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	11/22/2011
Hello The Tokyo Stock Exchange will take over its smaller rival in Osaka in 2013 to create the world's third-biggest bourse, aiming to build scale to cope with a weak home market and compete with a flurry of global tie-ups. KKR and Japanese trading house Itochu Corp have joined forces in a roughly $7 billion bid for U.S. oil and gas group Samson Investment, in a rare link-up between a major private equity firm and a Japanese company. Shanda Interactive  said it agreed to be taken private by a group led by its Chief Executive Tianqiao Chen and his family in a deal that values the Chinese Internet firm at $2.3 billion. "Vodafone Group PLC's India unit continues to consider an initial share sale and is also open to mergers and acquisitions in the country despite facing regulatory headwinds and a potential tax liability," reports the WSJ. LATEST NEWS Tokyo to buy Osaka bourse, creating world's No.3 exchange TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange will takeover its smaller rival in Osaka in 2013 to create the world's third-biggest bourse with listed stocks worth $3.6 trillion, aiming to build scale to cope with a weak home market and compete with a flurry of global tie-ups. | Full Article Itochu joins KKR in $7 billion Samson oil deal: sources November 22, 2011 03:24 AM ET NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - KKR and Japanese trading house Itochu Corp have joined forces in a roughly $7 billion bid for U.S. oil and gas group Samson Investment Co, in a rare link-up between a major private equity firm and a Japanese company. | Full Article PCCW leans on institutions for $1.4 billion HKT Trust IPO November 22, 2011 08:44 AM ET HONG KONG (Reuters) - Retail investors are shying away from PCCW Ltd's up to $1.4 billion HKT Trust IPO, leaving the Hong Kong company to lean on institutional investors and fund managers to fill orders for the deal. | Full Article UnitedHealth to buy Medicare specialist XLHealth November 22, 2011 08:37 AM ET (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc plans to acquire privately held XLHealth Corp in the health insurance industry's latest deal involving Medicare plans for the elderly. | Full Article Blackstone eyes $500-$720 million deals a year in India November 22, 2011 07:21 AM ET MUMBAI (Reuters) - U.S. private-equity giant Blackstone Group expects to invest roughly $500 million to $720 million a year in India over the next few years, a top official said on Tuesday. | Full Article TOP NEWS Obama pushes payroll tax cut after debt panel fails November 22, 2011 06:38 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will challenge the Congress to preserve an expiring payroll tax cut on Tuesday as he travels to New Hampshire to seize the initiative in the wake of a collapsed effort to reduce the nation's budget deficit. | Full Article Third-quarter growth cut on weak inventories November 22, 2011 09:52 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew more slowly than previously estimated in the third quarter, but weak inventory accumulation amid sturdy consumer spending supported views output would pick up in the current quarter. | Full Article Insight: Super committee had glimpse of elusive compromise November 22, 2011 02:10 AM ET By Richard Cowan, Thomas Ferraro, Tim Reid and Donna Smith | Full Article Egyptian protesters struggle to throw off army rule November 22, 2011 09:59 AM ET CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians frustrated with military rule battled police in the streets again on Tuesday as the generals scrambled to cope with the cabinet's proffered resignation after bloodshed that has jolted plans for Egypt's first free election in decades. | Full Article Western states step up sanctions on Iran November 22, 2011 09:43 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, Britain and Canada on Monday announced new sanctions on Iran's energy and financial sectors, steps analysts said may raise pressure on Tehran but were unlikely to halt its nuclear program. | Full Article TECHNOLOGY NEWS Netflix shares tumble premarket on lower 2012 outlook Samsung says in last-stage talks to launch Google TV EU regulator "concerned" over cellphone patents war HP seeks stability in 2012 after rocky year Epic fail for Qantas Twitter competition RELATED VIDEO Breakingviews: France, Germany could agree on ECB's role Inside the News: Markets eye Spanish debt bid-cover ratio Buffet: I will keep betting on Japan A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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