Bawag near US deal on Refco probe: WSJ
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U.S. federal authorities are close to  reaching a deal with Austrian bank BAWAG  P.S.K. for  its role in Refco Inc.&#039;s  collapse, the Wall Street  Journal reported on Monday.
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Dow Jones & Co  and its main labor union are close to a contract agreement for reporters and other employees at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, the New York Times reported on its Web site on Friday, citing union officials.
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U.S. investment firm General Atlantic  Partners and other venture capital firms are in talks with  Britain's Northgate Information Solutions Plc  over a  possible takeover that could be worth more than 600 million  pounds ($1.13 billion), a newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Dow Jones & Co., which has been in  talks for a takeover by News Corp., will meet with supermarket  magnate Ron Burkle as Dow Jones explores its options, a source  familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
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Time Warner Inc. is close to a deal  with U.S. regulators in which the world's largest media group  would pay about $750 million to settle allegations of  accounting irregularities at its America Online division, The  Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
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Dow Jones & Co. , which has been in talks for a takeover by News Corp. , will meet with supermarket magnate Ron Burkle as Dow Jones explores its options, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
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Wesfarmers Ltd.  is close to sealing its takeover of Australian retailer Coles Group Ltd.  after sweetening its bid in last-minute weekend negotiations, the Australian Financial Review said on Monday.
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Global miner Rio Tinto was near a deal  to buy Canadian aluminum giant Alcan Inc. for about $100 per  share, or $37 billion, The Wall Street Journal Online reported  on Thursday.
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A deal to create a Russian metals  giant is likely to be signed as early as Monday, the Wall  Street Journal reported on its Web site on Sunday, citing  people familiar with the talks.
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Private equity suitors are close to arranging a deal to buy casino giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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Alcan Inc. has begun negotiating toward a merger agreement with Rio Tinto PLC to fend off a hostile bid from U.S. rival Alcoa Inc., Canada's the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on its Web site.
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Wesfarmers Ltd.  is close to  sealing its takeover of Australian retailer Coles Group Ltd.   after sweetening its bid in last-minute weekend  negotiations, the Australian Financial Review said on Monday.
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Clothing retailer American Apparel  Inc. is close to a deal to be bought by Endeavor Acquisition  Corp.  for $244 million, the Wall Street Journal  reported on its Web site on Monday.
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U.S. buyout fund Lone Star is close to terminating its $7.3 billion deal to sell Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) to Kookmin Bank  because of a prosecutors' investigation, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
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The deal may stir worries in Washington that the United States is selling its competitive advantage an industry at a time.
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U.S. investment firm General Atlantic Partners and other venture capital firms are in talks with Britain's Northgate Information Solutions Plc  over a possible takeover that could be worth more than 600 million pounds ($1.13 billion), a newspaper reported on Thursday.
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The News Corporation and advisers for Dow Jones are close to agreeing on terms to protect The Wall Street Journalâs independence if the company is taken over.