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	Click to View in Browser 02/25/2013 Sinopec to buy stake in Chesapeake assets for $1.02 billion (Reuters) - China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) , Asia's largest oil refiner, will buy half of Chesapeake Energy Corp's Mississippi Lime oil and gas properties for $1.02 billion, becoming the latest Chinese company to pick up shale assets in North America. Royalty Pharma proposes $6.6 billion bid for Elan DUBLIN (Reuters) - Investment firm Royalty Pharma has made a $6.6 billion bid approach to Elan, seeking to scupper the Irish drugmaker's plan to spend most of the proceeds from a major drug sale on deals and instead give the money to shareholders. Barnes & Noble chairman to bid for company's retail assets (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc Chairman Leonard Riggio has told the board he plans to buy all the retail assets of the company. Race is on for $6 billion Maroc stake as Etisalat picks banks DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Etisalat , the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) biggest telecoms operator, has lined up advisers for its bid for Vivendi's 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom . GM switches to AT&T from Verizon for OnStar wireless service NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Motors Co has chosen AT&T Inc to provide high-speed wireless service for its 2015 car models, dropping its long-term provider Verizon Wireless. Pearson CEO says Financial Times is not for sale LONDON (Reuters) - The new chief executive of British education and media group Pearson said the Financial Times (FT) is not for sale, refuting repeated media speculation about the newspaper's future at the company. Japan to raise $10 billion through Japan Tobacco share sale TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government will sell around a third of its stake in Japan Tobacco Inc , the world's No.3 tobacco company, to raise about $10.4 billion for reconstruction of areas devastated by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Knight Capital to sell credit brokerage unit to Stifel: source NEW YORK (Reuters) - Knight Capital Group , which recently agreed to be bought for $1.4 billion by Getco Holding Co, has struck a deal to sell its credit-brokerage unit to Stifel Financial Corp , according to a person familiar with the matter. Finland's Fennovoima to drop Areva from reactor talks HELSINKI/PARIS (Reuters) - French nuclear group Areva said it expects to be dropped from talks to supply its high-power reactor for Fennovoima as the Finnish consortium has changed its plans following the exit of its main shareholder. Eni, Rosneft strengthen cooperation through logistics deal MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's gas and oil major Eni and Rosneft signed a strategic agreement to develop trading and logistics opportunities, Eni said on Saturday. Related Video Breakingviews: Cameron deserves AAA sympathy Sterling: Keep calm, carry on, lower? Related News Bernanke's challenge: prime markets for policy turn Analysis: U.S. companies plan to spend, a boost for the economy A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend