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	Click to View in Browser 03/21/2013 Blackstone asks Oracle's Hurd if he wants to run Dell: source (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP, which is weighing an offer for Dell Inc, is making an aggressive push to recruit Oracle Corp President Mark Hurd to be chief executive of the world's No. 3 PC maker, a person familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. Fox picks up Big East basketball for 12 years (Reuters) - Fox Sports has signed a 12-year contract to carry the new Big East basketball conference, the first major sports rights agreement it has entered since announcing its new national cable channel to compete with ESPN. Yahoo in talks to buy stake in video site Dailymotion: report SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is in talks to acquire a controlling stake in Dailymotion, one of the world's most popular online video websites, in what would be Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's largest deal since taking the reins in July, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Delta in talks to buy jets from Airbus, Boeing: sources PARIS/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc is in talks to purchase small and wide-body jets from Airbus and Boeing in deals potentially worth about $6 billion at list prices, two people familiar with the matter said. American Realty Capital offers to buy Cole Credit trust (Reuters) - Real estate investment trust American Realty Capital Properties Inc on Wednesday said it offered to buy unlisted Cole Credit Property Trust III Inc for $5.7 billion in cash and stock, sending American Realty's stock up more than 5 percent. Walgreen to buy stake in AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal loses out (Reuters) - Walgreen Co and partner Alliance Boots said on Tuesday they signed a 10-year deal with AmerisourceBergen that will include daily drug distribution, enabling Walgreen to increase its sales of pricey specialty drugs. Vivendi considers spin-off for French mobile unit SFR: Bloomberg PARIS (Reuters) - Vivendi is considering splitting off its biggest unit, French mobile telecoms operator SFR, and putting a chunk of the group's debt into the subsidiary, Bloomberg said on its news website on Wednesday. Rosneft deal to put China top of Russia's oil customers MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will sharply boost oil supply to China, making Beijing its top customer, in a package of deals to be signed this week, industry sources said on Wednesday. BlackBerry inventors pump $100 million into quantum technologies (Reuters) - BlackBerry inventors Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin are pairing again to launch a $100 million fund to incubate and commercialize quantum science technologies capable of spearheading the next wave of computing. Judge OKs Hostess's Twinkies, Ding Dongs sale (Reuters) - Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread may soon be back in stores after a bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday approved sales of several iconic brands that had been owned by the failed Hostess Brands Inc. Related Video For foreign brands, Japan the last shopping frontier China's microblogging queen reigns over tens of millions Related News Impact of "sequester" budget cuts on jobs may be exaggerated Bill to avert government shutdown inches to Senate passage 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