HEIDELBERGCEMENT TO SELL UNITS 

HeidelbergCement AG said Wednesday it has agreed to sell operations in North America and the U.K. for $1.4 billion to a U.S. affiliate of Lone Star Funds. (published 0004 GMT)

 
SMALL U.S. THEATERS MAKE FREE-SPEECH PITCH FOR 'THE INTERVIEW' -- 5TH UPDATE 

The Texas Theatre, a one-screen movie house in Dallas, has already left its mark on U.S. history. It was inside the theater, on Nov. 22, 1963, that presumed killer Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (published 2331 GMT Thursday)

 
S&P CLOSES IN ON SETTLEMENT 

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is nearing a settlement with regulators over their investigation of how the company graded real-estate bonds, according to people familiar with the matter. (published 2309 GMT Thursday)

 
CITIBANK SELLS JAPAN RETAIL UNIT TO SUMITOMO MITSUI -- UPDATE 

When Japanese regulators accused the local retail unit of Citigroup Inc. of improper lending practices in 2004 and ordered its private banking operations shut down, Charles Prince, then Citi's chief executive, bowed deeply before reporters and pledged to overhaul the bank's controls. (published 1536 GMT Thursday)