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Canon to buy Toshiba Medical for around $6.2 billion: Nikkei

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's Canon Inc is set to buy Toshiba Corp's medical equipment unit for 700 billion yen ($6.2 billion), beating rival Fujifilm Holdings Corp in a hotly contested auction, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday.

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Privacy groups urge U.S. judge to support Apple in iPhone case

(Reuters) – Digital privacy advocates have called on a U.S. federal judge to approve Apple Inc's request not to be compelled to build software to help the FBI unlock an iPhone used by one of the shooters in the …

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Asia shares scale 7-week peak, commodities on the mend

Asian shares were bound for a third straight session of gains on Thursday as upbeat data on U.S. jobs and a rally in a range of commodities whetted risk appetites globally. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added another 0.9 percent to reach a seven-week top, having surged 2.6 percent on Wednesday. Japan's Nikkei

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Asia shares rise despite weak China, Japan data; firmer yuan helps

Asian shares snapped a five-session losing streak on Monday as China's central bank fixed the yuan sharply stronger, easing fears of depreciation for now, though a string of weak data from Japan to China and Indonesia suggested the bounce may be short-lived. European shares were set to follow Asia higher. Most stock markets in

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Growing trust helps flurry of Sino-German deals

China has for years sought to buy in key technology rather than develop it at home more slowly, but attempts to reach deals have often failed. “The cultural dimension is very important,” said Frank-Christian Raffel, Munich-based partner in boutique advisory firm MelchersRaffel, which specialises in M&A deals between German-speaking and Asian countries.

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Burberry faces U.S. lawsuit accusing it of deceptive price tags

LONDON (Reuters) – British luxury fashion brand Burberry is to face a class action lawsuit in the United States, claiming it used misleading price tags at its outlets stores to fool shoppers into believing they were getting big bargains. The company, which specifically manufactures some of the products for its outlet stores, is accused of intentionally presenting false price information on products that have never been sold in its retail stores to mislead

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AIG strikes deal with Icahn, avoids proxy fight

The agreement with Icahn comes just two days ahead of AIG's deadline for shareholders to submit board candidates. Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP analyst Paul Newsome said the deal does not signal the end of the tussle between AIG's management and Icahn. AIG said it agreed to nominate Paulson, a billionaire investor and president of Paulson & Co, and Samuel Merksamer

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Yellen’s dilemma: a downturn with no easy response

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve's carefully scripted decision to raise interest rates last December, and begin a return to “normal” policy, may now become a nightmare for the U.S. central bank if an economic downturn forces a return to unconventional methods. Fed chair …

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Asian shares slip as bank fears add to global gloom

Asian shares fell for a sixth straight session on Friday as concerns about the health of European banks further threatened a global economy already under strain from falling oil prices and slowdowns in China and other emerging markets. “The markets are clearly starting to price in a sharp slowdown in

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Exclusive: With luxury Acura makeover, Honda aims for brand survival, China revival

As part of a broader makeover, and even the survival, of its stalled luxury Acura brand, Japan's Honda Motor Co will launch a new small crossover sport utility vehicle this year in China to compete with BMW and Audi in the world's biggest car market, two individuals closely involved in the effort said. Reviving Acura is …

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