UPDATE 1-Market Chatter -- Corporate finance press digest

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LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories involving U.S. and European companies were reported by media on Thursday:

* KazMunaiGas Exploration and Production (KMGq.L) RDGZ.KZ, the listed arm of Kazakhstan's national oil company [KMG.UL], has $4bn of cash available for acquisitions and hopes to agree deals before the end of the year, its new chief executive told the Financial Times.

* Stephen Pagliuca, one of three parties interested in buying The Boston Globe, is willing to work with the U.S. newspaper's largest union to structure a buy-out from its owner The New York Times (NYT.N), the Financial Times reported, citing a person familiar with the discussions.

* Handelsbanken (SHBa.ST), the Swedish bank, has placed over $12.75 billion in an account at the Riksbank in a bid to help the central bank safeguard the financial system, business daily Dagens Industri reported. [ID:nLH154907]

* Saudi Arabia is considering placing a blockbuster order for a further 72 Typhoon fighter jets worth about 5 billion pounds ($8.1 billion) which could provide a huge boost to BAE Systems (BAE.L), the Daily Mail newspaper reported.

* French group Areva (CEPFi.PA) is in exclusive talks with U.S. power group Duke Energy (DUK.N) to build a new generation nuclear reactor in Ohio, French daily newspaper La Tribune reported, citing no sources. [ID:nLI83455]

* NYSE Euronext (NYX.N) (NYX.PA), the world's top exchange operator by the size of its listings, is planning to establish a clearing house for fixed-income investments, the Wall Street Journal reported. [ID:nBNG502850]

(Compiled by Quentin Webb; Editing by Dan Lalor and Jon Loades-Carter) ($1 = 0.6149 pound)