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"Glencore International Plc's 16.9 billion pound ($26.4 billion) bid for the rest of Xstrata Plc was opposed by the Qatar Holding LLC, the second-largest shareholder in Xstrata asking for the bid to be increased by 16 percent."

"The pioneer of the mobile email, RIM is passing through a difficult period as it has postponed the make-or-break launch of its next-generation BlackBerry phones until next year. It shares slumped 14 percent at $7.86."

"British bank HSBC raised about $430 million after selling its holdings in India's Axis Bank and Yes Bank on Thursday."

"Barclays Plc Chairman Marcus Agius resigned on Monday in connection with the interest rate rigging scandal that devastated the bank's reputation. Chief Executive Bob Diamond is still holding on to his job but he is under intense pressure to resign as well. "

"German industrial gas producer Linde AG announced Sunday that it will acquire Lincare Holdings Inc, a Florida-based provider of oxygen and respiratory therapy services to patients in the home, for $4.6 billion, to take advantage of the potential growth rate of 6 to 9 percent annually in the home care market."

"Valuing emerging biotech or healthcare companies exclusively based on past performance is like valuing an MBA prospect by little league performance. From developing a blockbuster product (good) to product recalls (bad), revenue can take off in any direction for healthcare. At the same time, my research has shown that the positives outweigh the negatives with a strong margin of safety. Thus, the industry, as a whole, appears to be trading well below intrinsic value - an opinion that is shared by the Russell 1000 Value Index Fund, whose 2nd largest holding is in healthcare."

"Samsung Electronics Co is planning to release a tablet featuring Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows RT software when the operating system is launched. Windows RT devices are likely to be released in October but Samsung has already made a handheld computer built on this device that works on ARM Holdings Plc (NASDAQ: ARMH) technology."

"Intel Corp has decided to invest $4.1 million to acquire 15 percent stake in Dutch chip-equipment maker ASML Holding NV with the intention of reducing the time needed to adopt new production techniques by two years."

"All good things come to an end! Given the circumstances, it may hold true for Fox, ESPN and Turner but certainly not for Major League Baseball."

"The Bank of Japan has held back increase of monetary stimulus with the result that stocks dropped. This has resulted in the bank increasing its asset-purchase fund and reducing a credit-loan facility by the same amount."

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