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Shell Announces Big Oil Find
Shell said it has made a significant new oil discovery in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, reconfirming the region's status as one of the oil world's most prolific exploration hot spots.
- Earlier: Shell Expects Output, Cash Flow to Grow

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Icahn Pushes Bid for Lions Gate
Carl Icahn offered to buy all of the shares of Lions Gate Entertainment that he doesn't currently own after officials of the movie producer rebuffed his previous offer.
- Bids for MGM Appear Few
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Rio Tinto Inks Deal With Chinalco
Rio Tinto took a step toward repairing ties with its largest shareholder, Chinalco, in a $1.35 billion deal for the two mining giants to jointly develop the massive Simandou iron ore project in Guinea.
- Australia Urges Fair Rio Tinto Trial
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Airbus Parent Eyes Tanker Bid
Airbus parent EADS is considering re-entering the competition for a $40 billion Pentagon contract for mid-air refueling tankers after the Pentagon said it might extend the period for submitting bids.
Providence Equity Gets an IPO Win
Kabel Deutschland, the German cable giant owned by private-equity firm Providence Equity Partners, priced its IPO late Friday, raising about $1.2 billion in the largest IPO in Germany since 2007.
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Morningstar to Buy Credit Rater Realpoint
Morningstar said it is acquiring privately held credit-rating firm Realpoint for $52 million in cash and stock to build on its entry into corporate credit ratings.
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Takeover Target Arrow Halts Shares
Oil giants Shell and PetroChina haven't struck an agreement yet, but talks continue on the potential for a $3 billion deal as talk mounts of sweetened bid.

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The Lehman Whistleblower’s Letter
In May 2008, former Lehman Senior Vice President Matthew Lee wrote a letter to senior management warning that the New York securities firm may have been masking the true risks on its balance sheet. Here is the text of that letter.
SEC Exposes Phil Angelides’s Glass House
Deals of the Day: Merrill Warned on Lehman Before Collapse
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The Week In Private Equity: A Stylish Exit, A Blind Pool And Coffee
A sometimes tongue-in-cheek review of the week's private equity events.
Trade-Magazine Buyers Emerge From The Sidelines
Several private equity-backed deals for trade publications have taken place this year.
The Morning Leverage: More Charm, Less Mouthing Off
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Citic's New Openness
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Site Barred From Fast Release of Ratings
A federal judge ruled that Theflyonthewall.com misappropriated the "time-sensitive recommendations" of several banks by immediately publishing news of analyst rating changes.
In Disaster's Wake, Hurried Claims
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Irish Take Bitter Medicine to Survive Age of Red Ink

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