Thursday, February 2, 2017

Microsoft asks Trump administration for exception program on immigration orders

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Thursday said it had

sent a proposal to U.S. President Donald Trump's administration

to create a program that would let people from seven

predominantly Muslim nations enter and leave the United States

on business or family emergency travel if they hold a valid work

or student visa and have not committed any crimes.

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Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions

Feb 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions

and disposals were reported by 1600 GMT on Thursday:

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BRIEF-EXO U Inc says reviewing financing options

* EXO U provides update on secured credit facility of up to

$4 million

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BRIEF-Xerox and EFI partner to give customers best in class digital front ends

* Xerox and EFI partner to give customers best in class

digital front ends

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TREASURIES-Prices gain on dovish Fed, Trump uncertainty

* Fed seen on hold for near-term

* Trump uncertainty creates safety bid for bonds

* Jobs data improves, productivity worsens

By Karen Brettell

NEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices gained on

Thursday a day after the Federal Reserve gave a more

dovish-than-expected statement, and as uncertainty over policies

from President Donald Trump increased safety buying of U.S.

debt.

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday

in its first meeting since Trump

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BRIEF-Attunity Q4 non-gaap EPS $0.06

* Q4 earnings per share view $0.01 -- Thomson Reuters

I/B/E/S

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BRIEF-Nokia prepared for long legal battle with Apple - CFO

* Nokia CFO Kristian Pullola tells a conference call that if

necessary, the Finnish company is prepared for a long legal

process with Apple, a process where additional litigation cost

could be around 100 million euros per year

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BRIEF-Kulicke & Soffa reports Q1 earnings per share $0.22

* Q1 revenue $149.6 million versus I/B/E/S view $140.6

million

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BRIEF-Entegris Q4 non-GAAP earnings per share $0.24

* Q1 earnings per share view $0.21, revenue view $282.8

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

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UPDATE 2-Sony rules out pictures biz sale, committed to turnaround

* Pictures profit sacrificed during electronics turnaround

-CFO

(Adds CFO comments, earnings details, background)

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BRIEF-EFI now expects Q1 GAAP rev to be between $236 mln-$241 mln

* Now expects GAAP revenue to be in range of $236 million to

$241 million for q1 of fiscal year 2017

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BRIEF-ACE to issue new shares for loan repayment

* Says it will issue 300 million new shares at T$34.3/share

with subscription record date Feb. 15

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Indian shares hit near 4-month high as IT stocks rebound

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Indian shares ended higher on Thursday

after earlier hitting their highest in nearly four months as IT

stocks such as Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services

recovered after steep fall.

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UPDATE 1-Panasonic says its avionics business being probed by U.S. authorities

* Panasonic Avionics probed by DOJ, SEC under FCPA,

securities law

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BRIEF-JT signs 722.6 mln won contract with Micron

* Says it signs 722.6 million won contract with Micron to

provide clamshell burn in loader/unloader

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BRIEF-Taiwan's ASE orders equipment for T$500.4 mln

* Says it orders equipment for T$500.4 million ($16.09

million) from Towa Corporation

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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

BRIEF-Livechat Software number of clients up at 18,316

* The number of clients using paid version of livechat at

18,316 as of Feb. 1 versus 13,745 year on year

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BRIEF-Techstep: Jyst Invest sells 3.8 million shares in Techstep

* Following deal Jyst Invest's holding in Techstep is 3.8

million shares, corresponding to 3.7 percent of Techstep's share

capital

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Dassault Systemes revenue and earnings beat guidance, but new licences lag

Feb 2 (Reuters) - French 3D design software producer

Dassault Systemes posted growth in new license revenue

of five percent for 2016, missing its guidance of double-digit

growth due to the impact of the transition to its new

3DExperience platform.

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UPDATE 1-Nokia beats market expectations in fourth quarter

HELSINKI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Finnish network equipment maker

Nokia reported on Thursday a better-than-expected

quarterly profit, as acquisition of Franco-American

Alcatel-Lucent and cost cuts helped it in the tough networks

market.

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SE Asian ride-hailing firm Grab to invest $700 mln in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm

Grab on Thursday said it will invest $700 million to expand in

Indonesia over the next four years, marking its biggest-ever

investment in any country.

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UPDATE 1-Samsung Elec may build a U.S. manufacturing base for appliances -source

* Samsung says continues to evaluate new U.S. investment

needs

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Samsung Elec may build a U.S. manufacturing base for appliances -source

SEOUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

may build a manufacturing base in the United States

for its home appliances business, a person familiar with the

matter told Reuters on Thursday, amid growing concerns about

protectionist policies pursued by the new Trump administration.

