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AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... on a 22 per cent increase in revenues behind more "paid clicks". Drug maker AbbVie sealed a tax-cutting $US54 billion takeover deal with Dublin-based Shire Pharmaceuticals as it plans to switch its tax base to Britain to avoid higher US taxes. AbbVie ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... remains in a trading halt pending a Federal Court hearing over South African company Woolworths Holdings' $2.2 billion takeover bid.

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... Regulatory Performance Stream Symposium in Sydney. In equities news, there is a Federal Court hearing regarding David Jones' takeover by SA's Woolworths Holdings, Santos and Woodside Petroleum are expected to post quarterly reports, while AACo and SP ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... Shares in David Jones have been placed in a trading halt as investors prepare to vote on whether to accept a $2.2 billion takeover from a South African retailer. The shares last traded at $3.93. The major banks were all higher, ANZ 16 cents better at ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... for May. Shareholders in department store chain David Jones will also meet in Sydney to vote on a proposed $2.2 billion takeover by South African retailer Woolworths. In Australia on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 22.4 points, or 0.41 per ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... in travel company Wotif.com are in a trading halt until 1100 AEST after global giant Expedia launched a $700 million takeover offer. They last traded at $2.64 per share. And poker machine maker Aristocrat has placed its shares in a halt while it carries ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... Meanwhile, breads-to-spreads maker Goodman Fielder is poised to fall into foreign hands after accepting a $1.34 billion takeover offer from Hong Kong-based investment firm First Pacific and Singapore's Wilmar International.

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... manufacturing (PMI) index for the same month. In equities news, the market is waiting to find out whether a $1.37 billion takeover of Goodman Fielder by Singapore-based Agribusiness Wilmar International and Hong Kong-listed investment firm First Pacific ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... two-thirds of the shares owned by French group Bouygues. LONDON - European stock markets ended mixed with blockbuster takeover bids dominating the news. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies climbed 0.25 per cent on Friday to 6,825.20 points, but ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... two-thirds of the shares owned by French group Bouygues. LONDON - European stock markets ended mixed with blockbuster takeover bids dominating the news. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies climbed 0.25 per cent on Friday to 6,825.20 points, but ...