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June 26 2017 - 05:31AM
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Dan Loeb's Third Point Makes Its Largest-Ever Bet With Nestlé Stake
Billionaire activist investor Daniel Loeb's Third Point hedge
fund has taken a $3.5 billion stake in Nestlé SA, piling pressure
on the world's largest packaged foods company to find ways to
accelerate growth.
Google Could Be Days Away From at Least $1 Billion EU Antitrust Fine
The European Union's antitrust watchdog will as soon as this
week hit Google with a fine of more than $1 billion and demand
changes to the company's business practices, according to people
familiar with the matter.
Henry Cai's AGIC Capital to Buy Pharma Firm in First U.S. Push
A Hong Kong-based private-equity fund co-founded by one of
China's best-known investment bankers is making its first
acquisition in the U.S., in a deal that shows China's continued
appetite for overseas deals despite recent hurdles.
SpaceX Executes Back-to-Back Launches in Roughly 48 Hours
Elon Musk's SpaceX on Sunday successfully executed the second of
two unmanned missions within a roughly 48-hour period in a
high-water mark for the company's operational prowess.
Facebook Is Going Hollywood, Seeking Scripted TV Programming
Facebook is talking to Hollywood studios and agencies about
producing TV-quality shows with an eye toward launching original
programming by late summer, people familiar with the matter
said.
Troubled Air-Bag Maker Takata Files for Bankruptcy
Takata filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan and the U.S. and
said it would sell most of its operations to a rival, nearly nine
years after it began a global recall of rupture-prone automotive
air bags.
China Court Sentences 16 Crown Resorts Employees to Prison
A senior executive of Australian casino operator Crown Resorts
drew a 10-month prison sentence in China after he and 18 other
current and former Crown employees pleaded guilty to gambling
crimes; 16 were sentenced to prison.
Italy Prepared to Spend Billions in Shutdown of Two Banks
Italy said it was prepared to spend as much as $19 billion as
part of the shutdown of two regional banks, a deal that will
transfer the lenders' best assets to the country's No. 2 bank.
Hollywood's Biggest Misses Are Hits Overseas
American moviegoers are losing interest in some of Hollywood's
biggest franchises, depriving studios of their most profitable
ticket sales even as international audiences in some foreign
markets keep showing up.
Sky Network Television And Vodafone NZ Drop Merger Plan
Sky Network Television Ltd. said Monday that a proposed merger
with the local operations of Vodafone Group would be abandoned.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 26, 2017 05:16 ET (09:16 GMT)
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