Gallaher approached, Japan Tobacco likely bidder-source
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TOKYO/LONDON  - British tobacco company Gallaher Group Plc. said on Wednesday it had received a takeover approach, with sources close to the situation saying the potential bidder was likely to be Japan Tobacco Inc.
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The firm that owns the Philadelphia Inquirer says it is interested in mounting a rival bid for the Dow Jones.
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The Tokyo Stock Exchange  and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)  will begin talks on a possible business tie-up, the Nikkei business daily reported in its evening edition on Thursday.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Japan Tobacco's  2914.T JTI-Macdonald Corp. unit filed for court protection  from creditors on Tuesday in a fight with Quebec tax officials,  who have accused the firm of smuggling to avoid more than $1  billion in taxes.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. may be in talks with the founding family of top Japanese consumer finance firm Takefuji Corp. for a stake of over $2.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is in talks with  the founding family Takefuji Corp., the biggest player in  Japan's $100 billion consumer finance industry, that may result  in the U.S. firm buying about a third of the company for more  than $2.7 billion, a financial source said.
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The Tokyo Stock Exchange  and the  Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)  will begin talks on a  possible business tie-up, the Nikkei business daily reported in  its evening edition on Thursday.
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The Tokyo Stock Exchange is in talks about forming a possible alliance with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, an exchange official said Thursday, one day after the Asia's biggest bourse announced a cooperative agreement with the New York Stock Exchange.
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With Penn National reportedly considering a bid for Harrah's, it seems likely Harrah's will in fact get sold.
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Alleged U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins &#151; accused of defecting to North Korea in 1965 and currently in Japan &#151; is ready to meet American military officials to discuss a plea bargain, a media report said Friday, citing unidentified government sources.
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Hall of Fame major league baseball player Nolan Ryan will be visiting Japan this month in a new role -- to make a sales pitch for beef from the United States, now struggling to regain its former position as a top supplier.
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A group led by Penn National Gaming Inc.  and hedge fund D.E. Shaw is considering making a cash and stock offer for casino company Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
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Wall Street got more hints that Altria Group Inc., owner of the Philip Morris cigarette companies, may be closer to splitting its domestic and international divisions.
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Gruppo Gallaher ai massimi su voci offerta Japan Tobacco
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SEC may take civil action against the bank&#39;s brokerage unit on improper mutual fund trading charges. NEW YORK  - Wachovia Corp.
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Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings  is considering a management buyout to counter a possible takeover attempt by U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners, Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday.
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Altria Group Inc. (MO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has begun preparing itself for a possible break-up, once tobacco lawsuit hurdles are cleared, to realize fair value for