"Losers club" sought to derail India deal-Vodafone

(Reuters) - Arun Sarin, the chief executive of global wireless operator
Vodafone Group Plc , called for greater transparency in
India's merger approval process to defeat backroom efforts by
vested interests to manipulate India's political bureaucracy.




"I really did not expect people -- the 'good and great' of
India -- to be calling cabinet secretaries, ministers, to say,
'You have to unwind this deal, because we want a piece of it,'"
Sarin told a conference of Indian business and academic leaders
taking place in Silicon Valley this weekend.


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France's Sarkozy wants Strauss-Kahn as IMF head

(Reuters) - "I want Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be France's candidate at the head of the IMF because he is the best suited to this post," Sarkozy was quoted as saying.




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TD Ameritrade will not let funds inspect its books

(Reuters) - The funds have argued that any merger discussions by the
brokerage must be free of the influence of Toronto-Dominion
Bank , which owns 40 percent of TD Ameritrade.




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REFILE-BancFirst sees $7.5 mln gain in Q3 from investment sale

(Reuters) - The gain will result in a net income of about $4.2 million,
or 26 cents per share, the financial services holding company
said in a statement.




BancFirst said regulatory approval and other conditions
could alter the amount of the expected gain.



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Freightliner, striking Ore. machinists open talks

(Reuters) - The 670 union-represented machinists will remain on strike
until a new contract is ratified, he said, adding that
negotiations with management had re-started on Thursday night.




The union's current contract expired on June 30. Workers
rejected a tentative contract agreement on Monday in a dispute
that centers on retiree health benefits.


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Immtech Pharma files for $50 million stock shelf

(Reuters) - Those purposes could include clinical trials, research and
development expenses, general and administrative expenses, and
working capital.




Under a shelf registration, a company may sell securities in
one or more separate offerings with the size, price and terms
to be determined at the time of sale.


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CBOT, Genzyme, Macy's, Mannatech, Parametric: U.S. Equity Movers Final

(Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies
whose shares had unusual price changes on U.S. exchanges. Stock
symbols are in parentheses after company names. Share prices are
as of 4 p.m. in New York.

CBOT Holdings Inc. (BOT US) rose $17.85, or 8.7 percent, to
$224. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME US) raised
its offer for the Chicago Board of Trade for a third time, to $11
billion, to fend off rival Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE
US) and form the world's largest futures exchange. Chicago Merc
shares rose $19.11, or 3.4 percent, to $574.80, and
Intercontinental shares gained $4.28, or 2.8 percent, to $156.09.


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