Sunday, July 31, 2016

BRIEF-Fidessa says there is a degree of uncertainty as a result of Brexit

* Says for six months to 30th june 2016, fidessa achieved

revenue of £158.3 million, represents growth on a reported basis

of 9%

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BRIEF-CS signs 6 bln won contract with SK TELECOM

* Says it signs a contract with SK TELECOM CO.,LTD, to

supply LTE equipment

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BRIEF-JT signs 288 mln won contract with SK Hynix

* Says it signs a contract with SK Hynix, for Gantry

logistics system

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UPDATE 1-Didi to buy Uber China operations in deal valuing combined firm at $35 bln - media

Aug 1 (Reuters) - China's dominant ride hailing firm Didi

Chuxing will buy Uber Technologies Inc's operations in China in

a deal that will end bruising competition between the two firms,

the Wall Street Journal reported.

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BRIEF-Uber said to merge China business with Didi in $35 billion deal - Bloomberg, citing sources

* Uber said to merge China business with Didi in $35 billion deal - Bloomberg, citing

sources

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Uber to combine China business with Didi Chuxing in $35 bln merger - Bloomberg

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc

would merge its China business with rival Didi Chuxing, valuing

the combined company at $35 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing

people familiar with the matter.

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BRIEF-TCL and unit to sell 50 pct stake in logistics unit to CJ Korea Corp unit

* Says the co and its network tech unit plans to sell a

combined 50 percent stake in a Shenzhen-based logistics unit to

China-based unit of CJ Korea Corp

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BRIEF-Realtek Semiconductor says 2015 dividend record date is Sep. 7

* Last date before book closure Sep. 2 with book closure

period from Sep. 3 to Sep. 7

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Uber to invest $500 million in global mapping project -FT

NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - Ride-hailing service Uber

has decided to invest $500 million into an ambitious

global mapping project to wean itself off dependence on Google

Maps and pave the way for driverless cars, the Financial Times

reported on Sunday.

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Box Office: 'Jason Bourne' Scores With $60 Million Debut, 'Bad Moms' Hits Big

LOS ANGELES, July 31 (Variety.com) - Audiences turned out in

force to see Matt Damon in "Jason Bourne," pushing the spy

sequel to a sterling $60 million debut.

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UPDATE 1-Clinton says Russian intelligence services hacked DNC

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential

candidate Hillary Clinton said Russian intelligence services

hacked into Democratic National Committee computers and she

accused Republican contender Donald Trump of showing support for

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Clinton says Russian intelligence services hacked DNC

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential

candidate Hillary Clinton said Russian intelligence services

hacked into Democratic National Committee computers and she

accused Republican contender Donald Trump of showing support for

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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German authorities clear Opel diesel engines - report

FRANKFURT, July 31 (Reuters) - Germany's Federal Office for

Motor Vehicles has approved diesel engines of General Motors'

Opel unit, after initial doubts about whether the engine

control software was permissible, weekly Bild am Sonntag

reported.

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UPDATE 1-Chinese consortium agrees $4.4 bln deal for Caesars online games

July 30 (Reuters) - A Chinese consortium that includes game

developer Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co Ltd and

e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd founder

Jack Ma has agreed to acquire Caesars Interactive Entertainment

Inc's online games unit for $4.4 billion in cash, the companies

said.

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Saturday, July 30, 2016

Pokemon GO players robbed at gunpoint in London park

LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Three teenagers playing the hit

game Pokemon GO have been robbed at gunpoint in a north London

park and forced to hand over their mobile phones, British police

said on Saturday.

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Chinese consortium agrees $4.4 bln deal for Caesars online games-sources

July 30 (Reuters) - A Chinese consortium that includes game

developer Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co Ltd and

e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd founder

Jack Ma has agreed to acquire Caesars Interactive Entertainment

Inc's online games unit for $4.4 billion in cash, people

familiar with the matter said.

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Russia says spyware found in state computer networks

MOSCOW, July 30 (Reuters) - Russia's intelligence service

said on Saturday that the computer networks of 20 organizations,

including state agencies and defence companies, have been

infected with spyware in what it described as a targeted and

coordinated attack.

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UPDATE 1-Oozing dim sum buns delight diners in Hong Kong

July 29 (Reuters) - At Dim Sum Icon in Hong Kong, diners are

encouraged to play with their food.

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Friday, July 29, 2016

UPDATE 1-U.S. Judge denies Uber motion to compel arbitration in surge-pricing lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO, July 29 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday

denied a motion by Uber Technologies Inc to compel

arbitration in a passenger lawsuit over so-called surge pricing

brought against the ride-hailing company's chief executive.

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Judge denies Uber motion to compel arbitration in surge-pricing lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO, July 29 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday

denied a motion by Uber Technologies Inc to compel

arbitration in a passenger lawsuit over so-called surge pricing

brought against the ride-hailing company's chief executive.

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BRIEF-Exo U qtrly net loss per share $0.02

* Without additional financing or other revenues, company

will be forced to cease operations

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BRIEF-Elon musk says Tesla Minibus will be built on a Model X chassis - tweet

* Elon Musk tweet - Tesla Minibus will be built on a Model X

chassis

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BRIEF-Soros Fund Management reports 5.27 pct passive stake in Quantum

* Soros Fund Management Llc reports 5.27 pct passive stake

in Quantum Corp as of July 22, 2016 - SEC filing

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BRIEF-Slyce appoints Swapan Kakumanu as its new CFO

* Says appointed swapan kakumanu as its new chief financial

officer

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BRIEF-Resonant says CFO John Philpott resigned

* Ross Goolsby of Bridgepoint consulting will join co August

and will become interim CFO after company files its form 10-Q

for Q2

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BRIEF-Cisco Systems' board adopts amendments to its amended bylaws

* Says on July 28, 2016, board adopted amendments to Cisco'S

amended and restated bylaws to implement proxy access

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UPDATE 3-Call center software maker Interactive Intelligence explores sale-sources

July 29 (Reuters) - Interactive Intelligence Group Inc

, a U.S. provider of software and services for call

center operators, is exploring strategic alternatives, including

a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Private equity firms focused on Hewlett Packard asset sales -sources

July 29 (Reuters) - Buyout firms are focused on acquiring

some software assets that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE)

has been considering divesting, worth between $6 billion

and $8 billion, rather than the entire company, people familiar

with the matter said on Friday.

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BRIEF-Alkermes says U.S. District Court issued unambiguous opinion in favor of co, U.S. FDA - SEC filing

* On July 28 U.S. District Court for District of Columbia

issued unambiguous opinion in favor of co and U.S. FDA - SEC

filing

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BRIEF-Several private equity firms contemplating buyout of Hewlett Packard Enterprise - CNBC

* Several private equity firms are "sniffing around" Hewlett

Packard Enterprise Co, contemplating a buyout - CNBC, citing

TheInformation

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UPDATE 1-Apple asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule against Samsung over patents

SAN FRANCISCO, July 29 (Reuters) - Apple Inc on

Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rule against Samsung

Electronics Co Ltd over whether Apple should receive

damages in a case about smartphone design patents.

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BRIEF-Only-Apartments proposes share capital increase of up to 17,500 euros

* Proposes share capital increase by 17,500 euros ($19,546) via issuance of up to 175,000

shares, share premium of 2.40 euro per share and issue price 2.50 euro per share

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BRIEF-Wedia H1 revenue up at 2.8 million euros

* H1 revenue 2.8 million euros versus 2.4 million euros

($2.7 million) a year ago

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BRIEF-Shopify files for mixed shelf offering of up to $500 mln

* Shopify Inc files for mixed shelf offering of up

to $500 million - sec filing

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Fitch: Acquisition of NetSuite Does Not Affect Oracle's 'A+/F1' Ratings

(The following statement was released by the rating agency)

CHICAGO, July 29 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings believes the acquisition

of NetSuite,

Inc. (NetSuite) does not affect the ratings for Oracle Corp.

(Oracle), including

the 'A+' Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and 'F1'

Short-Term IDR. The

Rating Outlook is Stable. A full list of current ratings follows

at the end of

this release.

Fitch believes the acquisition of NetSuite strengthens Oracle's

cloud-based

enterprise resource planning (ER

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UPDATE 1-Trade groups urge U.S. court to reverse 'net neutrality' rules

WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - Several wireless, cable and

broadband trade associations on Friday urged the full U.S. Court

of Appeals for the District of Columbia to reverse a ruling

upholding the Obama administration's landmark rules barring

internet service providers from obstructing or slowing consumer

access to web content.

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BRIEF-Chron announces new director of service and quality control

* Chron announces new director of service & quality control

to launch nationwide licensing effort

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BRIEF-Huawei appoints David He as new president of Huawei Enterprise US

* Announced appointment of David He as new president of

Huawei Enterprise US

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BRIEF-Indeks Bilgisayar decides to buy 49 pct of Artim Bilisim Cozumleri at $2.5 mln

July 29 (Reuters) - Indeks Bilgisayar Sistemleri Muhendislik

Sanayi Ve Ticaret As

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BRIEF-Vossloh says Vossloh Locomotives wins locomotive contract

* Vossloh Locomotives in Kiel signed a contract for delivery

of 44 DE 18 diesel-electric locomotives with French company

Akiem S.A.S. Akiem is one of leading leasing firms for rail

vehicles in europe

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BRIEF-China Fineblanking Technology corrects new share issuance disclosed on Oct. 14, 2015

* Says it corrects new share issuance plan disclosed on Oct.

14, 2015

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BRIEF-IROC raises conversion price of 1st series private placement convertible corporate bonds to T$65.6

* Says it raises conversion price of 1st series private

placement convertible corporate bonds to T$65.6 from T$40.2

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BRIEF-Chime Ball Technology to pay 2015 dividend on Sep. 20

* Says it will pay cash dividend of T$104,456,110 in total

for 2015

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BRIEF-Topco Scientific to pay cash dividend on Sep. 14

* Says it will pay cash dividend of T$3.9 per share

(T$634,321,873 in total) for 2015

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BRIEF-Amadeus reports H1 EBITDA up 16.5 pct YoY

* H1 net profit 450.0 million euros ($498.7 million) versus

390.5 million euros in year ago

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REFILE-TABLE-Panasonic -Q1 group results (SEC)

(Adds company forecast.Accounting policy for forecast is IFRS.)