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Taiwan stocks rise; local dollar at 18-month high

TAIPEI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks rose on Thursday

after the Lunar New Year holiday, catching up with gains in

global markets, but caution prevailed with the Taiwan dollar

strengthening to levels not seen in a year and a half.

By 0331 GMT, the main TAIEX index rose 0.1

percent, to 9,460.11 points, after climbing as much as 0.8

percent to a session high of 9,521.34, an intra-day

high not seen since early June 2015.

The index closed up 0.3 percent on Jan. 24, its last day

of trade

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BRIEF-DoubleU Games says annual cash dividend for FY 2016

* Says it will pay annual cash dividend at 650 won/share for

FY 2016

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BRIEF-DENSO to fully acquire unit DAISHINSEIKI via stock swap

* Says the company plans to fully acquire

99.35-percent-owned auto parts manufacturing unit DAISHINSEIKI

Co Ltd through stock swap, with effective on March 17

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BRIEF-NXP Semiconductors Q4 shr $0.37

* NXP semiconductors reports fourth quarter and full-year

2016 results

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BRIEF-Western Digital sets qtrly cash dividend of $0.50 per share

* Sets quarterly cash dividend of $0.50per share

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UPDATE 1-Amazon plans more than 200 daily flights from new cargo hub

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc

plans to schedule more than 200 flight departures and landings

per day at a $1.49 billion cargo hub it is building near

Cincinnati, the airport's chief said in an interview on

Wednesday, in a sign of the soaring ambitions of the online

retailer.

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UPDATE 4-Facebook eases past Wall St estimates, sees spending up in 2017

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc cruised past Wall

Street's earnings and revenue expectations on Wednesday with

strong growth in its mobile ad business, demonstrating that

controversy over so-called "fake news" and inaccurate

advertising measurements had little impact on its financial

performance.

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BRIEF-Novatti establishes business unit to focus on cross-border payments from China to Australia

* Establishes Business unit to focus on payment systems to

settle cross-border payments from China to Australia

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Amazon plans more than 200 daily flights from new cargo hub

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc

plans to schedule more than 200 flight departures and landings

per day at a $1.49 billion cargo hub it is building near

Cincinnati, the airport's chief said in an interview on

Wednesday, in a sign of the soaring ambitions of the online

retailer.

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Fitch Rates Microsoft's Senior Unsecured Notes 'AA+'

(The following statement was released by the rating agency)

CHICAGO, February 01 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed the

ratings for

Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft), including the Long- and

Short-Term Issuer

Default Rating at 'AA+/F1+'. Fitch has also assigned an 'AA+'

rating to

Microsoft's $17 billion of senior notes offering, which

includes:

--$1.5 billion of 1.85% senior notes due Feb. 6, 2020;

--$1.75 billion of 2.4% senior notes due Feb. 6, 2022;

--$2.25 billion of 2.875% senior notes d

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UPDATE 1-Trump likely to face questions over travel ban in meeting with CEOs

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump

will likely face questions about his executive order

restricting some travel to the United States when he meets with

the CEOs of major U.S. companies at the White House on Friday.

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UPDATE 1-Abercrombie & Fitch names merchandising head as CEO

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Abercrombie & Fitch Co, which is

struggling with a relentless decline in sales, said Fran

Horowitz, its merchandising head, had been promoted to chief

executive of the teen apparel retailer.

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BRIEF-Carnegie Technologies Holdings filed a motion in an Israeli Court against magicJack

* Carnegie Technologies Holdings - Filed a motion in an

Israeli Court against magicJack

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China-backed electric vehicle startup Faraday scales back U.S. plans

DETROIT/BEIJING, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Electric luxury car

startup Faraday Future, one of several Chinese-funded companies

taking aim at Elon Musk's Tesla Inc, is throttling back

on plans to build vehicles in the United States, the company and

public officials said.

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Ending years of cuts, miners are exploring again - cautiously

SYDNEY, Feb 2 (Reuters) - After years of cutting budgets and

squeezing existing mines, global mining giants are again

scouting for new deposits: industry analysts say 2017 will see

the first increase in spending on exploration in five years.

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Trump likely to face questions over travel ban in CEO's meeting Friday

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump

will likely face questions on his executive order restricting

some travel to the United States when he meets chief executives

of major U.S. companies on Friday at the White House.

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BRIEF-Amaya makes additional payment on deferred purchase price

* Has made an additional payment of $75 million on its

outstanding deferred purchase price obligation for its

acquisition of rational group

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BRIEF-Kontron names Stefan Franke as new CFO

* Says Stefan Franke appointed to the management board of

Kontron as chief financial officer

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Digital media firms search for revenue in high-school bleachers

NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Digital media companies looking

for other sources of revenue growth are targeting high school

sports licensing and content deals, hoping to tap into a surge

in online viewing and crack a market too fragmented for most

traditional networks.

