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Murdoch quashes talk of UK paper spin-off
News Corp?s chief has moved to quash talk about selling its tainted UK newspaper business, saying publishing would remain ?a core component?

Alibaba nears buyback deal with Yahoo
The deal under discussion would involve the US group selling about $7bn of its stake in the Chinese ecommerce group, valuing Alibaba at $35bn

Bidding starts in ING Asia auction
MetLife, Prudential, and Manulife are expected to make first round bids for all of the Dutch group?s $6bn Asian insurance operations

Graff Diamonds sets IPO share price
The jewellery producer and retailer will market shares for its $1bn Hong Kong listing at HK$25-HK$37, with its founder Laurence Graff set for a $290m windfall

Chinese wine
Competition is getting tough in world?s fifth biggest wine market as domestic companies battle foreign brands

Hutchison fails to halt Eircom rescue plan
Hong Kong conglomerate loses a legal battle to block the survival plan, paving the way for senior lenders to take control of the Irish telecoms group

Graff to have $3bn-$4bn value at IPO
High-end jeweller aims to raise $1bn by selling 25-35% of group in what would be Hong Kong?s second largest listing so far this year

Vedanta nears end of investment plan
Chairman says natural resources group has now reached an ?inflection point? after years of heavy spending as it announces 13% increase in earnings

Truth behind Japan?s free and open market
A Japanese negotiator can claim his market is fully open, safe in the knowledge that no products will be imported, writes Clyde Prestowitz

Beijing wakes up to eastern Europe
China looks to leverage its $3.2tn reserves to expand in the region while western Europe ? the once dominant investor ? is fire-fighting

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