Jul 29 (Reuters)-

Panasonic Corp

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in billions of yen unless specified)

3 months ended 3 months ended Yearto

Jun 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2017

LATEST YEAR-AGO COMPANY

RESULTS RESULT FORECAST

Sales 1.75 trln 1.86 trln7.6 trln

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BRIEF-Ryosan suspends business takeover plan from Hitachi Ltd

* Says it has suspended the milli-wave IC business takeover

plan, which was announced on Feb. 26

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BRIEF-Nippon Computer Dynamics to repurchase 850,100 shares

* Says it will repurchase up to 850,100 shares, representing

a 9.7 percent stake

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Thursday, July 28, 2016

BRIEF-Beijing Jiaxun Feihong Electrical gets 30 pct stake in rail tech company

July 29 (Reuters) - Beijing Jiaxun Feihong Electrical Co Ltd

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Axa and China's Alibaba enter into global partnership

PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - AXA on Friday said it

had forged a global partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant

Alibaba and its Ant Financial Services unit to

distribute the French insurance group's products and expand in

China.

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BRIEF-Nemetschek sees 2016 sales, earnings at upper end of range

* Expects to reach upper end of forecasts for revenues and

adjusted EBITDA

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BRIEF-AMS Divests NFC and RFID reader product lines

* Divests NFC and RFID reader product lines to increase

focus on sensor solutions retaining sensing-related wireless

activities

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BRIEF-PAXNet to list shares on KOSDAQ market

* Says it will issue 2.8 million shares through initial

public offering

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Soccer-MLS wants to be 'guinea pig' for video reviews

July 28 (Reuters) - Major League Soccer in North America is fast-tracking plans to use video reviews to aid referee decisions, commissioner Don Garber said on Thursday.

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BRIEF-N Tels receives patent

* Says it receives patent on July 26, for separable charge

system for BYOD service and separable charge method for data

service

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BRIEF-denso to retire treasury stock worth 10.18 percent of outstanding shares on aug 25

* denso: to retire treasury stock worth 10.18 percent of

outstanding shares on aug 25

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BRIEF-Smart Technologies announces court approves plan of arrangement

* Court of queen's bench of alberta has granted final order

approving proposed arrangement involving foxconn technology

group

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UPDATE 1-Taiwan Q2 GDP returns to on-year growth, beats forecasts

TAIPEI, July 29 (Reuters) - Taiwan's trade-reliant economy

returned to on-year growth in the second quarter after three

straight quarters of decline, as the contraction in exports

slowed and investment increased.

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UPDATE 3-Amazon tops Wall Street targets, lifted by cloud revenue

July 28 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc posted strong

results across its older and newer businesses on Thursday as

global Web retail sales and cloud services topped Wall Street

targets and the world's largest online merchant forecast revenue

would outpace expectations in the current quarter as well.

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UPDATE 2-Expedia revenue misses estimates, mulls listing for Trivago

July 28 (Reuters) - Expedia Inc reported

lower-than-expected quarterly revenue due to higher promotions

for its member loyalty program and discounts to promote new

hotel listings, sending the company's shares down more than 6

percent in extended trading.

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Among Democrats, another convention hums in Sanders fans' phones

PHILADELPHIA, July 28 (Reuters) - There is the Democratic

convention unfolding onstage in Philadelphia this week,

broadcast to millions on television. Then there is a second

convention that exists largely hidden from public view in the

smartphones of Bernie Sanders' delegates.

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BRIEF-Globalscape Q2 earnings per share $0.05

* Globalscape Inc announces financial results for the second

quarter 2016

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BRIEF-Microsoft says to cut about 2,850 roles globally in addition to earlier plan

* Microsoft Corp - Says currently evaluating impact

of new standard related to revenue recognition - sec filing

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BRIEF-Rovi Corp says qtrly loss per share $0.11

* Q2 earnings per share view $0.31, revenue view $119.3

million -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S

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BRIEF-Digi International reports third fiscal quarter 2016 results

* FY2016 revenue view $208.0 million -- Thomson Reuters

I/B/E/S

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French lender BPCE buys German fintech flagship Fidor

FRANKFURT, July 28 (Reuters) - French banking group BPCE has

acquired one of Germany's best-known online banks, Fidor, to

accelerate its push into digital services, it said on Thursday.

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UPDATE 1-Enel creates new revenue source with Metroweb deal

July 28 (Reuters) - Italian utility Enel agreed on Thursday

to buy fibre-optic firm Metroweb in a move that will create new

revenue flows and challenge the plans of phone incumbent Telecom

Italia to roll out a fast broadband network in Italy.

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UPDATE 2-America Movil to reduce Telekom Austria stake

* America Movil must reduce 60 pct stake by September

(Adds detail on bond issue from Citi statement)

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BRIEF-Memex expects to report Q3 sales of $919 thousand

* Expects to achieve revenue of $919 thousand for Q3 of

2016, representing an increase of 104% over same period a year

ago

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BRIEF-Sepura says third party confirmed that it does not intend to submit any proposal for co

* Received a very preliminary approach from a third party

which has since confirmed that it does not intend to submit any

proposal

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Nestle says to collaborate with Samsung to explore nutrition science

ZURICH, July 28 (Reuters) - Nestle said it is

teaming up with Samsung in a research project to

explore the potential of nutrition science and digital sensor

technologies.

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Berkshire's Duracell to close S.Carolina plant, affecting 430 workers

July 28 (Reuters) - Duracell said it plans to close a

battery-making plant in South Carolina that employs 430 people,

making the announcement fewer than five months after being

acquired by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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BRIEF-Pilab buys US-based of Datawalk Inc.

* Buys 100 percent of Datawalk Inc., based in US, for $5,000

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UPDATE 1-Moncler's CEO to reduce stake as two new investors arrive

MILAN, July 28 (Reuters) - Moncler's Chief

Executive Remo Ruffini, who engineered the renaissance of the

Italian skiwear brand, is set to reduce his stake in the company

to make way for two new institutional investors.

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BRIEF-Certive Solutions announces Michael Groeger as vice president of sales

* Certive Solutions Inc announces Michael Groeger joins as

vice president of sales

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UPDATE 2-Avnet's $911 mln deal for Premier Farnell trumps rival bid

* Premier Farnell shares trade above offer price

(Adds company, analyst comments, background, updates share

prices)

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BRIEF-Beijing Join-cheer Software to buy Beijing tech firm, plans convertible bonds

* Says it plans issue up to 780 million yuan ($117.21

million) convertible bonds

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BRIEF-Dada H1 net profit falls to EUR 0.45 mln, H1 revenue up 3 pct YoY

* H1 revenue 32.8 million euros ($36.34 million) versus 31.9 million euros a year ago

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Telekom Austria exchangeable bond launched as free float deadline looms

VIENNA, July 28 (Reuters) - Citigroup said on Thursday

it was launching a bond of up to 400 million euros ($443.8

million) exchangeable into shares of Telekom Austria,

as a deadline approaches for parent America Movil to

sell part of its stake in the Austrian company.

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BRIEF-Taiflex Scientific says 2015 dividend record date is Aug. 27

* Says it will pay cash dividend of T$2 per share

(T$403,935,670 in total) for 2015

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BRIEF-Blucora announces second quarter 2016 results

* Company sees FY 2016 revenue between $440.5 million to

$451.5 million

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BRIEF-Tianjin Printronics Circuit's shares to resume trading on July 29

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BRIEF-IOKCOMPANY completes private placement for 9.6 bln won

* Says it completes private placement of 14,769,227 shares

of common stock as of July 28, raising proceeds of 9.6 billion

won from the issue

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BRIEF-Synthesis Electronic Technology to set up tech jv in China

July 28 (Reuters) - Synthesis Electronic Technology Co Ltd

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BRIEF-Infraware receives patent

* Says it receives patent on July 28, for method for

synchronizing database in distributed system

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BRIEF-Focus Media Information Technology's unit to invest in sports management firm

July 28 (Reuters) - Focus Media Information Technology Co

Ltd

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BRIEF-Avnet makes 185p/shr cash offer for Premier Farnell

* Under terms of transaction, each premier farnell

shareholder will be entitled to receive: for each premier

farnell share: 185 pence in cash

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BRIEF-SoftBank CEO Son: Has received no offer from Yahoo Inc over Yahoo Japan shares

- has received no offer from Yahoo Inc over Yahoo Japan

shares

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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

BRIEF-Ausy Q2 revenue up 23 pct at 116.5 mln euros

* Reports Q2 revenue of 116.5 million euros ($128.9

million)versus 94.7 million euros a year ago

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BRIEF-Smart Information Technology Global raises 5 bln won via private placement

* Says it raised 5 billion won in private placement of

shares as of July 28

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BRIEF-AVer Information appoints Chung Song Kuo as CEO

* Says it appoints its chairman of the board Chung Song Kuo

as new CEO, effective July 27

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BRIEF-Shenzhen Fenda Technology issues 400 mln yuan 5-YR bonds with coupon rate of 3.8 pct

* Says it issued 400 million yuan bonds with coupon rate of

3.8 percent

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BRIEF-Samsung Elec says Galaxy S7 sales to be considerably better vs predecessor

* Says sellout levels for Galaxy S7 models better than

predecessors last year

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BRIEF-NXP Semiconductors NV announces launch of senior unsecured notes offering

* Subsidiaries NXP B.V,NXP Funding intend to offer tap issue of their existing 4.125% senior

notes due 2021 for $500 million

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BRIEF-SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS to pay quarterly dividend as 1,000 won per share for common and preferred stock

* Says it will pay quarterly dividend as 1,000 won each for

common shares and preferred shares respectively

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BRIEF-Samsung Elec says Q3 smartphone average sales price to rise vs Q2

* Says seeing steady demand growth for OLED displays from

mobile phone makers

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Brazil prosecutor freezes $11.7 mln of Facebook funds due to WhatsApp case

SAO PAULO, July 27 (Reuters) - The public federal prosecutor

in the Brazilian state of Amazonas said on Wednesday the court

there froze 38 million reais ($11.7 million) of funds held in

Facebook Inc's account for failing to comply with a court

order to supply data on users of the company's WhatsApp

messaging service who are under criminal investigation.

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UPDATE 1-Samsung Elec tips 'solid' H2 profit on components pickup



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Nintendo's Mario eyes a Mickey Mouse merchandising makeover

* More willing to let characters roam beyond console

universe

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BRIEF-GoPro says 'Hero5', 'Karma' on track to launch later this year- conf call

* Says new drone 'Karma' is on track to launch later this

year- conf call

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BRIEF-Facebook says anticipate lower advertising revenue growth rates in each successive quarter in 2016 - Conf call

* "anticipate ad load on Facebook will continue to grow

modestly over next 12 months " - Conf call

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UPDATE 4-Facebook trounces Wall St estimates with sharp ad sales growth

July 27 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc provided more

evidence on Wednesday that it can turn eyeballs into profit as

the maker of the world's most popular app and social website

trounced Wall Street's estimates, sending its shares to an

all-time high.

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BRIEF-CA Inc. appoints Kieran McGrath interim CFO

* Effective July 26, 2016, appointed Kieran McGrath,

currently senior vice president and corporate controller, as

interim CFO

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BRIEF-Infinera Corp reports Q2 adj. earnings $0.21/shr

* Infinera Corporation reports second quarter 2016 financial

results

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BRIEF-Tyler Technologies reports Q2 adj EPS $0.87

* Sees FY non-gaap total revenues are expected to be in

range of $770 million to $780 million

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BRIEF-Applied Micro Circuits Corp reports Q1 adj. loss $0.03/shr

* Applied Micro Circuits Corporation reports first quarter

fiscal 2017 financial results

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BRIEF-Suess Microtec AG lowers sales forecast

* Says previously expected stronger orders, difficult market

conditions have prompted forecast revision

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Investors chasing dividends find easy, but risky, pickings

NEW YORK, July 27 (Reuters) - Investors disappointed with

tepid bond yields have been hunting for income in the stock

market - boosting to near record highs the outperformance of

dependable dividend paying companies and going beyond those

usual suspects to corners of the market not typically known for

their payouts.

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BRIEF-Keyrus Q2 revenue up 15.7 pct at 60.0 million euros

* Revenue of 60.0 million euros ($65.93 million) in Q2 of

2016, an increase of 15.7 pct compared to Q2 of 2015

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BRIEF-Ansaldo STS H1 net profit falls to EUR 27.3 mln, updates FY 2016 guidance

* H1 revenue 602.7 million euros ($662.31 million) versus 632.4 million euros a year ago

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UPDATE 2-Nasdaq shares hit record as earnings top expectations

July 27 (Reuters) - Trans-Atlantic exchange operator Nasdaq

Inc posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results on

Wednesday as recent acquisitions helped boost its revenue,

sending its shares to a record high.

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SFR plans to shed 5,000 jobs from 2017 to 2019-unions

PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) - SFR Group, France's

second-biggest telecoms operator, plans to cut 5,000 jobs

between 2017 and 2019, union representatives told Reuters on

Wednesday.

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YouTube star PewDiePie's firm rakes in $8 mln profit

STOCKHOLM, July 27 (Reuters) - YouTube video star

PewDiePie's company made 70 million crowns ($8.1 million) profit

in 2015, an annual report filed in Sweden showed, following

controversy over payments for video game promotion.

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BRIEF-Koovs Plc says knows of no specific reason for share price rise

* Notes recent rise in company's share price and advises

market that it knows of no specific reason for such significant

movements.

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BRIEF-Dataram regains Nasdaq compliance

* Dataram regains compliance with Nasdaq minimum bid price

rule

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BRIEF-Arrow Electronics appoints president of global reverse logistics business

* Charles F. Kostalnick II named president of Arrow

Electronics' global reverse logistics business

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India's Bharti Airtel Q1 net profit down 30.8 pct on higher expenses

NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel Ltd,

India's largest telecom network operator, reported a 30.8

percent fall in net profit for the fiscal first quarter, due to

adverse foreign exchange impact in Nigeria, but still came in

ahead of analyst estimates.

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BRIEF-Epiq Systems says agrees to private equity buyout in $1 bln deal

* Deal for total value of approximately $1 billion including

assumed debt obligations

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UPDATE 1-Subscriber additions drive T-Mobile's revenue, profit beat

July 27 (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc reported

better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit as the No.3

U.S. wireless carrier added subscribers due to heavy discounts

and promotions.

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UPDATE 1-Comcast profit drops on film sales, beats Wall Street estimates

NEW YORK, July 27 (Reuters) - Comcast Corp

reported a 5 percent drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt

by lower film division sales, but managed to beat Wall Street

expectations due to growth in its business services and

high-speed internet units.

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UPDATE 2-Japan's Line Corp swings to H1 profit as ad revenue soars

* Pokemon GO a boon for the industry -CEO

(Adds CEO comments, details on advertising growth, Pokemon GO)

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Comcast profit drops on film sales, beats Wall Street estimates

NEW YORK, July 27 (Reuters) - Comcast Corp

reported a 5 percent drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt

by lower film division sales, but managed to beat Wall Street

expectations due to growth in its business services and

high-speed internet units.

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Wix.com sees full launch of key automatic website design tool in weeks

JERUSALEM, July 27 (Reuters) - Wix.com, which helps

small businesses to build and operate websites, expects its new

service that can automatically design a website in about a

minute will be fully launched in a matter of weeks.

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UPDATE 2-Nintendo posts Q1 loss, delays launch of accessory for Pokemon GO

* Analysts upbeat about potential for other Nintendo

characters

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BRIEF-King Yuan Electronics to issue 4th series overseas unsecured convertible corporate bonds of $50 mln

* Says it will issue 4th series overseas unsecured

convertible corporate bonds of $50 million on July 29

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BRIEF-Beijing Watertek gets regulatory approval for asset acquisition

July 27 (Reuters) - Beijing Watertek Information Technology

Co Ltd

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ZIGExN says exercise of options

* Says 11,000 units of its 4th series options were exercised

to 1,100,000 shares of its common stock from July 25 to July 27

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BRIEF-Techno Mathematical announces listing on TSE second section since Aug. 1

* Says it starts listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange(TSE)

second section from TSE Mothers since Aug. 1

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TABLE-Line -6-MTH group results (IFRS)

Jul 27 (Reuters)

Line Corporation

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in billions of yen unless specified)

6 months 6 months

ended Jun 30, 2016 ended Jun 30, 2015

LATEST YEAR-AGO

RESULTS RESULTS

Revenues 67.31 56.18

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Rightmove says property transactions fell ahead of EU vote

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - British property website

Rightmove said there was a year-on-year drop in the

number of property transactions in the three months before a

June 23 referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union

partly due to the uncertainty of the vote.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

TABLE-Thailand's main exports, markets in June

BANGKOK, July 27 (Reuters) - Thailand's customs-cleared

exports contracted less than expected in June, helped by

shipments of cars and gold, but demand for some key markets

remained sluggish, Commerce Ministry data showed on Wednesday.

Exports, worth about two-thirds of Southeast Asia's

second-largest economy, have been declining each year for the

past three years.

On Wednesday, the ministry had a forecast range of 1 percent

fall and 1 percent rise for exports this year. Its earlier

wo

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BRIEF-Vossloh lowers 2016 sales guidance after H1 results

* Says sees 2016 revenues about flat (previous guidance saw

1.2-1.3 bln eur vs 1.2 bln in 2015), EBIT margin of 4-4.5

percent

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BRIEF-Hubei Kaile Science And Technology to invest 30 mln yuan to set up quantum research institute

July 27 (Reuters) - Hubei Kaile Science And Technology Co

Ltd :

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Australia's major banks team up to challenge Apple on mobile payments apps

SYDNEY, July 27 (Reuters) - Australia's three biggest banks,

including no. 1 lender National Australia Bank (NAB),

on Wednesday said they had lodged a joint application with

anti-trust regulators seeking approval to collectively negotiate

with Apple Inc to install their own electronic payments

applications on iPhones.

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BRIEF-Zhongxin Information Development wins a bid worth 40 mln yuan

July 27 (Reuters) - Zhongxin Information Development Inc.,

Ltd. Shanghai :

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BRIEF-LG Display says expects no change to its 2016 capex guidance

* Says expect no change in previous 2016 capex guidance for

mid-4 trillion won levels

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Taiwan stocks rise; TSMC, Hon Hai up on Apple results

TAIPEI, July 27 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks rose on Wednesday,

led by gains in TSMC, Hon Hai Precision and

other Apple Inc suppliers after the U.S. company sold

more iPhones than expected in the third quarter.

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BRIEF-LG Display expects Q3 profits to rise vs Q2

* Says exchange rate volatility was a major factor for

profits

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LG Display says Q2 profit down 91 pct vs year earlier

SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd

said on Wednesday its second-quarter operating

profit fell 91 percent from a year earlier, as weak demand for

gadgets such as smartphones hurt panel prices, though the result

was in line with expectations.

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LogMeIn to merge with Citrix's GoTo unit in all-stock deal

July 26 (Reuters) - LogMeIn Inc and a unit of

Citrix Systems Inc that makes software products such as

GoToMeeting said on Tuesday they are merging in an all-stock

deal to create a $1.8 billion company focused on technology

applications for the workplace.

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UPDATE 1-Obama says it is possible Russia would try to sway U.S. election

WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama

said it was possible that Russia would try to influence the

U.S. presidential election, after a leak of Democratic National

Committee emails that experts have attributed to Russian

hackers.

