China's Dalian Wanda Group and AMC Entertainment announced Monday a $2.6 billion deal to take over the U.S. theater group, forming the world's largest cinema chain, according to a new release on the deal.

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Chinese firm buys AMC theaters

Under the deal, the Alibaba Group will buy back half of Yahoo’s stake, and Yahoo will sell an additional 10 percent when Alibaba goes public.

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DealBook: Yahoo Approves Plan to Sell Part of Alibaba Stake

Chinese regulators approve Google’s $12.5bn purchase of US phone maker Motorola Mobility, the final hurdle for the deal to go through.

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China clears Google Motorola bid

America Online announced Monday that it has sealed a $1.1 billion deal with Microsoft for more than 800 patents. According to a news release announcing the deal, the companies entered into a non-exclusive license for the patents, following an auction. Read full article > >

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AOL sells patents to Microsoft in $1.1 billion deal

Doubts grow about the planned ceasefire in Syria after the government makes a new demand and rebels say they believe the deal is doomed to fail.

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Fears grow for Syrian peace deal

Co-operative chief executive Peter Marks says there are significant issues to be overcome if the deal to buy 632 branches of Lloyds is to go ahead.

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Greece kicked off plans Friday to slash its outstanding debts by more than 50 percent, even as a top credit-rating company warn­ed that aspects of the deal could further destabilize Europe’s government bond markets. Read full article > >

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Greece posts debt offer to investors on Web site

The Public Prosecution Service is to consider whether two brothers breached the terms of their deal in the UVF supergrass trial in Belfast

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PPS to examine supergrass ‘deal’

Greece avoided a “nightmare scenario” by agreeing to an EU bailout, says the country’s finance minister, as the cabinet meets for talks on the deal.

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Greece ‘averts nightmare outcome’

NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Borse said they were in talks to call off their planned merger, after European antitrust regulators formally opposed the deal.

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DealBook: NYSE and Deutsche Borse Plan to Call Off Merger

Under the terms of the deal, Bristol-Myers will pay $26 a share, an enormous 163 percent premium over Inhibitex’s Friday closing price.

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DealBook: Bristol-Myers to Buy Inhibitex for $2.5 Billion

The US confirms the sale of nearly $30bn of fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, saying the deal would send a “strong message” to countries in the region.

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US sells $30bn in jets to Saudis

A year ago, Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo was prepared to trade four young players to the Kansas City Royals for former Cy Young winner Zack Greinke, the deal falling apart only because Greinke, with a full no-trade clause, refused the Nationals’ nine-figure contract offer in exchange for accepting the trade. Read full article > >

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Nationals acquire lefty Gio Gonzalez in trade

The wireless carrier is struggling, with a dwindling subscriber base, weak finances and no obvious way out after the deal with AT&T was scuttled.

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Few Options For a Lagging T-Mobile

As part of the deal that freed soldier Gilad Shalit.

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Israel Releases 550 Palestinian Prisoners