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Facet shareholders reject Biogen takeover bid

Facet Biotech Corp. shareholders rejected a $493 million takeover bid by Biogen Idec Inc., according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday.

LCH.Clearnet receives takeover bid from consortium

London-based LCH.Clearnet Group Ltd., a key European trading securities clearing house, has received a takeover bid for as much as $1.2 billion from a consortium of banks, including J.P. Morgan Chase Co., according to online media reports including The Wall Street Journal.

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Opinion: Google Czech Republic Will Benefit

Prague - I believe a Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo will benefit rather than threaten Google and Google's Czech Republic research center in particular.

BBC NEWS | Business | Murdoch rules out bid for Yahoo
Source: BBC News

Rupert Murdoch appears to have ruled out launching a rival takeover bid for internet search engine Yahoo.

Gazprom revealed as mystery Imperial Energy suitor
Source: The Times

THE financial arm of Gazprom, the Russian state-controlled oil giant, has emerged as the mystery bidder that is attempting to buy 25% of Imperial Energy, the embattled London-listed oil company.

Murdoch Wants Yahoo
Source: ABC News

NewsCorp thinking of trading Myspace for a share of Yahoo.

Midwest rejects latest AirTran offer
Source: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Midwest Air Group Inc. today rejected a sweetened takeover offer from AirTran Holdings Inc. and reported better-than-expected earnings - including its first full-year profit since 2000.

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