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UPDATE 2-Tesla's Musk says master plan will require capital raise

SPARKS, Nevada, July 26 (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc's

"master plan" to broaden the electric vehicle maker's

product line could cost "tens of billions" of dollars over time

and would likely require a "modest capital raise", Chief

Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday.

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Obama says it's possible Russia will try to sway U.S. election

WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama

said it is possible that the Russians would try to influence the

U.S. presidential election, after the leak of Democratic

National Committee emails that experts have attributed to

Russian hackers.

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BRIEF-Third Point completed a private investment in Didi in Q2- CNBC

July 26 (Reuters) - Third Point Completed A Private

Investment In Didi In Q2; Expect It To Become "One Of China's

Largest Internet Companies"

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BRIEF-Unisys Q2 earnings per share $0.36

* Cost-Cutting plans are expected to result in $30 million

of annualized cost savings

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UPDATE 2-Twitter reports slowest quarterly revenue growth since IPO

SAN FRANCISCO/BENGALURU, July 26 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc

reported its slowest growth in quarterly revenue since

going public in 2013 and disappointed investors yet again with a

lowered outlook for the current quarter.

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BRIEF-LeEco acquires Vizio for $2 bln

* Pioneering internet ecosystem company LeEco acquires Vizio

for $2 bln

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BRIEF-Finjan Holdings says court denies Blue Coat's motion to stay

* District court denies Blue Coat's motion to stay in Finjan

v. Blue Coat II

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BRIEF-Unisys Corp entered into amendment No. 7 to credit agreement dated as of June 23, 2011

* Says Co and its units entered Into Amendment No. 7 To

credit agreement dated as of June 23, 2011 - Sec filing

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China's LeEco to buy U.S. electronics company Vizio for $2 bln

July 26 (Reuters) - Chinese mobile phone maker Le Holdings

Co Ltd, also known as LeEco, said it would buy U.S. consumer

electronics company Vizio Inc for $2 billion.

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BRIEF-Ingenico Group sees no risk from political turmoil in Turkey - conf call

* Says it sees no risk related to political turmoil in

Turkey - conference call

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BRIEF-Sharp apparently cut April-June group operating loss to about 5 bln yen - Nikkei

* Sharp apparently cut its April-June group operating loss

to about 5 billion yen - Nikkei

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CORRECTED-Europe's first regulated asset-backed bitcoin product launches in Gibraltar

LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - Europe's first regulated

asset-backed bitcoin product - an exchange-traded instrument

that will invest exclusively in the digital currency - begins

trading this week on the Gibraltar Stock Exchange and Germany's

Deutsche Boerse.

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GRAPHIC-European tech shares disconnect from earnings as M&A hopes build

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - European technology shares hit

their highest level this year on Tuesday, disconnecting from

earnings downgrades and riding on hopes of merger activity and

improved competitiveness from a weaker euro.

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BRIEF-Sage Group sees no material impact from Brexit on underlying performance

* Weakening of sterling at end of q3 will generate a slight

fx tailwind for FY16 if current exchange rates were to prevail

for rest of year

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UPDATE 3-United Technologies lifts forecasts, shares jump

NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - United Technologies Corp's

beat analysts estimates for quarterly profit and revenue

and raised the low end of its full-year forecast, sending shares

up more than 2 percent.

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BUZZ-Domino's Pizza, Just Eat: defying post-Brexit gloom

** Domino's Pizza hits a record high on Tuesday

whilst fellow food delivery focused outfit Just Eat at

its highest levels since January

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UPDATE 3-Verizon reports bigger-than-expected fall in quarterly revenue

July 26 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc, which

plans to buy Yahoo Inc to jumpstart its digital

business, reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue on

Tuesday, citing a nearly seven-week strike by 40,000 wireline

workers.

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BRIEF-Ellie Mae says integration with First American Title Insurance Co

* Integration to enable rate & fee quoting, title &

settlement ordering, collaboration on closing disclosure forms

directly from co's encompass

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BRIEF-Inovalon, Athenahealth partner to deliver real-time EHR data integration

* Inovalon and Athenahealth partner to deliver real-time EHR

data integration

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BRIEF-MLS to boost its contribution in investment firm to 1.25 bln yuan

* Says it plans to boost its contribution in investment firm

to 1.25 billion yuan ($187.35 million) from 178.6 million yuan

previously

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BRIEF-Commvault announces fiscal 2017 Q1 financial results

* Q1 revenue $152.4 million versus I/B/E/S view $149.1

million

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EU mergers and takeovers (July 26)

BRUSSELS, July 26 (Reuters) - The following are mergers

under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the

EU merger process:

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BRIEF-Calitech to issue new shares to enrich operating funds

* Says it will issue 2.9 million new shares of its common

stock with par value of T$10 per share and issue price at T$25

per share

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RPT-DEALTALK-Verizon sale leaves Yahoo investors betting on a stub

July 26 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc shareholders may be

left betting on how quickly, if at all, the former web pioneer

can cash in on its multi-billion dollar stakes in two Asian

peers after Monday's deal to sell its core internet assets to

Verizon Communications Inc.

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BRIEF-ISA announces partnership with Nebimak company in Turkey

July 26 (Reuters) - ISA Intelligent Sensing Anywhere SA :



* Announces partnership with Nebimak company in Turkey



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UPDATE 1-Check Point Software Q2 profit tops estimates, revenue up

TEL AVIV, July 26 (Reuters) - Check Point Software

Technologies Ltd :

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BRIEF-Audiocodes Q2 non-gaap earnings per share $0.06

* Gaap gross margin was a record of 60.5%, compared to 59.1% in Q2 of 2015

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BRIEF-Beijing eGOVA cuts share private placement size to 1.05 bln yuan

* Says it cuts share private placement size to 1.05 billion

yuan ($157.28 million) from 1.20 billion yuan previously

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Huawei H1 global smartphone shipments jump 25 pct

HONG KONG, July 26 (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies

Co Ltd, the world's third-largest smartphone vendor, on

Tuesday said it shipped 60.5 million smartphones globally in the

first half of 2016, a 25 percent rise from a year before.

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UPDATE 1-Ofcom orders BT to run network division as separate company

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - British regulator Ofcom on

Tuesday said BT's network division should become a

legally separate company within the telecoms group, to improve

broadband coverage and avoid the need for a full break-up of the

firm.

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Monday, July 25, 2016

Daimler's MyTaxi to merge with Hailo to take on Uber - sources

FRANKFURT, July 26 (Reuters) - Daimler will

deepen its European footprint in the ride-hailing business when

its MyTaxi smartphone app unveils an all-share merger deal with

U.K. rival Hailo as soon as Tuesday, three sources briefed on

the matter told Reuters.

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BRIEF-TomTom Telematics partners with Sage

* TomTom Telematics partners with Sage to deliver real-time

fleet accounting

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UPDATE 1-Surge in Philippine May imports signals solid domestic demand

* Jan-May trade deficit $9.8 bln vs $3.34 bln gap a year ago

(Adds quotes, details)

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Singapore June factory output -0.3 pct y/y, bit weaker than expected

SINGAPORE, July 26 (Reuters) - Singapore's industrial

production in June fell slightly more than expected from a year

earlier, as sharp falls in marine and offshore engineering

output and pharmaceuticals production offset a jump in

electronics output.

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UPDATE 1-China internet regulator fines websites over reporting -media

SHANGHAI, July 26 (Reuters) - China's internet regulator has

fined several websites for violating internet publication rules

and ordered them to "rectify" pages that ran news stories based

on their own reporting, state media has reported.

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BRIEF-Jiuzhou Electronic's unit wins contract worth about 230 mln yuan

* Says unit wins contract worth about 230 million yuan

($34.44 million)

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BRIEF-Genuine C&C says 2015 dividend record date is Aug. 16

* Last date before book closure Aug. 11 with book closure

period from Aug. 12 to Aug. 16

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BRIEF-Netronix to pay 2015 dividend on Aug. 31

* Says it will pay cash dividend of T$2 per share

(T$166,561,794 in total) for 2015

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UPDATE 7-Verizon to buy Yahoo's core business for $4.8 bln in digital ad push

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, July 25 (Reuters) - Verizon

Communications Inc said on Monday it would buy Yahoo Inc's core

internet properties for $4.83 billion in cash, marking the end

of the line for a storied Web pioneer and setting the stage for

a big new internet push by the telecom giant.

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BRIEF-Interbulls issues convertible bonds worth 4.3 bln won

* Says it completes the issuance of its third convertible

bonds as of July 25

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UPDATE 1-SK Hynix tips H2 pickup after sharp Q2 profit drop

* SK Hynix Q2 operating profit $397 mln, lowest since Q1

2013

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BRIEF-SK Hynix says DRAM market supply-demand dynamics to balance in H2

* Says DRAM market supply-demand dynamics to balance out in

H2

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BRIEF-Amazon, UK government partner on using small drones

* Amazon and UK government aim for sky with partnership on

drones

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BRIEF-White house expected to issue new directive on government response to significant cyberattacks as soon as tomorrow - CNBC, citing DJ

July 25 (Reuters) - White House Expected To Issue New

Directive On Government Response To Significant Cyberattacks As

Soon As Tomorrow

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COLUMN-Ongoing shareholder suit could be snag for Yahoo sale: Frankel

NEW YORK July 25 (Reuters) - Yahoo announced plans Monday to

sell its Internet communications business to Verizon for $4.83

billion while retaining its $40 billion stakes in Yahoo Japan

and Alibaba, the Chinese online retailer. After the Verizon deal

closes, Yahoo intends to rename itself and register with the

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment

company.

