Arcelor OKs Mittal bid
Jun. 25, 2006

Arcelor SA yielded Sunday to a takeover bid from Mittal Steel Co., Luxembourg Economy Minister Jeannot Krecke said, signaling an end to a bitter five-month takeover battle to create the world's largest steelmaker.

Berkshire Hathaway fortune, worth well over $40 billion going to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Within months, he said, he would begin to give away his Berkshire Hathaway fortune, worth well over $40 billion. Most of it is going to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he said.
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Oil prices rose this week, while metal prices fell
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Oil rises on Norwegian strike fears
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Lakshmi Mittal, the billionaire Indian steel tycoon considers raising Arcelor bid
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Lakshmi Mittal, the billionaire Indian steel tycoon, was Wednesday night weighing up whether to increase his company's €25.8bn ($32.7bn) offer for Arcelor...
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Yoshiaki Murakami, the Japanese corporate raider, was on Friday indicted on charges of insider trading
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Yoshiaki Murakami, the Japanese corporate raider, was on Friday indicted on charges of insider trading after he admitted in public to breaking the law inadvertently.
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Oracle reported a 25 per cent increase in revenues in the final three months
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US software maker reported a 25 per cent increase in revenues in the final three months of its latest fiscal year.
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Government bonds weakened and yields rose
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Government bonds weakened and yields rose this week as markets around the world continued to be driven by interest rate rise speculation
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US launched a secret finance tracking project after the September 11 terror attacks as part of its counter-terrorist activities
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The US launched a secret finance tracking project after the September 11 terror attacks as part of its counter-terrorist activities, John Snow, the US Treasury secretary confirmed on Friday.
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US durable goods orders fell by 0.3 per cent in May
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US durable goods orders fell by 0.3 per cent in May, marking a second consecutive monthly decrease. Orders fell by 4.7 per cent in April, but the data pointed to higher business investment.
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Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to raise natural gas prices 45%
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Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to raise natural gas prices for Moldova from $110 to $160 per 1,000 cubic meters
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