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Thomson Reuters Corp is
close to naming former Nielsen Holdings Plc president
Steve Hasker as its next chief executive, succeeding Jim Smith,
according to people familiar with the matter.

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Posted at 12:35h
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Morgan Stanley said on Thursday it
would buy discount brokerage E*Trade Financial Corp in
an all-stock deal worth about $13 billion.

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Posted at 12:32h
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A team from the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) met Lebanese government officials on
Thursday at the start of a visit to advise on how to tackle the
country's crippling financial and economic crisis.
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The head of Intesa Sanpaolo
expressed confidence on Thursday that an unsolicited
takeover bid for rival UBI Banca would succeed,
reiterating that the price would not be raised despite a
cautious reception from UBI's board.
Posted at 12:27h
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Angolan billionaire former first
daughter Isabel dos Santos said on Thursday her companies in
Portugal, where prosecutors seized her bank accounts last week,
still owed local banks 180 million euros ($195 million) after
repaying the bulk of the loans.
Posted at 12:21h
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The Lebanese government is in a
phase of getting technical advice from the IMF, Finance Minister
Ghazi Wazni said in a statement on Thursday as IMF experts began
a visit to Beirut to advise on efforts for dealing with an
economic crisis.
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Israeli software testing firm
Qualitest is aiming for sales of $1 billion in five years and
plans to make acquisitions to reach that goal, CEO Norm Merritt
said.

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Posted at 11:58h
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Brutal realisation should be heeded by politicians seeking a rash of trade deals
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Posted at 11:50h
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Thyssenkrupp
is nearing a full sale of its elevator division, three
people familiar with the matter said, adding this would result
in maximum proceeds that are needed as net debt has soared in
the last quarter.
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* Multi-million payments linked to Venezuelan, FIFA
corruption

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