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BRIEF-Alphinat Inc posts qtrly total revenue of $417,460

* Says for 3-month period ended May 31, 2016, company

recorded total revenue of $417,460 compared to $499,075

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BRIEF-Moody's says Verizon's purchase of Yahoo will not impact its baa1 rating

* Moody's expects the deal between Yahoo and Verizon to

close in the first quarter of 2017

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UPDATE 1-Slovenian Gorenje says Panasonic may bid to take it over

LJUBLJANA, July 25 (Reuters) - Slovenian home appliances

maker Gorenje said on Monday it had signed a deal with

Japanese consumer electronics firm Panasonic Corporation

that could lead to Panasonic taking it over.

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BRIEF-Eplus Inc says marron succeeds Phillip Norton

* Eplus Inc says Marron succeeds Phillip G. Norton, who will

assume new position of Executive Chairman

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Slovenian Gorenje says Panasonic may bid to take it over

LJUBLJANA, July 25 (Reuters) - Slovenian home appliances

maker Gorenje said on Monday it had signed a deal with

Japanese consumer electronics firm Panasonic Corporation

that could lead to Panasonic taking it over.

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Zenefits fined $62,500 by Tenn. regulators in first settlement on licensing

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25 (Reuters) - Software startup Zenefits

must pay the state of Tennessee $62,500 for violating insurance

requirements, state officials said on Monday, marking the first

settlement with regulators as the scandal-hit company seeks to

redeem itself after revelations it had flouted the law.

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UPDATE 3-Sprint says to be cash-flow positive next year, shares soar

July 25 (Reuters) - Sprint Corp reported

better-than-expected first-quarter revenue as big discounts

attracted more postpaid subscribers, and the No. 4 U.S. wireless

carrier said it expected to be cash flow positive next fiscal

year after breaking even this year.

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BRIEF-Avis Budget Group, TrueCar sign new partnership agreement

* Company, TrueCar announced signing of a new partnership

agreement

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BRIEF-Fiducial Office Solutions q3 revenue down at 43.5 mln euros

* Q3 revenue 43.5 million euros vs 44.4 million euros ($48.8

million) a year ago

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BRIEF-Yahoo, Verizon set termination fee for core business deal at $144.8 mln - SEC filing

* If purchase agreement is terminated, company may be

required to pay Verizon a termination fee of $144.8 million in

certain circumstances - SEC filing

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UPDATE 1-U.S. judge bans Uber background check in NY lawsuit

NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday

banned Uber Technologies Inc and its Chief Executive Travis

Kalanick from using information obtained in a background check

of a plaintiff bringing a price-fixing lawsuit, saying the firm

that conducted the investigation engaged in "arguably" criminal

conduct.

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BRIEF-Generix Q1 revenue up 12.5%

* Q1 revenue 14.9 million euros versus 13.2 million euros

($14.50 million) a year ago

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Judge bans Uber use of background checks in NY lawsuit

NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday

banned Uber Technologies Inc and its Chief Executive Travis

Kalanick from using information obtained by an investigative

firm in a background check of a plaintiff who brought a

price-fixing lawsuit.

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BRIEF-Apple taps bob mansfield to work on its car project - CNBC citing DJ

* Apple taps Bob Mansfield, an adviser to the company &

former hardware executive, to work on its car project - CNBC

citing DJ

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BRIEF-Sprint expects to have enough funds to repay FY16 debt-conf call

* Says expects to have adequate sources to provide capital

to fund business and repay debt maturities due in fy16 - conf

call

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BRIEF-Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer says views sale of the company as a success - CNBC

* Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on CNBC - open minded about role

after deal closes

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BRIEF-Silicom Q2 non-gaap earnings per share $0.63

* Silicom reports financial results for the 2nd quarter &

1st half of 2016

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BRIEF-Skullcandy says Mill Road Capital delivered unsolicited proposal to buy company

* Skullcandy announces end of go-shop period and the receipt

of an acquisition proposal

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BRIEF-Applied Materials appoints Judy Bruner to its Board

* Says Bruner has also been appointed to serve as a member

of audit committee of board

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BRIEF-Chengdu Corpro Technology to raise up to 1.2 bln yuan in private placement

* Says it plans to raise up to 1.165 billion yuan ($174.45

million) in share private placement

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Verizon to buy Yahoo's core business for $4.83 billion

July 25 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc said

it had agreed to buy Yahoo Inc's core internet business

for $4.83 billion in cash, ending a lengthy sale process for the

fading Web pioneer.

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BRIEF-Systemax to sell German operations to Cancom SE

* "transaction will have a positive impact on future overall

financial performance of our emea and consolidated operations"

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Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions

July 25 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Monday:

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BRIEF-Regulator halts review of Gohigh Data Networks' acquisition plan

* Says securities regulator halts review of its asset

acquisition application

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BRIEF-FEELINGK completes issuance of 10 bln won worth convertible bonds

* Says it completes the issuance of its fifth convertible

bonds as of July 25

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BRIEF-Ardentec and Giga Solution Tech signs letter of intent for strategic alliance

* Ardentec and Giga Solution Tech signs letter of intent for

strategic alliance

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BRIEF-Mensch und Maschine Software H1 sales up at 87.83 mln euros

* Half year sales climbed to 87.83 million euros ($96.31

million)(PY: 81.42 mln euros / +7.9 pct), with M+M Software

contributing 23.11 million euros(PY: 20.61 mln euros/ +12 pct)

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BRIEF-Ericsson shares rise 4 percent after CEO steps down

* Ericsson shares rise 4 percent after CEO steps down



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Sunday, July 24, 2016

BRIEF-Datatec says 1.7 mln shares issued to shareholders

* 1 707 331 new ordinary shares were issued today to

shareholders who did not elect to receive cash dividend in

respect of all or part of their shareholding

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William Hill says not clear Rank and 888 deal would enhance position

LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - William Hill said it was

not clear that a combination with 888 Holdings and Rank

Group would enhance its position after the two firms

joined forces with a view to making a bid for the British

bookmaker.

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BRIEF-Bo Jacobsen buys 2.9 million shares in Copenhagen Network

* Bo Jacobsen has acquired 2.9 million shares in Copenhagen

Network corresponding to 7.86 percent of Company's share capital

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BRIEF-WISeKey intends to merge with OpenLimit

* WISeKey intend to merge with OpenLimit to further

expand its cybersecurity and IoT platform and access to German

and EU IoT market

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BRIEF-Micro-Star International says 2015 dividend record date is Aug. 22

* Says last date before book closure Aug. 17 with book

closure period from Aug. 18 to Aug. 22

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BRIEF-Eris Technology says 2015 dividend record date is Aug. 22

* Says it will pay cash dividend of T$0.63 per share

(T$27,989,798 in total) for 2015

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BRIEF-Hundsun Technologies to invest 11 mln yuan to set up clearing house with partners

* Says it plans to invest 11 million yuan to set up an

exchange clearing house JV in Fujian, with five partners

including China Industrial Asset Management Ltd

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BRIEF-NJK names Katsumasa Ishikawa as new president

* Says it names Katsumasa Ishikawa as new president to

replace Hitoshi Tanimura, effective on Aug. 1

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BRIEF-Eugene Technology signs contract worth 6.94 bln won

* Says it signs contract with SK hynix, to provide

semiconductor manufacturing equipments

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Facebook, Twitter co-operated with Brazil probe of alleged militants

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 24 (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the

probe that led to the arrest last week of suspected Islamist

militants in Brazil said Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc.

co-operated with investigators by providing information about

the suspects' use of both social networks.

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BRIEF-IE to raise 12.5 bln won via private placement

* Says it will issue 19.4 million shares of common stock

through private placement

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BRIEF-IE to raise 41.2 bln won via private placement

* Says it will issue 63.9 million shares of common stock

through private placement

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RPT-Apple weathers anti-U.S. demo in China, where patriotic protests snowball

HONG KONG, July 24 (Reuters) - Apple Inc found

itself on the receiving end of a small, short-lived anti-U.S.

protest this week in China, the tech firm's biggest overseas

market and a country where foreign firms have suffered damaging

boycotts following international spats.

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UPDATE 1-Verizon to announce $5 billion deal to buy Yahoo Monday -source

July 24 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc will

announce an agreement on Monday to buy Yahoo Inc for

about $5 billion, according to a person familiar with the

matter.

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Verizon to announce $5 billion deal to buy Yahoo Monday -source

July 24 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc will

announce an agreement on Monday to buy Yahoo Inc for

about $5 billion, according to a person familiar with the

matter.

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UPDATE 1-Box Office: 'Star Trek Beyond' Racks Up Solid $59.6 Million, 'Lights Out' Scores

LOS ANGELES, July 24 (Variety.com) - "Star Trek Beyond"

debuted to a solid $59.6 million this weekend, signaling that

after six television series, 13 movies and 50 years in the pop

culture conversation, there's still life left in one of

Hollywood's most durable franchises.

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RPT-Wall St Week Ahead-Silicon Valley leads avalanche of quarterly reports

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22 (Reuters) - A quartet of technology

heavyweights will be part of an avalanche of quarterly corporate

earnings reports next week that, along with a meeting of Federal

Reserve policymakers, could hold the key to whether Wall Street

extends its record-breaking rally or loses steam.

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UPDATE 1-888 and Rank Group join forces to bid for William Hill

LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - Online gambling group 888

Holdings and casino operator Rank Group are

joining forces with a view to making a bid for William Hill

, the British bookmaker that fired its chief executive on

Thursday for losing ground online to rivals.

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Box Office: 'Star Trek Beyond' Racks Up Solid $59.6 Million, 'Lights Out' Scores

LOS ANGELES, July 24(Variety.com) - "Star Trek Beyond"

debuted to a solid $59.6 million this weekend, signaling that

after six television series, 13 movies, and 50 years in the pop

culture conversation, there's still life left in one of

Hollywood's most durable franchises.

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888 and Rank Group join forces to bid for William Hill

LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - Online gambling group 888

Holdings and casino operator Rank Group said on

Sunday they were joining forces to make a bid for William Hill

, Britain's biggest bookmaker.

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Casino group Rank in merger talks with 888-Sunday Times

LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - Casino operator Rank Holdings

is in talks with online rival 888 Holdings about

creating a 2 billion pounds ($2.6 billion) gambling group, the

Sunday Times reported.

