Chinese Firm Buying AMC Movie Theater Chain for $2.6 Billion

In another sign of an increasingly global economy, Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd. announced it has struck a deal to acquire the second-largest movie theater operator in the U.S., AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., for $ 2.6 billion. Wanda said the purchase will create the world’s l
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JPMorgan $2 billion loss hits shares, credit, image

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co lost $ 15 billion in market value and a notch in its credit ratings on Friday while a chorus of regulators and politicians reacted to its surprise $ 2 billion trading loss by demanding stiffer oversight for the banking industr
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BP’s $7.8 billion deal may speed payments for U.S. spill (Reuters)

Reuters – The estimated $ 7.8 billion deal struck by BP Plc with businesses and individuals suing over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill could speed up payments to thousands of claimants and offers lawyers a potential windfall in legal fees. Yahoo! News: Business News
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U.S. Construction Annual Spend Rate at $827 Billion in January

Based on the latest U.S. Department of Commerce construction data, U.S. construction spending during January 2012 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $ 827.0 billion, 0.1 percent (±1.1%) below the revised December estimate of $ 827.6 billion. The January figure is 7.
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Federal Government, State Attorneys General Reach Landmark $25 Billion Mortgage Abuse Settlement with Top Five U.S. Mortgage Servicers

Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. Today the U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers announced today that the federal government and 4
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SAP offers $3.4 billion for SuccessFactors (Reuters)

Reuters – Germany’s SAP announced a $ 3.4 billion cash deal to buy U.S. web-based software company SuccessFactors, joining the scramble among technology firms to offer cloud-computing services to businesses. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Genting Unveils $3 Billion Master Plan for Resorts World Miami

The Genting Group released development plans for its recent acquisition of prized waterfront land. Resorts World Miami will be a destination resort featuring iconic skyscrapers inspired by a coral reef. When finished the project will be the centerpiece of a new three-mile Baywalk and
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IMF’s Lagarde: report of $273.2 billion bank hole misleading (Reuters)

Reuters – IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on Saturday that reports of a draft IMF document showing a $ 273.2 billlion shortfall in European banks’ capital were misleading and the lender was still finalising its study. Yahoo! News: Business News
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