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Xerox Corp says it plans to buy Affiliated Computer Services Inc for $5.5 billion to expand from a document-management company into the outsourcing business. ACS would be the first big deal for new CEO Ursula Burns.
Taiwan says it will allow contract chipmakers and flat-panel firms to acquire rivals in China, a move analysts said will help cement TSMC and UMC’s lead in the semiconductor sector.
For more on these stories and the rest of the latest deals news from Reuters, click here.
And here’s the buzz from Tuesday’s newspapers:
* The Netherlands is looking into options to sell Fortis Bank Nederland assets to French bank BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) to get approval for a merger of nationalised banks ABN AMRO and Fortis Bank Nederland, Dutch newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad reported.
* UBS (UBS.N) (UBSN.VX) chief executive Oswald Gruebel said the bank’s U.S. wealth management unit Paine Webber is “non-core” but the Swiss bank will not sell at present, the Financial Times quoted him as saying.
* Barclays (BARC.L) has entered discussions to buy the banking arm of Standard Life (SL.L), The Times reported. Standard Life is in talks with several parties, but Barclays is believed to be the most likely bidder in a deal which could be valued at between 200 million pounds ($317.6 million) and 300 million, the paper said.
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Frenchman famously greeted with headline "Arsène Who?" when he arrived in 1996 and was initially turned down for the job.
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Seymour officials say Robo Trash is off to a better-than-expected start. Last Monday, trash trucks ran 2.5 to 3 hours ahead of normal with the new trash collection system. Of course, Dick Wilde of Seymour Department of Public Works points out,
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The Republican governor's re-election campaign is paying volunteers to sign up other volunteers, and it promises more cash for those turning out voters in the March primary. The campaign hopes for big dividends from the Amway-style program, known as Perry Home Headquarters.
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Eighty-four million bucks just doesn't go very far these days. That's how much guaranteed money the Oakland Raiders invested in their last three top draft picks. Sunday that investment reaped these dividends: Three points and several thousand heartfelt boos. read more
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BERLIN — So far the decisions coach John Capodice made during the preseason seem to be paying off for the 2-0 Berlin Redcoats football team.
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Thanks to their higher tolerance for risk, Asia's wealthiest paid themselves a record $8.6 billion in dividends last year, according to FinanceAsia 's September cover story.
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