SYDNEY, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Australia's Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (ALL.AX), the world's No. 2 slot machine maker, said on Wednesday it was not aware of any information that would explain the latest surge in its share price.
The stock had jumped 9 percent to A$5.22 on Wednesday, partly on market speculation of takeover interest, traders said. (Reporting by Koh Gui Qing; Editing by Mark Bendeich)
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A trade group for the lenders that finance half the capital equipment investment in the United States said on Tuesday the sharp pullback in business borrowing that marked the recent downturn moderated markedly in November -- an encouraging sign companies may be growing more confident in the sustainability of the recovery.
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