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Starboard asks Yahoo to sell core business instead of Alibaba stake

Activist investor Starboard Value LP asked Yahoo Inc to drop plans to spin off its stake in Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd due to tax concerns, and instead urged the company to sell its core search and display advertising businesses. Yahoo's current net cash holding and the funds raised from a sale of the business could be returned to shareholders through buybacks and…

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Exclusive: Pfizer negotiating 2-3 percent Allergan break-up fee – sources

A break-up fee of that amount, to be paid by Pfizer if it were to walk away from the Allergan deal, would show confidence that the regulatory risk to the merger does not pose an existential threat, despite the U.S. Treasury planning this week to tighten the rules on corporate tax inversions, a key aspect of their plan. The break-up fee…

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Investors "swipe right" in Tinder-owner Match’s debut

Match Group, which touts itself as the world's No. 1 dating company, is seen as the crown jewel of Diller's media properties and has driven parent IAC/InterActiveCorp's profit and revenue in recent quarters. One of Match Group's most popular

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Fairly upbeat U.S. data highlight economy’s resilience

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week while a gauge of U.S. economic activity rebounded in October, signs of a healthy labor market and economy that could give the Federal Reserve confidence to raise interest rates next month. Outside manufacturing, the economy has remained resilient despite faltering global growth. “Business rolls on unperturbed …

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