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BRIEF-Kickstarter acquires Huzza, opens first international office based in Vancouver

* Kickstarter - acquires Huzza; opens first international

office based in Vancouver, Canada

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BRIEF-Turner International and Bigballs Media sign strategic equity investment

* Turner International and Bigballs Media sign strategic

equity investment

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BRIEF-GFI Informatique Q4 revenue up to 282.1 million euros

* Q4 revenue 282.1 million euros ($303.43 million) versus 247.6 million euros a year ago

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BRIEF-Linedata Services Q4 revenue falls to 43.7 million euros

* Q4 revenue EUR 43.7 million ($46.98 million) versus EUR

46.3 million year ago

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UPDATE 1-Tepco scraps uranium supply contract with Canada's Cameco

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Canadian uranium producer Cameco Corp

said on Wednesday that Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco)

, the operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear

plant, had scrapped its uranium supply contract with the

company.

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Greece's OPAP picks Betgenius as sportsbook platform provider

ATHENS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - London-based gaming services

provider Betgenius will supply Greece-based OPAP,

Europe's fourth biggest betting firm, with a new sportsbook

platform, OPAP said on Wednesday.

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BRIEF-SilverBridge Holdings sees half-yearly HEPS 14-15 cents

* Sees HEPS between 14.0 cents and 15.0 cents for 6-months

ended Dec. 31, compared to 11.6 cents a year ago

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BRIEF-Schweizer Electronic: Removal from office of chairperson of management board

* Supervisory board revoked appointment of dr Maren

Schweizer as member and as chairperson of management board of

Schweizer Electronic AG with immediate effect

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Activision Blizzard creates consumer products division

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc said on

Wednesday it was creating a consumer products division to tap

into the popularity of its videogame franchises, including "Call

of Duty", "Overwatch" and "World of Warcraft".

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TREASURIES-Yields jump on strong jobs data, before Fed

* ADP jobs data beats expectations

* Fed meeting statement in focus

* Treasury to sell $62 bln notes, bonds next week

By Karen Brettell

NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields jumped on

Wednesday after data from payrolls processor ADP showed

stronger-than-expected jobs gains in January, raising

expectations that Friday's closely watched government employment

report will also show strong growth.

U.S. private employers added 246,000 jobs in January, ADP

said, higher t

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BRIEF-Silicon Labs sees Q1 revenue $174 million to $179 million

* Silicon labs announces record revenue for fourth quarter

and full year 2016

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UPDATE 1-Johnson Controls profit beats; reiterates 2017 earnings forecast

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Johnson Controls International Plc

reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by

strength in its power solutions business, and the multi-industry

U.S. manufacturer reiterated its fiscal 2017 earnings forecast.

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BRIEF-Fantasy Aces Daily files for Chapter 7 protection

* Fantasy Draft LLC terminates asset acquisition of Fantasy

Aces Daily Fantasy Sports Corp. Company files for protection

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BRIEF-Fantasy Draft LLC terminates asset acquisition of Fantasy Aces Daily Fantasy Sports Corp company files for protection

* Fantasy Draft LLC terminates asset acquisition of Fantasy

Aces Daily Fantasy Sports Corp Company files for protection

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BRIEF-Seoul Semiconductor issues FY 2017 revenue outlook

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Seoul Semiconductor Co Ltd :



* Sees sales revenue of 250 billion won for FY 2017



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BRIEF-ITCen says subscription results of 9th series convertible bonds

* Says all of its 9th series unregistered and unsecured

private convertible bonds have been subscribed on Feb. 1

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BRIEF-Dasan Networks receives patent

* Says it receives patent about method for managing a

wireless environment configuration of AP using AC

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REFILE-UAE bank NBAD offers blockchain payments after tie-up with Ripple

DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - National Bank of Abu Dhabi said on

Wednesday it had become the first bank in the Middle East and

North Africa to introduce real time, cross-border payments on

blockchain, becoming the latest lender to use the technology.

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BRIEF-Seiko Epson to take over part of watch sales business from unit

* Says the co plans to take over part of watch sales

business from wholly owned unit Orient

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BRIEF-Hyundai Asset Management buys 6.5 pct stake in LIS

* Says Hyundai Asset Management has acquired 943,395 shares

of the co, and is holding 6.5 percent stake in the co, from 0

percent stake

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BRIEF-Virtualex Consulting raises 93.8 percent voting rights in Time Intermedia

* Says it acquired 3,200 shares (93.8 percent voting rights)

of Tokyo-based firm Time Intermedia Corp

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BRIEF-RVH to fully buy beauty salon firm via stock swap

* Says it plans to fully buy Tokyo-based beauty salon firm

via stock swap

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