Zurich rules out 2014 bid
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Zurich has abandoned plans to bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics because of the financial burden in staging the event. The Swiss Olympic Association said the authorities had decided not to proceed due to the &quot;current precarious financial position&quot;.
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The London Stock Exchange PLC has received and rejected a bid proposal from Germany's main stock exchange, Deutsche Boerse AG , the exchanges said Monday.
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Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata has rejected an informal takeover approach from Brazilian peer Vale worth 76 billion dollars, a deal that would create the world's biggest mining company, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.
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Midland Group, a privately-owned international trading and investment organisation, has announced its involvement in Formula One racing, but is not buying the Jaguar team.
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South Korea's SK Telecom denied reports that it is preparing a takeover bid for Sprint Nextel.
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Deutsche Boerse has its hopes for a Swiss merger dashed as Zurich's stock exchange rejects its advances.
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HANOVER, Germany  - An executive at Scania ,   object of an unsolicited bid from Germany's MAN, has rejected   market speculation that Scania may be too small to remain   independent and successful over the long term.
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ZURICH, Dec 21  Switzerland's hopes of building a new stadium in Zurich for the 2008 European championship were dealt a blow today when a leading bank said it would not help finance the project.
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HBOS said it had decided against bidding for the British mortgage bank Abbey National, clearing the way for an agreed offer from Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH).
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The Swiss-based Phonak team said Wednesday it is contesting the International Cycling Union&#39;s decision to refuse it a racing licence amid a doping scandal.
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McLaren boss Ron Dennis has refused to accept the FIA&#39;s decision to strip his team of their 2007 constructors&#39; championship points for their involvement in the Formula One spy saga.
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Scottish and Newcastle said Thursday it had rejected a new takeover bid from Danish group Carlsberg and Dutch peer Heineken that was worth 7.4 billion pounds.
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The Canadian aluminum maker Alcan has denied a request by a rival, Alcoa, for further talks on Alcoaâs hostile $27.5 billion takeover bid.
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By GILL, Mary Anne  A Hamilton group committed to seeing tui return to the city has decided not to lodge an appeal in the Environment Court against the consent approval of the V8 Supercars.
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Christian Klien says Red Bull have offered him a deal - but not guaranteed him any races.
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ARE, Sweden  - Bode Miller will not take part in the team event at the Alpine ski world championships on Sunday, his team said on Saturday.
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Halifax-to-Bank of Scotland group HBOS has said it has pulled out of a potential takeover battle for Abbey National. The announcement that it will not be bidding clears the way for Spain&#39;s Santander Central