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INSIGHT-Melker Schorling, Sweden's quiet tycoon with the Midas touch

* MSAB has 6 holdings, including Hexagon, Assa Abloy and

Securitas

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Solar plane takes off from Egypt on final leg of world tour

CAIRO, July 24 (Reuters) - An aircraft powered by solar

energy left Egypt on Sunday on the last leg of the first ever

fuel-free flight around the globe.

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Corporate raiders seek Brexit bargains in Britain

LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - Overseas buyers lured by a

plunge in the pound are looking to snare British companies on

the cheap, ensuring a steady flow of deals since Britain voted

to leave the European Union and defying expectations of an M&A

drought.

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Saturday, July 23, 2016

Apple weathers anti-U.S. demo in China, where patriotic protests snowball

HONG KONG, July 24 (Reuters) - Apple Inc found

itself on the receiving end of a small, short-lived anti-U.S.

protest this week in China, the tech firm's biggest overseas

market and a country where foreign firms have suffered damaging

boycotts following international spats.

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Ag-tech startup Indigo raises $100 mln new funding round



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Friday, July 22, 2016

BRIEF-Rada Electronic files for mixed shelf of up to $25 mln

* Rada Electronic Industries files for mixed shelf of up to

$25 million - SEC filing

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BRIEF-Monolithic Power Systems appoints Bernie Blegen as CFO

* Announced appointment of Bernie Blegen as its new chief

financial officer, effective July 19, 2016

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UPDATE 1-Fiat Chrysler recalling 410,000 vehicles

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

said on Friday it is recalling nearly 410,000 vehicles

worldwide because of a defect that can lead to a loss of

propulsion.

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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-D.R. Horton, Humana, Chicago Bridge & Iron

July 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets

on several U.S.-listed companies, including Adeptus Health, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Yadkin

Financial, on Friday.





HIGHLIGHTS

* Chicago Bridge & Iron Co : Baird cuts to neutral

* D.R. Horton Inc : BofA Merrill cuts to neutral from buy

* Humana Inc : Wolfe Research raises to outperform

* Community Bank System Inc : Sandler O'Neill cuts to

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Edward Snowden talks film debut and dramatizing his life in 'Snowden'

SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 22 (Reuters) - When former NSA

contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden met with

Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone to discuss a movie on his

life, he never thought he would be making his own film debut.

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U.S. asks phone companies to provide 'robocall' blocking technology

WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - The chairman of the Federal

Communications Commission on Friday pressed major U.S. phone

companies to take immediate steps to make technology that blocks

unwanted automated calls available to consumers at no charge.

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BRIEF-Alibaba Group Holding bringing its cloud service to Japan - Nikkei

* Alibaba Group Holding bringing its cloud service to Japan,

where Co aims to reach annual sales of 100 bln yen ($944 mln) in

two years - Nikkei

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BRIEF-Tokyo Seimitsu's qtrly group operating profit likely fell 25 pct to slightly under 3 bln yen - Nikkei

* Tokyo Seimitsu's group operating profit likely fell 25% on

the year to slightly under 3 billion yen in the first quarter

ended June - Nikkei

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BRIEF-Ansaldo STS says opposes court appointment of legal representative

* Filed request with Genoa court to overrule decree which

appointed Alessandro Barca as company's legal representative

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BRIEF-Telekom Austria Q2 net profit up 5 pct at 82.4 mln eur

* America Movil's Telekom Austria Q2 net profit 82.4 million

euros

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BRIEF-Inventergy announces private placement of $3.0 million

* Private placement of shares of its Series E convertible

preferred stock and warrants to purchase shares of common stock

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Nigeria's central bank seen unable to halt naira slide

LAGOS, July 22 (Reuters) - Looking at laptop cables stashed

at his shop in Nigeria's biggest IT market, wholesaler Emmanuel

Gabriel wonders how long he can survive the hard currency

shortages that are paralyzing Africa's biggest economy.

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As Pakistan bars extremists from airwaves, some fear creeping censorship

ISLAMABAD, July 22 (Reuters) - When Hafiz Saeed, a Pakistani

Islamist wanted in the United States and India, led a

kilometre-and-a-half long caravan of supporters on an anti-India

protest march across Pakistan to the capital this week, the

story was not aired by local TV channels.

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Internet in Greek migrant camps as important as food, water: aid groups

LONDON, July 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - One of the

first questions aid worker Isaac Kwamy was asked in Greece's

camps for refugees and migrants was not whether there was food

or water, but whether there was internet access.

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BRIEF-Twitter announces partnership with Campus Insiders to livestream college games

* Campus Insiders and ACC Digital Network to provide

national daily news and college highlights on Twitter

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BRIEF-ON Semiconductor extends tender offer to buy Fairchild Semiconductor

* On semiconductor extends tender offer to acquire fairchild

semiconductor

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BRIEF-Pci-suntek Technology's unit signs sales contract worth 387.1 mln yuan

* Says unit signs sales contract worth 387.1 million yuan

($58.02 million)

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Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions

July 22 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Friday:

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BRIEF-Modulat says retirement of corporate auditor

* Says Aska & Co. will retire from corporate auditor,

effective July 22

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UPDATE 1-Philippines suspends new Uber, Grab vehicle registrations as backlog mounts

* Pending ride-sharing vehicle applications at record

29,000-official

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BRIEF-Ad-Sol Nissin forms business alliance with mitsuiwa corporation

* Says it signs a cooperation agreement with mitsuiwa

corporation on IoT security area

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BRIEF-FEELINGK to fully acquire Genikids for 3.4 bln won

* Says it plans to acquire entire 38,169 shares in Genikids

Ins., which is engaged in children education business, for 3.4

billion won

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UPDATE 3-Samsung Elec sues Huawei in China for patent infringement

* Firms not motivated by money, will eventually settle

-analyst

(Updates with comments from China court on Samsung's suit)

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BRIEF-Obducat Q2 operating loss widens to SEK 7.8 million

* Q2 operating loss 7.8 million Swedish crowns ($907,388) versus loss 0.6 million crowns

year ago

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BRIEF-Rakuten says business transfer between units and to merge unit

* Says its unit Rakuten Edy, Inc to transfer electronic

money business to another Tokyo-based unit of the co on Oct. 1

Read more

UPDATE 1-Indonesia shrugs off Pokemon fatwa as gaming fever takes hold

* Game can make people 'intoxicated' -Indonesian clerical

official

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REFILE-UPDATE 3-Komatsu to buy U.S. mining equipment rival Joy Global for $2.9 bln

* Latest Japanese outbound deal as strong yen increases

firepower

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BRIEF-Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing's unit signs supply contract worth 22.44 mln yuan

July 22 (Reuters) - Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing

Co Ltd :

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Ride-hailing service Grab partners Indonesia's Lippo for mobile payments

JAKARTA, July 22 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian ride-hailing

service Grab said on Friday it is teaming up with Indonesian

conglomerate Lippo Group to implement a payments platform.

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BRIEF-Shenzhen MTC completes dissolution of digital equipment unit

* Says it completes dissolution of Hangzhou-based digital

equipment unit

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Peter Thiel tells Republican convention he is 'proud to be gay'

SAN FRANCISCO, July 21 (Reuters) - Silicon Valley investor

Peter Thiel, the only big-name supporter of Donald Trump from

the country's technology hub, spoke on Thursday at the

Republican National Convention to urge the country to discard

petty cultural battles and turn its attention to solving the

United States' economic decline.

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BRIEF-Digital China Information Service cut fund raising size to 576 mln yuan

July 22 (Reuters) - Digital China Information Service Co Ltd

:

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BRIEF-DHC Software signs big data platform operation agreement with partners

* Says it enters into a strategic cooperation agreement with

a Beijing-based technology firm and a Beijing-based data

information technology firm (Guangpu), on establishment of big

data operation platform

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WeWork demands start-up tenant take down critical blog

NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - WeWork Cos, the office-space

sharing start-up with an estimated $16 billion valuation, has

demanded that one of its tenants take down a blog on a public

website that suggests the rate at which members leave has surged

in recent months.

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Samsung Elec sues Huawei in China for patent infringement

SEOUL, July 22 (Reuters) - Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co

Ltd said on Friday it sued smartphone rival Huawei

Technologies Co Ltd for patent infringements through

multiple courts in China, escalating a legal conflict between

the two companies.

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UPDATE 3-AT&T adjusted profit meets estimates, TV subscribers drop

July 21 (Reuters) - The No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier AT&T Inc

reported adjusted profit in line with estimates on

Thursday, as it signed up new wireless subscribers but saw a

drop in pay-TV customers.

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UPDATE 2-Liberty Media CEO made offer for Pandora in recent months - WSJ

July 21 (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp Chief

Executive Greg Maffei made an offer to buy internet radio

company Pandora Media Inc in recent months, valuing the

company at more than $3.4 billion, the Wall Street Journal

reported on Thursday.

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Coinbase offers digital currency to consumers

NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - Bitcoin exchange Coinbase said

on Thursday it is now offering the ether digital currency to

consumers.

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Facebook's solar-powered internet drone takes flight

SAN FRANCISCO, July 21 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said

on Thursday it had completed a successful test flight of a

solar-powered drone that it hopes will help it extend internet

connectivity to every corner of the planet.

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BRIEF-Polycom Q2 non-GAAP earnings per share $0.21

* Polycom announces financial results for second quarter

2016

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BRIEF-Texas Instruments sets qtrly dividend of $0.38 per share

* Sets quarterly cash dividend of $0.38per share

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Al Jazeera to launch English language digital streaming service in U.S.

July 21 (Reuters) - Al Jazeera Media Network is preparing to

make its English language international news channel video

content digitally available to U.S. viewers again, according to

a July 21 email sent to employees obtained by Reuters.

