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Financeen-usThu, 10 Dec 2009 12:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091210005103.html?.v=1WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.----Minatura Gold announced today that it has signed definitive agreements with Minatura International LLC, a Delaware limited liability company , to sell 10,675,466 shares of its common stock to MINTL as part of MGOL’s restructured plan to acquire Colombian mining concessions and equipment from MINTL’s subsidiaries Proyecto Coco Hondo S.A.S and Minatura Nevada Corp.yahoo_finance/839046638Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091210/cnth047.html?.v=5Focus Media Holding Limited , China's largest digital media group, today announced the following corrections to the financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.yahoo_finance/4234989050Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091210/as_japan_panasonic_sanyo.html?.v=6Panasonic Corp. said Thursday it will take majority control of Sanyo Electric Co. in a $4.6 billion deal, forging one of the biggest electronics makers in the world with an edge in green technologies.yahoo_finance/1470564210Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:01:27 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091210005193.html?.v=1NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Acacia Research Corporation announced today that a subsidiary has acquired three patent portfolios comprised of 48 US patents, 49 foreign counterparts, and associated applications from a major semiconductor company.yahoo_finance/3209071461Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091210005311.html?.v=1OSAKA, Japan----Panasonic Corporation , at its Board of Directors meeting held on November 4, 2009, resolved to acquire the shares of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. through a tender offer and commenced the Tender Offer on November 5, 2009.yahoo_finance/2520099833Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:51:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091210005276.html?.v=1LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO----The Boards of Cyberspace Bidco Limited , an acquisition vehicle controlled by funds affiliated with Francisco Partners, and Cybit Holdings plc are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition by Bidco of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Cybit whereby shareholders of Cybit will receive 75 pence per Cybit share.yahoo_finance/25070805Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:35:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091210005280.html?.v=1STOCKHOLM, Sweden----Regulatory News:yahoo_finance/3997731422Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:23:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091209006319.html?.v=1SINGAPORE----Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd.: VOLUNTARY CONDITIONAL CASH OFFERyahoo_finance/4231164682Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091210/ukth004.html?.v=101eInfochips Ltd, an Ahmedabad, India and Sunnyvale, CA based leading technology design Services and Solutions Company, has acquired nGIN Technologies, a Chennai headquartered hi-tech Networking Software and protocol stacks, Solutions & Services provider, for telecom OEMs.yahoo_finance/504661097Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:36:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091209006199.html?.v=1LONDON----Investment vehicles managed by Colony Capital LLC , a leading private, international investment firm, have completed the acquisition of a portfolio of non-performing loans from BAG Bankaktiengesellschaft in Hamm, Germany, Colony announced today.yahoo_finance/3496413424Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091209006304.html?.v=1HERZLIA, Israel----VocalTec Communications Ltd. , a global provider of carrier-class multimedia and voice-over-IP solutions for communication service providers, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Outsmart, a pioneer and provider of telecommunications convergence solutions.yahoo_finance/436890748Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091210/20091209006306.html?.v=1CLEVELAND----Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced today that it has further amended the terms of the definitive agreement disclosed on Nov. 23, 2009, to acquire Montreal-based Freewest Resources Canada Inc. by way of a plan of arrangement.yahoo_finance/1833147050Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:25:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091210/ny23569.html?.v=1Bloomberg L.P., the world's most trusted source of data, news, analytic and trading tools for businesses and financial professionals, has acquired New Energy Finance, a global leader in providing news, data and analysis on renewable energy, carbon markets, energy efficiency, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, and nuclear power.yahoo_finance/1405099676Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091209/sf24133.html?.v=1MOL Global Pte. Ltd. , an affiliate of leading online payment solutions provider MOL AccessPortal Berhad , and Friendster, Inc. , the operator of a top global web site based on traffic and a leading social network in Asia, announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement under which MOL Global will acquire 100% of Friendster.yahoo_finance/2782288590Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091209/20091209006290.html?.v=1MONTERREY, Mexico----CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. , announced today the pricing of offerings of US$1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of US Dollar-denominated notes and €350 million aggregate principal amount of Euro-denominated notes.yahoo_finance/1218604780Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:17:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091209/to543.html?.v=4NORONT SEEKS PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BY FREEWEST AS TO THE REASONS FORyahoo_finance/844958348Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:02:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091209/da24061.html?.v=1Feazell-Tighe, LLP today announced that iValue Group, Inc. has filed a petition for review with the Texas Supreme Court seeking to reverse two recent opinions by the El Paso Court of Appeals, opinions that rewrite Texas damages law to effectively preclude any tortiously destroyed new business from recovering any damages.yahoo_finance/1274935032Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:34:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091209/ne24005.html?.v=1United Technologies Corp. today announced it has agreed to acquire a 49.5 percent stake in Clipper Windpower Plc , a California-based wind turbine manufacturer that trades on the AIM London Stock Exchange.yahoo_finance/4065425504Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:09:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091209/to527.html?.v=12El Nino Ventures Inc. is pleased to announce it has retained the services of AGORACOM Investor Relations to provide online investor relations services, a Web 2.0 social network for current shareholders and Tier-1 awareness through the world's biggest websites for the purpose of attracting new shareholders.yahoo_finance/2860116075Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091209/ny24056.html?.v=1GenNx360 Capital Partners, a leading global private equity firm focusing on middle market opportunities, and GVI Security Solutions, Inc., , a leading provider of video security surveillance solutions featuring the complete Samsung line of products, announced today the official closing of the tender offer by GenNx360's acquisition vehicle, GenNx360 GVI Holding, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, GenNx360 GVI Acquisition Corp. , for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of GVI.yahoo_finance/2273547112Wed, 9 Dec 2009 23:59:00 Etc/GMT