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May 24 - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Friday:

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PRESS DIGEST - British Business - May 24

May 24 - 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, Markets, Mutual Fund Center, M&A, ETFs News 23 May 2013

UPDATE 3-Salesforce.com's quarterly results disappoint Wall Street

May 23 - Salesforce.com Inc's quarterly earnings and outlook disappointed investors as costs rise following a spree of acquisitions, sending its shares lower.

Stocks, Markets, Earnings, Industrials, Technology, Media, M&A 23 May 2013

UPDATE 3-Sears losses mount, weighs sale of unit to shore up liquidity

* Buyer most likely to be financial entity than rival -analyst

Stocks, Markets, Earnings, Cyclical Consumer Goods, Technology, M&A 23 May 2013

UPDATE 2-Hulu video site auction attracts four bidders -sources

LOS ANGELES, May 23 - Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, triggering a tug-of-war for the online video service.

Stocks, M&A, Markets, Cyclical Consumer Goods, Telecommuncations Services, Media, Rupert Murdoch, Technology 23 May 2013

Dish adds Scotiabank to finance Sprint deal -sources

May 23 - Dish Network Corp has added Canada's Scotiabank to the four banks it had already lined up to finance its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Stocks, M&A, Markets, Financials, Telecommuncations Services, Media 23 May 2013

Chernin, Guggenheim Digital put in bids for Hulu -sources

LOS ANGELES, May 23 - Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, triggering a tug-of-war for the online video service.

Stocks, M&A, Markets, Cyclical Consumer Goods, Telecommuncations Services, Media, Rupert Murdoch 23 May 2013

UPDATE 1-RLPC: Icahn seeks up to $7 bln for Dell bid

NEW YORK, May 23 - Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc have initiated talks with banks and asset managers to line up commitments for as much as $7 billion in bridge loans to back their leveraged recapitalization proposal for Dell Inc, banking sources told Thomson Reuters LPC on Thursday.

Stocks, Bonds News, Bonds, M&A, Markets, Technology, Media 23 May 2013

UPDATE 1-Dutch aluminum products maker Constellium shares fall in debut

May 23 - Constellium NV, a Dutch aluminum products maker part-owned by miner Rio Tinto , fell as much as 12 percent below its initial public offer price in a market debut that failed to capture investor appetite.

Stocks, IPOs, M&A, Markets, Financials, Technology 23 May 2013

UPDATE 2-Dover to spin off communication businesses

May 23 - U.S. industrial conglomerate Dover Corp said it plans to spin off most of its communication technologies businesses into a publicly traded company to focus on its industrial businesses, sending its shares up as much as 5 percent.

Bonds News, Bonds, M&A, Markets, Stocks, Technology, Telecommuncations Services 23 May 2013

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