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Liberty Global Submits Initial Offer To Takeover Kabel Deutschland

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June 18, 2013
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Kabel Deutschland Holding AG (FRA:KD8) (ETR:KD8) (OTCMKTS:KBDHF), the largest cable operator in Germany confirmed that iot received an initial takeover offer from  Liberty Global PLC (NASDAQ:LBTYA) (NASDAQ:LBTYB) (NASDAQ:LBTYK), the U.S. cable company controlled by John Malone. Liberty Global’s Proposal Details Not Provided The German cable operator did not provide any detail regarding the proposal submitted by Liberty Global PLC (NASDAQ:LBTYA) (NASDAQ:LBTYB) (NASDAQ:LBTYK), and indicated it is uncertain whether a transaction will materialize between the...
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Telefonica Denies Rumors of AT&T Takeover Offer

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June 17, 2013
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Telefonica S.A. (NYSE:TEF) (MCE:TEF) denied all rumors on Monday that American telecom giant AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has approached to buy it for 70 billion euros ($93 billion). The Spanish telecom operator’s statement comes after a Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported that AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has expressed its interest in Telefonica S.A. (NYSE:TEF) (MCE:TEF), but Spanish government vetoed the offer citing national strategic reasons. Citing sources familiar with the matter, El Mundo said Monday that AT&T...
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Vodafone Now Looking To Buy Italy’s Fastweb S.p.A.

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June 13, 2013
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Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ:VOD) (LON:VOD) is aggressively pursuing expansion in the European market. Recently, the company approached Germany’s largest cable operator Kabel Deutschland Holding AG for acquisition. The British telecom operator is also looking to buy Fastweb S.p.A. in Italy to strengthen its internet and fixed line business in Europe, people familiar with the matter told Aaron Kirchfeld, Jeffrey McCracken and Daniele Lepido of Bloomberg.  Vodafone Has a Long List of Targets Fastweb S.p.A. is a unit of Swisscom...
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Vodafone Pursues Kabel Deutschland After Rejection Of Initial Offer

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June 13, 2013
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Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ:VOD) (LON:VOD) is pursuing acquisition of Kabel Deutschland. The German cable operator has already rejected the British telecom giant’s initial offer of 7.2 billion euro ($9.6 billion), people familiar with the matter told Kate Holton and Peter Maushagen of Reuters. Vodafone has long been speculated to make a move for Kabel Deutschland, which is the biggest cable operator in the biggest European market. Vodafone’s Quad Play Ambition The acquisition will help Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ:VOD) (LON:VOD)...
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Michael Karsch Likes Yahoo & Vodafone Group

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June 7, 2013
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Michael Karsch, founder and portfolio manager of Karsch Capital with $1.8 billion under management, talks about the mania of safe stocks that has infected Wall Street, in a Q1 conference call. He says that investors who were spooked by the bubble burst of 2000 are now over-invested in safe haven companies. He points out that the reason investors have become so excited about stocks lately is because of attractive dividends which yield almost the...
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Greenlight Capital Re Up 3% In May, Still Bullish On Apple, Gold

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June 5, 2013
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Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GLRE) returned 3 percent in May. Billionaire hedge fund manager David Einhorn’s reinsurer was down 0.1 percent in April. For the first two months of the second quarter, the fund is up 2.9 percent. Greenlight Capital Re said in a report that its investment portfolio is 101 percent long and 68 percent short as of May 31. Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GLRE)’s portfolio was 111% percent long and 75 percent in April....
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Nokia Tax Issues Widen In India

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May 30, 2013
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Nokia has been demanded by Indian tax authorities to pay about 2.09 billion rupees, or nearly $38 million for allegedly seeking exemption given on software exports. Nokia Claiming Tax Exemptions: The Finnish handset maker Nokia has been allegedly claiming tax exemptions for exporting software developed in India between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2012. According to The Wall Street Journal, the new demand for service tax adds to the woes of Nokia’s problems...
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Glencore Xstrata Appoints Ex-BP CEO As Interim Chairman

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May 16, 2013
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Glencore Xstrata PLC (LON:GLEN) announced Thursday that the board of directors has appointed Tony Hayward as the interim chairman. Mr. Hayward will resume charge with immediate effect and will vacate the chair once the new chairman takes the charge, reports WSJ. The nominations committee of the recently formed company will meet today to decide on the candidates for the board and also for the new Chairman. The firm formed with the merger of Swiss...
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Paul Tudor Sells Apple Inc. (AAPL), Zynga Inc (ZNGA)

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May 16, 2013
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The streak of selling Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues with Paul Tudor Jones’ firm Tudor Investment Corp. The fund was seen exiting Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) in Q1, the most recent 13f filer shows. Paul Tudor’s major investments are in global macro positions and his funds Tudor BVI Global manage in excess of $16 billion. The equities portfolio disclosed however is only worth $4 billion. Tudor Investment has more than 1000 equity positions disclosed publicly, the...
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FPA Buys Vodafone, Intel, Checkpoint; Sells JPMorgan, WPX Energy

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May 14, 2013
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First Pacific Advisors (FPA), an investment management that practices value investing to generate high returns over the long-term with capital preservation, has more than $9.20 billion assets under management (AUM) based on its latest 13f filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first quarter of fiscal 2013. Its AUM for the period increased by nearly $1 billion from approximately $8.32 billion in the previous quarter. During the March quarter, FPA purchased...
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Tweedy Browne Buys Cisco, Wal-Mart, Baxter, Wells Fargo

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May 13, 2013
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Tweedy Browne’s 13f filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the March quarter this year showed that it acquired two new stocks, boosted its stakes across 17 stocks, reduced its stockholdings in 18 companies, and sold out its entire stake in three stocks. The firm has more than $3.68 billion assets under management, (AUM), up from approximately $3.17 billion in the previous quarter. Earlier, Tweedy Browne filed a 13F for their value...
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