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	Click to View in Browser 08/15/2013 Berkshire Hathaway raises stake in Wells Fargo, takes position in Dish (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc raised its stake in General Motors Co by 60 percent and its holding in Wells Fargo & Co by 1.1 percent in the second quarter and took a new position in Dish Network Corp, a regulatory filing showed. Air Berlin to get three-digit-million-euro-sum from sale of planes FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Air Berlin's will receive a three-digit-million-euro-sum from the sale-and-leaseback contract for 11 planes with China's Minsheng, a spokesman for Air Berlin told Reuters on Thursday. Exxon, Shell advance in Newfield's Asia auction: sources HONG KONG/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Energy majors Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell are among the suitors advancing to the next round of bidding for Newfield Exploration Co's Malaysian and Chinese oil and gas fields valued at about $1.2 billion, people familiar with the matter said. IAG sticks with Airbus to revamp short-haul fleet LONDON (Reuters) - IAG , the owner of British Airways and Iberia, has picked Airbus again for the latest stage of its fleet modernization, planning to acquire up to 220 A320s worth $20 billion to renew and expand its short-haul fleet. South Africa's Adcock remains in exclusive talks with Chile's CFR JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African drug maker Adcock Ingram said on Thursday it remains in exclusive talks with CFR Pharmaceuticals about the Chilean firm's $1.3 billion takeover bid. New iPhone, 4G technology may mean Apple, China Mobile tie-up closer SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The stars may be aligning for a long-awaited deal between Apple Inc and China Mobile Ltd, the world's biggest mobile carrier, that could help the iPhone maker claw back lost ground in its most important growth market. Bulgaria's Fibank to buy BayernLB's MKB Unionbank SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's First Investment Bank (Fibank) has agreed to buy smaller rival MKB Unionbank from Germany's Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB), Fibank said on Thursday. US Airways, American Airlines vow to fight U.S. government over merger NEW YORK/ATLANTA (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc and American Airlines vowed on Wednesday to fight the federal government's anti-trust lawsuit in court by arguing their proposed $11 billion merger would promote competition. Antitrust challenge could send AMR bankruptcy back to square one (Reuters) - AMR Corp could face months of new restructuring talks, with shareholders likely to suffer the biggest blow, if its merger with US Airways Group is successfully blocked by the U.S. government, according to people close to the bankruptcy proceedings and experts. Steinway agrees to Paulson buyout, market expects rival bid (Reuters) - Steinway Musical Instruments Inc , best known for its grand pianos, agreed on Wednesday to be taken private by Paulson & Co after the hedge fund firm raised its offer to $40 per share, valuing the 160-year old company at about $512 million. Related Video Breakingviews: Markets are poor judge of Egypt Egypt in turmoil - what hope now for democracy? Related News U.S. producer prices flat in July, point to little inflation pressure Analysis: Lower crop prices a pain for Deere, but farmers are fine 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