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Deals of the day- Mergers and acquisitions

July 21 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on

Thursday:

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UPDATE 3-Johnson Controls earnings beat; Tyco closing moved up

July 21 (Reuters) - Johnson Controls Inc, a

multi-industry U.S. manufacturer, on Thursday reported

higher-than-expected quarterly earnings and said it would

complete its purchase of Tyco International Plc sooner

than planned.

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BRIEF-Nikon Corp sees operating profit down 25 pct to 46 billion Yen for FY - Nikkei

* For the full year, Nikon sees operating profit down 25 pct

to 46 billion Yen - Nikkei

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BRIEF-Fujifilm to bid for Takeda's research reagents unit - Nikkei

* Fujifilm Holdings is set to make an offer for a laboratory

chemicals unit of Takeda Pharmaceutical - Nikkei

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UPDATE 1-ICAP says EBS CEO Mandelzis to step down

* Citi analyst says Mandelzis exit disappointing

(Adds details, byline, dateline, analyst and Mandelzis'

comments)

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BRIEF-Virtusa says co purchased multiple foreign currency forward contracts - SEC filing

* Says on July 18, co purchased multiple foreign currency

forward contracts designed to hedge fluctuation in Indian rupee

against U.K. pound sterling

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BRIEF-Soft Computing Q2 revenue falls 3.3% to 10.7 million euros

* Q2 revenue EUR 10.7 million versus EUR 11.1 million year

ago

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BRIEF-Linedata Services Q2 revenues 42.9 mln, 2.2 pct organic growth

* In Q2 of 2016, revenues were 42.9 million euros ($47.26

million), which represents 2.2% organic growth

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UPDATE 1-Tinder launches Social to let users hang out in groups

July 21 (Reuters) - Now, you can use Tinder to plan a night

out and take along your friends to meet strangers.

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UPDATE 1-Domino's shares hit record high after sales and profit beat

July 21 (Reuters) - Domino's Pizza Inc's shares hit

a record high after the company reported better-than-expected

quarterly sales and profit, helped by store openings and a jump

in revenue from the services and products it provides to

franchisees.

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BRIEF-Tyco International expects to close merger with Johnson Controls on September 2

* Tyco expects to close merger with Johnson Controls on

September 2, 2016

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UPDATE 1-Theranos hires executives in regulatory, compliance push

July 21 (Reuters) - Blood-testing company Theranos Inc said

on Thursday it hired two executives to oversee regulatory,

quality and compliance standards, as the company tries to

recover from a series of regulatory sanctions and

investigations.

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BRIEF-Sandell Asset Management plans to continue talks with Viavi

* Standstill period in settlement agreement between Sandell

and Viavi Solutions Inc expired on July 20, 2016

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BRIEF-Ultratech Q2 non-gaap earnings $0.23 per share

* Q2 earnings per share view $0.22 -- Thomson Reuters

I/B/E/S

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REFILE-Johnson Controls posts lower quarterly net income

July 21 (Reuters) - Johnson Controls Inc, a

multi-industry U.S. manufacturer, reported lower quarterly net

income on Thursday as sales in its automotive interiors segment

slipped.

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BRIEF-Youzu Interactive cuts share issue size to 3.96 bln yuan

* Says it cuts share issue size to 3.96 billion yuan

($593.30 million) from 4.45 billion yuan previously

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BRIEF-Intersil Corp enters into amended, restated credit agreement

* Intersil Corp says on July 19, 2016 entered into an

amended and restated credit agreement by and among Intersil,

Bank Of America N.A.

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RPT-Silicon Valley's Yahoo diaspora mourns company's decline

SAN FRANCISCO July 21 (Reuters) - Former Yahoo executive Dan

Rosensweig has not worked at the pioneering internet company in

nearly a decade.

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SPECIAL REPORT-How the New York Fed fumbled over the Bangladesh Bank heist

DHAKA/NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - Jupiter. That single

word, by a stroke of luck, helped stop the Federal Reserve Bank

of New York from paying nearly $1 billion to the cyber-criminals

behind a notorious bank heist earlier this year, according to

sources familiar with the incident.

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How millions from the Bangladesh Bank heist disappeared

DHAKA/NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - When the Federal Reserve

Bank of New York cleared five transactions made by the

Bangladesh Bank hackers, the money went in two directions. On

Thursday, Feb. 4, the Fed's system sent $20 million to Sri Lanka

and $81 million to the Philippines.

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BRIEF-Merry Electronics adjusts conversion price of 1st series domestic unsecured convertible corporate bonds to T$110.9

* Says it adjusts conversion price of 1st series domestic

unsecured convertible corporate bonds to T$110.9, effective Aug.

13

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BRIEF-Regulator to halt review of Ledman Optoelectronic's acquisition application

* Says it applies to securities regulator to halt view of

its asset acquisition application

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BRIEF-Enjoyor gets patent license

* Says it gets patent license for parking detection device

based on panoramic vision

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BRIEF-Piotr Tonski has stake in M4B reduced to 2.35 pct

* Piotr Tonski has stake in the company's reduced to 2.35

percent from 11.05 percent, following the company's capital

increase

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BRIEF-Focus Media Information Tech's unit receives govt support fund of 102 mln yuan

July 21 (Reuters) - Focus Media Information Technology Co

Ltd

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BRIEF-Alphachips to convert 4.36 bln won worth convertible bonds

* Says 4.36 billion won worth of its first convertible bonds

have been converted into 933,618 shares of the company at 4,670

won per share, as of July 21

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BRIEF-SSH Communications Security Q2 oper loss narrows to EUR 1.6 million

* Q2 net sales 4.7 million euros ($5.2 million) versus 4.2 million euros year ago

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BRIEF-AO World says expectations for full year unchanged

* Trading Statement, for the period 1 April 2016 to 30 June

2016

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Publicis expects losing accounts in 2015 to hit sales in Q3

PARIS, July 21 (Reuters) - France's Publicis said

the loss of large accounts in the United States last year will

likely hamper sales in the third quarter after reporting a

better than expected underlying growth over the April-June

period.

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BRIEF-Tatwah Smartech's unit plans to sell 1.3 pct stake in China Unionpay Merchants Services

* Says its 30 percent owned payment service unit signs share

transfer agreement to sell 1.278 percent stake in China Unionpay

Merchant Services Co Ltd to an investment management firm for

200-250 million yuan ($29.97-$37.46 million)

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UPDATE 1-S.Korea probes Google for anti-competitive behaviour-Yonhap

* Probe looks at whether Google abused dominant position -

Yonhap

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BRIEF-Kyland Technology to invest 20 mln yuan to set up information technology JV with partner

* Says it plans to invest 20 million yuan to set up a

Beijing-based information technology firm, with partner

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BRIEF-Zhongxin Information Development unit to set up JV

July 21 (Reuters) - Zhongxin Information Development

Inc., Ltd:

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BRIEF-EchoStar's unit places offering of $1.5 bln in senior notes

* Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation places offering of

$1.5 billion in senior notes

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BRIEF-Top Engineering signs 13.69 bln won contract with Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics Technology

* Says it signs a contract with Chongqing HKC

Optoelectronics Technology, to supply displayer panel

manufacturing equipment in China

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UPDATE 1-U.S. indicts KAT file sharing owner for copyright infringement

CHICAGO, July 20 (Reuters) - The owner of file-sharing

website KAT was indicted in the United States on Wednesday for

copyright infringement related to the distribution of more than

$1 billion worth of movies, video games, music recordings and

other content, U.S. justice officials said.

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UPDATE 2-Intel's slowing data center growth overshadows strong profit

July 20 (Reuters) - Intel Corp on Wednesday

reported slower revenue growth at its data center business,

which makes semiconductors used in high-end servers,

overshadowing a better-than-expected quarterly profit.

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UPDATE 2-France orders Microsoft to stop collecting excessive user data

* Microsoft ordered to stop tracking Windows users without

consent

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Smartphone app lets users decide fate of Netherlands refugees

NEW YORK, July 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Looking to

change public perception about migrants in the Netherlands, two

journalists have launched a Smartphone app that dramatizes the

asylum-seeking process and lets users ask tough questions of

would-be refugees.

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BRIEF-Symantec entered into amendment to credit agreement

* On July 18, 2016, co entered into amendment agreement,

dated as of July 18, 2016 to credit agreement, dated as of may

10, 2016

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UPDATE 1-Strong demand for chips buoys Qualcomm forecast

July 20 (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc forecast

current-quarter profit largely above market estimates as demand

for its mobile chips rose and the company made progress with its

licensees in China.

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Tesla's data collection may help it deflect Autopilot liability

NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - The large volume of data Tesla

Motors Inc collects from its cars on the road has armed

it with information to publicly counter, and possibly legally

defend, claims about the safety of its Autopilot driving-assist

software, according to lawyers familiar with such cases.

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UPDATE 1-Southwest Airlines says investigating technical issues

July 20 (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co is

investigating technical issues impacting all its online

platforms, the company tweeted on Wednesday.

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Wells Fargo to roll out pilot robo adviser in first half of 2017

NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co's

wealth management business plans to roll out a pilot version of

a robo adviser service during the first half of 2017, a

spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

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BRIEF-Cegid Group H1 net income group share stable at 9.4 million euros

* H1 consolidated revenue 150.5 million euros ($165.55 million) versus 133.6 million euros

year ago

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France says orders Microsoft to stop collecting excessive data by users

BRUSSELS, July 20 (Reuters) - The French data protection

authority issued a formal notice to Microsoft Corporation

to stop collecting excessive data from users without

their consent, it said on Wednesday.

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Mind over gray matter: new map lays out brain's cerebral cortex

WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) - Neuroscientists acting as

cartographers of the human mind have devised the most

comprehensive map ever made of the cerebral cortex, the part of

the brain responsible for higher cognitive functions such as

abstract thought, language and memory.

