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	Click to View in Browser 07/18/2014 U.S. drugmaker AbbVie finally wins Dublin's Shire with $55 billion deal LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker AbbVie Inc bought Dublin-based Shire Plc on Friday in a 32 billion pound ($54.7 billion) deal that will allow it to slash its tax bill by relocating to Britain. Wall St. rebounds to end higher for the week NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Friday, rebounding a day after the S&P 500 suffered its worst drop since April 10. The three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher for the week. For big U.S. banks, June's trading bonanza may not persist: executives NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. banks posted stronger-than-expected trading results in the second quarter due to surprisingly active markets in June, but bank executives stopped short of saying the good times would continue. Exclusive: Morgan Stanley rebuilds in commodities trading NEW YORK (Reuters) - After more than a year of scaling back in commodities, Morgan Stanley is ready to expand. U.S. consumer sentiment dips in preliminary July reading NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment dipped in early July while an index of consumer expectations weakened for a third straight month, a survey released on Friday showed. U.S. judge OKs warrant for Google user's emails, stoking debate NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in New York has granted prosecutors access to a Gmail user's emails as part of a criminal probe, in a decision that could fan the debate over how aggressively the government may pursue data if doing so may invade people's privacy. GE profit rises 13 percent, expects retail finance IPO end-July (Reuters) - General Electric Co reported a 13-percent jump in quarterly net income Friday on improved sales of its jet engines and oil and gas equipment, and said it was targeting the initial public offering of its private-label credit-card business for the end of the month. Murdoch says he cannot buy Tribune or LA Times LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Twenty-First Century Fox cannot buy publisher Tribune Co or its Los Angeles Times newspaper, Fox Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch wrote on Twitter on Friday, citing U.S. laws on media ownership. Sotheby's to cut jobs to cut costs (Reuters) - Sotheby's said it would cut an unspecified number of jobs to cut cost, months after ending a long-running battle with billionaire investor Daniel Loeb by appointing him to its board. Stanford's Ponzi victims cannot file compensation claims: U.S. court WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court dealt a blow to the victims of financier Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme on Friday, ruling that they were not eligible under federal law to file claims seeking compensation for their losses. Related Video Concerns over a two-tiered internet are unfounded - Sununu Gaffen and Garnick: Risk creates opportunity in energy stocks Related News Slow house price gains to crimp start-ups: James Saft Destroyed jet, sanctions to drive more money to Latam, Asia A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend