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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:
PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - July 2
July 2 - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
UPDATE 6-Zynga, seeking salvation, names Microsoft Xbox head as CEO
* Zynga business model flailing due to rise of mobile games
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.
PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - July 2
July 2 - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
July 1 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Monday:
UPDATE 2-Intuit looks to bounce back with financial services sale
* To sell Intuit Financial Services to Thoma Bravo for $1.03 bln
Intuit to sell financial services unit for $1 bln
July 1 - Intuit Inc said it would sell its financial services unit to private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $1.03 billion as it focuses on its core tax-preparation software business.
Tribune to buy Local TV for $2.73 bln
July 1 - Tribune Co said it would acquire Local TV Holdings LLC, which owns 19 television stations, for $2.73 billion in cash.
RPT-DEALTALK-Snowden fallout comes at bad time for private equity
* Carlyle's peers seen overpaying for companies in 2007-11
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.


