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	Click to View in Browser 11/1/2013 Vodafone rises on report of AT&T interest in possible takeover LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in Vodafone Group opened up 2.2 percent after Bloomberg reported AT&T was exploring strategies for a potential takeover of the British mobile operator. Danone signs deal to invest in Russian dairy farms MOSCOW (Reuters) - French food group Danone signed a deal on Friday to co-fund the construction of dairy farms alongside Russian firm Damate to try to secure long-term milk supplies in the fast-growing Russian market. Century signs Manila Bay development deal with Okada's Universal MANILA (Reuters) - Century Properties Group Inc signed a deal with a Philippine affiliate of Kazuo Okada's Universal Entertainment Corp to develop part of a $2-billion gaming project, driving up the Manila-listed developer's shares. Publicis, Omnicom merger gets US antitrust green light PARIS (Reuters) - Advertising groups Publicis and Omnicom received no objections from U.S. antitrust authorities for their proposed merger, they said on Friday, taking them a step closer to creating a new world leading player. Air France-KLM writes off value of Alitalia stake PARIS (Reuters) - Air France-KLM has written off the value of its 25 percent stake in troubled Italian airline Alitalia, it said on Thursday. Batista's OGX sells stake in gas unit to Brazil fund, E.ON RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista's oil company OGX Petróleo e Gas Participações SA agreed on Thursday to sell its 67 percent stake in its natural gas unit for 344 million reais ($156 million), the day after it filed for bankruptcy protection. Blackstone's Hilton looks to launch IPO week of December 2: sources (Reuters) - Hotel operator Hilton Worldwide Inc, owned by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP , is aiming to launch its initial public offering the week of December 2, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Glencore selling Papua New Guinea copper project to PanAust MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Glencore Xstrata has agreed to sell its majority stake in an undeveloped copper mine in Papua New Guinea for $125 million to Australia-based PanAust Ltd , after more ambitious plans for the project were scaled back. Insolvent German DIY chain Praktiker attracts second bid-sources FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Insolvent German home improvement retailer Praktiker has attracted a second offer for its stores, this time for more of the shops, two people familiar with the situation said. Monte Paschi's key shareholder open to bank's merger: document SIENA, Italy (Reuters) - The top shareholder in Monte dei Paschi dei Siena is open to the idea of a merger of the troubled Italian bank with another financial group, preferably "of an international standing", it said in a document approved by its board this month. Related Video Life After the City: From corporate bitch to shaman FACTBOX: Sony's gadgets struggle to gain ground Related News U.S. Fed's Plosser floats setting a cap on QE3 U.S. ramps up efforts to lure foreign investment 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