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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

July 2 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday:

Mon, Jul 1 2013

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

July 1 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Monday:

M&A, Bonds News, Bonds, Markets 01 Jul 2013

Fri, Jun 28 2013

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

June 28 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday:

UPDATE 1-China set to win Conoco stake in Kashagan-sources

* China seen winner of major field stake in three sided deal

Stocks, M&A, Markets, Energy 28 Jun 2013

Chinese oil co likely to win Conoco stake in Kashagan-sources

ALMATY/MOSCOW, June 28 - China is the likely winner of ConocoPhillips' stake in Kashagan, the biggest oilfield discovered in nearly 50 years, three sources familiar with the talks said on Friday.

M&A, Markets, Stocks 28 Jun 2013

Argentine approach on YPF settlement sets floor for deal

* YPF remains source of tension among Repsol shareholders

Arch Coal sells Utah operations for $435 million

June 28 - Arch Coal Inc said on Friday it had sold a group of thermal coal mines in Utah to privately held Bowie Resources for $435 million in cash as the U.S. company looks to divest non-core assets and focus on its metallurgical coal projects.

Markets, M&A, Stocks 28 Jun 2013

Russia's Mechel hires JP Morgan to sell US coal business-sources

MOSCOW/LONDON, June 28 - Russian coal producer Mechel, under pressure to cut debts of more than $9 billion, has hired investment bank JP Morgan to sell its U.S. business, Mechel Bluestone, sources familiar with the matter said.

Thu, Jun 27 2013

PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - June 28

June 28 - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Stocks, M&A, Markets 27 Jun 2013

DEALS-Global M&A at 4-year low on declines in Europe, rate concerns

NEW YORK, June 27 - Mergers and acquisitions around the world slowed to their most sluggish pace since 2009 in the first half of 2013, Thomson Reuters data shows, as recession-hit European companies put the brakes on transactions and their healthier U.S. counterparts took a cautious approach amid market uncertainty.

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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.