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	11/16/2011
Hello "Decisions that entrepreneurs make early in terms of financing can affect how much money they will reap later. We need only to compare the I.P.O.'s of Groupon, Zynga and Angie's List," writes the NYT's Deal Professor. Nikko Asset Management plans to list its shares through a 45.5 billion yen ($590 million) initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, in what will likely be Japan's second-biggest IPO this year. "Thomas H. Lee Partners LP is among private-equity firms that submitted bids for GlaxoSmithKline's consumer-health assets, while Sanofi SA remains interested in some brands," Bloomberg reports. The trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of MF Global filed for permission to release 60 percent of the near $900 million in client cash that has been frozen at the commodity brokerage for more than two weeks. The Street makes a case for selling Berkshire Hathaway shares. LATEST NEWS UniCredit CEO says bank not a takeover target: report MILAN (Reuters) - The chief executive of UniCredit , whose market capitalization has shrunk to 14 billion euros, ruled out the bank becoming a takeover target, he said in an interview with Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore on Wednesday. | Full Article New China Life gets regulatory approval for Shanghai IPO: report November 16, 2011 12:56 AM ET SHANGHAI (Reuters) - New China Life Insurance Co Ltd, 15 percent owned by Swiss insurer Zurich Financial , has received regulatory approval for the Shanghai leg of its planned $2.6 billion Shanghai-Hong Kong dual listing, local media reported on Wednesday. | Full Article Peabody to take full control of Australia's Macarthur Coal November 16, 2011 02:55 AM ET MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Peabody Energy has acquired 90 percent of its Australian takeover target, Macarthur Coal , allowing the U.S. coal miner to compulsorily buy the remaining shares and increase its offer to A$4.9 billion ($4.98 billion). | Full Article Nikko Asset to list in $590 million Tokyo IPO November 16, 2011 08:07 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Nikko Asset Management said on Wednesday that it plans to list its shares through a 45.5 billion yen ($590 million) initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, in what will likely be Japan's second-biggest IPO this year. | Full Article Shareholder urges Kodak to remove poison pill November 15, 2011 01:30 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Eastman Kodak investor asked the company on Tuesday to get rid of its poison pill, saying the iconic photography company's move was aimed more at preventing a takeover than protecting its tax assets. | Full Article TOP NEWS Wall Street lower after new warnings on Europe November 16, 2011 09:50 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell early Wednesday as policymakers warned Europe's debt crisis posed dangers to the global economy and on signs the contagion was starting to spread to larger European nations. | Full Article October consumer prices fall, giving Fed more room November 16, 2011 09:20 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer prices fell in October for the first time in four months, taking pressure off strapped households and giving the Federal Reserve more room to ease monetary policy if the economy falters. | Full Article Monti forms new Italy government November 16, 2011 09:58 AM ET ROME (Reuters) - Mario Monti formed a new technocrat government in Italy on Wednesday to tackle a major debt crisis threatening the entire euro zone and said he hoped it would placate financial markets. | Full Article More Americans than not want health law repeal: poll November 16, 2011 09:29 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to review President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms, more Americans want to it repealed than want to keep it, a poll released on Wednesday shows. | Full Article Exclusive: Olympus says readying legal steps vs execs November 16, 2011 06:50 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp is preparing to take legal action, including possible criminal complaints, against any executives found responsible for the accounting scandal engulfing the firm, according to an internal staff email. | Full Article TECHNOLOGY NEWS Apple, with eye on media, names Disney's Iger to board Dell revenue flat, warns on full-year outlook Chatter in China: Multinationals turn to Weibo Nokia to launch Windows tablet mid-2012: report Facebook hit with unsolicited porn, violent videos RELATED VIDEO BoE report leaves door open to more QE: Deutsche Bank Inside the News: FX markets not convinced by ECB's actions Exclusive: Reuters Insider Euro Zone Index eyes new highs A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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