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A security guard walks past cars in a Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. factory in a Shanghai suburb September 28, 2006.REUTERS/Aly Song

China in auto power play

It might not shake up the industry just yet, but China's interest in Volvo and Saab is the start of something big in global autos, writes columnist Wei Gu.  Commentary 

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B&L approves Warburg Pincus buyout

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Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:43pm EDT
A contact lens is seen in this undated file photo. Shareholders of Bausch & Lomb Inc. approved a proposed $3.67 billion takeover by private equity firm Warburg Pincus on Friday, the eye care company said. REUTERS/David Gray

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shareholders of Bausch & Lomb Inc BOL.N approved a proposed $3.67 billion takeover by private equity firm Warburg Pincus on Friday, the eye care company said.

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Over two thirds of the total shares outstanding voted in favor of the deal, the company said, which is expected to close early in the fourth quarter.
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