Tuesday, November 15, 2016

BRIEF-Bluglass received order for specialist epitaxy (foundry) development

* Received a significant order commitment from a new

customer for $600,000 of specialist epitaxy (foundry)

development

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BRIEF-Syntonic Ltd to raise A$5 million

* placement to raise a$5 million-syt.ax

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BRIEF-Ikegps says FY17 gross margin growth across ike-branded products to greater than 65 pct

* Fy17 gross margin growth across ike-branded products to

greater than 65%

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CORRECTED-Viacom buys Telefonica's Telefe for $345 mln

Nov 15 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc, the owner of Comedy

Central, Nickelodeon and MTV, said on Tuesday it bought

Argentine broadcaster Television Federal SA (Telefe) for $345

million in cash.

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Google says it will expand operations in London

LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google

said on Tuesday it will expand its London offices to eventually

accommodate 7,000 employees, up from around 4,000 at the moment.

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BP inks deal for General Electric oilfield data service

Nov 15 (Reuters) - BP PLC said on Tuesday it will use

a new digital solution by General Electric Co designed to

improve the efficiency and safety of its offshore oil platforms

by predicting equipment breakdowns before they occur.

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UPDATE 1-Israeli chipmaker TowerJazz sees brighter 2017 after record third-quarter revenues

* Nasdaq shares up 4.4 pct in early Nasdaq trade

(Adds details, CEO comments)

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