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BRIEF-Witbe Net H1 revenue up at 6.5 million euros

* H1 revenue of 6.5 million euros ($7.15 million) versus 5.3 million euros year ago

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UPDATE 1-Electronics retailers, seeing sales bump, tap into Pokemon Go frenzy

July 20 (Reuters) - Electronics and smart-phone retailers

are seeing a jump in sales of mobile charging equipment since

Pokemon GO was released in the United States two weeks ago and

are now looking for more ways to drive potential customers into

stores through the wildly popular game.

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Electronics retailers, seeing sales bump, tap into Pokemon Go frenzy

July 20 (Reuters) - Electronics and smart-phone retailers

are seeing a jump in sales of mobile charging equipment since

Pokemon GO was released in the United States two weeks ago and

are now looking for more ways to drive potential customers into

stores through the wildly popular game.

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BRIEF-Temenos Group Q2 EBIT up 115 pct at $28.9 million

* IFRS EBIT was $28.9 million in Q2. Non-IFRS EBIT was $38.7

million in Q2 2016, 19 pct higher than in Q2 2015 in constant

currencies

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BRIEF-New Gym buys 78.73 pct stake in M4B

* New Gym SA acquires 296,158 shares representing 78.73

percent stake in company

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As exports struggle, Israel's economy faces slower growth

JERUSALEM, July 20 (Reuters) - For decades, Israel's high

growth was driven by exports of oranges, diamonds,

pharmaceuticals and software, but the picture is changing due to

weak global demand and a strong shekel.

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Uber driver tells UK tribunal he earned less than the minimum wage

LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - An Uber driver told a

British tribunal on Wednesday he had earned less than the

minimum wage, despite the firm saying he received nearly three

times as much, in a case that could threaten the app's business

model.

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BRIEF-Sprinklr raises $105 mln at $1.8 bln valuation

* Sprinklr says funding round, which brings company's total

funding to $239 million, was led by Temasek

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Warburg Pincus to buy stake in Hygiena

July 20 (Reuters) - Warburg Pincus LLC has agreed to invest

in U.S. environmental testing and sanitation company Hygiena

LLC, the private equity firm said on Wednesday, gaining exposure

to a business that grew sharply over the past decade.

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BREXIT WATCH-Latest developments in aftermath of Brexit vote

* Graphic on Brexit impact http://reut.rs/2aqnwkw

LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - Britain's June 23 referendum

decision to leave the European Union has had far-reaching

consequences for the world's economy, businesses, investors and

politics. Following are the main developments:



July 20

From the it-all-depends-on-who-you-are department:

Appliance-maker Electrolux's CEO Jonas Samuelson tells us

the weaker pound - around 10 percent down vs euro since the

Brexit vote - means his com

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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

July 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers,

acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on

Wednesday:

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BRIEF-Medidata solutions report Q2 GAAP earnings per share $0.09

* Says reiterates full-year 2016 total revenue and

profitability guidance

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BRIEF-SIMMTECH gets 16.7 pct stake in STJ Holdings for 1.82 bln won

* Says it acquires 17,000 shares, or 16.7 percent stake in

STJ Holdings, for 1.82 billion won

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BRIEF-Shenzhen Fenda Technology to issue 400 mln yuan bonds

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BRIEF-WONIK QnC to divest stake in WONIK IPS for 8.4 bln won

* Says it plans to divest 2,280,891 shares in WONIK IPS

for 8.4 billion won

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UPDATE 1-ASML's net bookings lifted by orders for its newest machines

* Stock top performer in Amsterdam, up 3.1 pct

(Adds CEO comment, EUV orders, analyst quotes)

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BRIEF-Just Eat sells stake in Mexico business

* Completed sale of hellofood brazil to if-je 1 , its brazil

joint venture, as previously contemplated.

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REFILE-ASML's second-quarter profit beats estimates

July 20 (Reuters) - ASML Holding reported a

better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday as customers

have started taking shipments of its newest tool.

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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

BRIEF-Electrocomponents sees FY annualised net savings of at least 15 mln stg

* Says RS Pro, which represents 12.8 pct of revenues saw

growth accelerate to 7 pct

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BRIEF-Eighting to retire treasury shares on Aug.11

* Says co plans to retire entire all its common stock owned

by the co, before the Colopl's acquisition effective date

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UPDATE 1-SAP Q2 oper profit beats expectations on licence growth

* CEO says experienced no impact from Brexit vote

(Adds more revenue, oper margin, background)

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BRIEF-Gemalto supplies data encryption solution to YES Bank

* YES Bank secures mobile payment transactions

with data encryption solution from Gemalto

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BRIEF-Beijing VRV Software establishes information technology jv

* Says it invested 19.6 million yuan and established an

information technology jv in Beijing on July 14, with other

three Beijing-based entities

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BRIEF-Shenzhen Kingdom Technology to apply for comprehensive credit line of 400 mln yuan

* Says it will apply for a comprehensive credit line of 400

million yuan from two banks

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BRIEF-Mixi completes repurchase of 2.5 mln shares for 10 bln yen

* Says it completed repurchase of 2.5 million shares for

10.00 billion yen in total, on July 19

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S.Korea won, shares slide on dollar strength, IMF growth cut

* Investors turning away from risky assets as IMF cut growth

* Foreigners set to be stock-buyers for 10 straight days

SEOUL, July 20 (Reuters) - The South Korean won and

shares slumped early on Wednesday as the greenback rose to a

four-month high on positive U.S. economic data and risk-aversion

returned after the International Monetary Fund cut global growth

forecasts.

The won was quoted at 1,139.3 as of 0211 GMT,

down 0.3 percent compared with Tuesday's close of 1,135.5.

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BRIEF-CUROCOM to issue convertible bonds worth 6 bln won

* Says it will issue the 15th unregistered/unsecured private

convertible bonds, raising 6 billion won in proceeds

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UPDATE 2-Cloud business boosts Microsoft's quarterly revenue, shares rise

July 19 (Reuters) - Sharp growth in its commercial cloud

computing business helped lift Microsoft Corp's

quarterly revenue above Wall Street's expectations, sending the

technology company's shares up more than 4 percent in

after-hours trading.

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BRIEF-Techwing signs 7 bln won contract with Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte

* Says it signs a contract with Micron Semiconductor Asia

Pte, to supply semiconductor inspection equipment

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Thai junta offers million baht raffle to bring tax returns online

* E-payments to bring informal economy online, boost tax

revenue

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Seattle judge hears challenge to Uber, Lyft union law

SEATTLE, July 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday

wrestled with whether a lawsuit could proceed against the city

of Seattle over a local law which allows Uber and Lyft drivers

to unionize.

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BRIEF-Microsoft Corp CFO says expect full year operating expense between $31.1 bln-$31.4 bln - Conf call

* In q4 we did see additional softness in brazil, middle

east, and Africa, which were impacted by macroeconomic

headwinds- Conf call

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BRIEF-Microsoft reports quarterly GAAP earnings per share $0.39

* Quarterly diluted earnings per share was $0.39 GAAP, and

$0.69 non-GAAP

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Brazil top court suspends ruling blocking WhatsApp message app

SAO PAULO, July 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's Federal Surpreme

Court on Tuesday suspended a ruling by a low-tier judge ordering

wireless phone carriers to block access to Facebook Inc's

WhatsApp, the third such decision against the popular phone

messaging app in eight months.

(Reporting by Guillermo Parra-Bernal; Editing by Andrew Hay)

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UPDATE 3-BlackBerry inks security software deals, shares slip

NEW YORK/TORONTO, July 19 (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd

sought to bolster its security credentials with a string of

small deals on Tuesday but analysts said the jury was still out

on the success of its turnaround and push into software.

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks dip on earnings and growth worries; dollar rises

* Brexit uncertainty prompts IMF to cut global growth

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CORRECTED-Dorsey's Square starts up UK operation for first European foray

STOCKHOLM/SAN FRANCISCO, July 19 (Reuters) - Square Inc

, the mobile payments company run by Twitter Inc

CEO Jack Dorsey, has incorporated a business called Squareup

Europe Ltd in Britain, registration documents show, lining

itself up for what could be its first foray into Europe.

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BRIEF-Twitter creates application process for verified accounts

* Twitter announces application process for verified

accounts

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UPDATE 1-Ubisoft confident of shareholders support to rebuff Vivendi

PARIS, July 19 (Reuters) - French video games maker Ubisoft

is confident that a majority of shareholders will back

its independence from media giant Vivendi, Chief

Financial Officer Alain Martinez said on Tuesday.

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BRIEF-Elon Musk "will be working at Tesla on Autopilot & Model 3 today" - Tweet

* Elon Musk - "Will be working at Tesla on Autopilot & Model

3 today, then aiming to pull an all-nighter and complete the

master product plan" - Tweet

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UPDATE 3-Tesla shortens web address, mum on formal name change

DETROIT, July 19 (Reuters) - Electric vehicle maker Tesla

Motors Inc has changed its internet address from

teslamotors.com to tesla.com, hinting at a possible company name

change as part of CEO Elon Musk's latest and still undisclosed

"master plan."

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BRIEF-BlueVine announces appointment of Eric Sager as its chief revenue officer

* Announced appointment of Eric Sager, formerly head of

sales at square, as its chief revenue officer

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UPDATE 1-Netflix shares drop as customer additions slow unexpectedly

July 19 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc's shares fell as

much as 14 percent on Tuesday after the video streaming company

signed up far fewer subscribers than expected in the latest

quarter and offered up little hope that things would improve

soon.

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UPDATE 1-Twitter signs streaming deal with NBA for non-game programming

July 19 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it

had signed a deal with the NBA to stream exclusive non-game

programming, pushing deeper into sports streaming as it seeks

new ways to attract users.

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BlackBerry signs U.S. government deals in software push

July 19 (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd said it had

signed a five-year, multi-million dollar deal to run emergency

notifications for the U.S. Senate, among a handful of small

deals the company has signed as the company shifts its focus to

software from smartphones.

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UPDATE 1-India's Wipro sees low growth in Q2, cautions on Brexit

* Facing headwinds in India, Middle East businesses - CEO

(Adds executive comments, result details)

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