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Missouri governor veto of farmland bills could hamper Smithfield sale to China

July 2 - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed two bills on Tuesday that would have would have cleared the way for foreign ownership of farmland and potentially eliminated obstacles to Smithfield Foods Inc's planned $4.7 billion purchase by a Chinese company.

Stocks, Regulatory News, M&A, Markets, Industrials, Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods, Financials 5:32pm EDT

UPDATE 1-American Greetings founding family sweetens go-private offer

July 2 - American Greetings Corp's founding family raised for the third time its offer to take the gift card maker private, sending the company's shares up 5 percent in early trading.

Stocks, M&A, Markets 10:19am EDT

Founding family raises offer to take American Greetings private

July 2 - American Greetings Corp's founding family raised its offer to take the gift card maker private, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday, sending the company's shares up 4 percent in premarket trading.

Stocks, M&A, Markets 9:02am EDT

Capital One to buy back $1 bln in shares

July 2 - Credit card issuer Capital One Financial Corp said it would buy back shares worth up to $1 billion after it completed the sale of its Best Buy Co Inc portfolio.

Financials, Stocks, Regulatory News, M&A, Markets, Earnings 8:05am EDT

UPDATE 6-Zynga, seeking salvation, names Microsoft Xbox head as CEO

* Zynga business model flailing due to rise of mobile games

Markets, Cyclical Consumer Goods, Industrials, Technology, Stocks, M&A, Media 12:17am EDT

Mon, Jul 1 2013

PRESS DIGEST - British Business - July 2

July 2 - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Stocks, Regulatory News, M&A, Markets, Airlines, Media 01 Jul 2013

Kohlberg to take Steinway Musical private in $438 mln deal

July 1 - Steinway Musical Instruments Inc said it would be acquired by private equity firm Kohlberg & Co in a deal valued about $438 million.

Stocks, Bonds News, Bonds, Mutual Fund Center, M&A, Markets, Private Capital, ETFs News, Financials, Cyclical Consumer Goods 01 Jul 2013

UPDATE 7-Nokia to buy out Siemens equipment venture; shares surge

* In 1.7 bln euro deal, Nokia to pay 1.2 bln euros in cash

Stocks, Markets, Technology, Telecommuncations Services, Industrials, M&A, Earnings, Cyclical Consumer Goods 01 Jul 2013

Sun, Jun 30 2013

Asia Private Equity Weekly News, July 1, 2013

HONG KONG, July 1 - News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending June 28.

Stocks, M&A, IPOs, Mutual Fund Center, Private Capital, ETFs News, Financials, Technology, Markets 30 Jun 2013

Sat, Jun 29 2013

RCS Mediagroup may be split into three after cash call-report

MILAN, June 29 - RCS Mediagroup, the publisher of influential Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, could be split into three units after a capital hike that is changing the balance of power among its shareholders, La Repubblica reported on Saturday.

M&A, Stocks, Markets, Media 29 Jun 2013

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McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum

These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.