPDATE 1-Mozilla bid to intervene in U.S. child porn case rejected
Corp's request to force the U.S. government to disclose a
vulnerability related to its Firefox web browser that the
company says was exploited by the FBI to investigate users of a
large child pornography website.
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Virtual company may raise $200 mln, largest in crowdfunding
a computer code could raise $200 million when it ends its
fund-raising campaign next week, according to the founder of the
firm that wrote the code for the new digital enterprise.
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BRIEF-China Digital TV says Q1 revenue fell 7.3 pct to $13 mln
range of 2.0 million to 2.3 million
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UPDATE 1-Pear-shaped pink diamond sells for $31.5 million at Sotheby's
diamond fetched 30.8 million Swiss francs ($31.46 million) at
auction on Tuesday, Sotheby's said, but several other large
stones failed to reach the reserve prices set by the sellers.
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Schonfeld commits $100 million to tech hedge fund launch
Schonfeld is backing a new hedge fund firm with at least $100
million, according to two people familiar with the situation.
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Morgan Stanley CEO sticks by performance target in tough questioning
Chief Executive James Gorman on Tuesday stood by his intention
to reach a key performance target after facing sharp questions
from an analyst about whether he can achieve the goals he laid
out.
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Mozilla bid to intervene in U.S. child porn case rejected
Corp's request to force the U.S. government to disclose a
vulnerability related to the Firefox web browser that the
company says was exploited by the FBI to investigate users of a
large and secretive child pornography website.
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BRIEF-China's Midea Group to disclose takeover offer for Germany's Kuka - WSJ
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Searching for real growth, U.S. companies turn to virtual reality
companies are counting on virtual reality for real profits.
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Oracle co-CEO says Google caused Oracle revenue to plummet
dramatically reduced the amount of licensing revenue they paid
to use Oracle products after Google stole its copyrighted
software to enter the smartphone market, Oracle's co-chief
executive Safra Catz told jurors on Tuesday.
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BRIEF-EVS Broadcast Equipment: Patrick Tillieux appointed as new chairman of the board of directors
directors of EVS
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BRIEF-YuMe Inc comments on report issued by Institutional Shareholder Services
Shareholder Services regarding election of directors
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Apple boss Cook to tap Indian software talent during maiden visit
set to announce plans to expand its Indian software development
centre and build an accelerator programme for local start-ups,
two sources aware of the investment said on Tuesday, hours
before Chief Executive Tim Cook's maiden visit.
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BRIEF-Mediagrif to acquire Advanced Software Concepts Inc.
capabilities to its e-procurement platforms, MERX and BidNet
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BRIEF-Duos Technologies Group Q1 revenue falls 9 pct
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BRIEF-Hubstyle Q1 net loss widens to 848,000 zlotys
versus 3.0 mln zlotys a year ago
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BRIEF-Astro-Med Q1 earnings per share $0.14
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BRIEF-Gigas Hosting signs collaboration contract in Chile
three years from the distribution agreement in Chile
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Hong Kong shares rise on Wall Street's gain, higher oil prices
encouraged by upbeat U.S. and Asian markets as well as by higher
oil prices.
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BRIEF-Beijing Forever Technology to pay 2015 dividend on May 23
(before tax) for 2015 to shareholders of A shares of record on
May 20
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