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	Click to View in Browser 03/26/2014 Facebook to buy virtual reality goggles maker for $2 billion SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will acquire two-year-old Oculus VR Inc, a maker of virtual-reality glasses for gaming, for $2 billion, buying its way into the fast-growing wearable devices arena with its first-ever hardware deal. Americans take dim view of Comcast, Time Warner Cable deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans are skeptical about the proposed merger of Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable Inc , and they are not convinced the U.S. government is doing enough to prevent monopolies generally, according to a Reuters/Ipsos online poll released on Wednesday. Dutch regulator tells EU it wants to review Ziggo deal BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Dutch regulator ACM has told the European Commission that it wants to decide whether to clear Liberty Global's bid for Dutch cable operator Ziggo , as the 10 billion euro ($13.8 billion) deal only affects the Netherlands. Exclusive: Carlyle seeking to buy a traditional asset manager NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carlyle Group LP is considering buying a traditional money manager to broaden its own investment platform, as the private equity firm tries to attract more retail investors and achieve the higher stock market valuation commanded by such managers, according to sources familiar with the situation. Emerging market M&A deal volume at record low in 2013: survey NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mergers and acquisitions activity among developed and emerging markets fell to a record low in 2013, dropping 17.3 percent versus the prior year due to still fragile economic growth and rising political unrest, a new survey showed on Tuesday. Bouygues searching for investors to improve SFR bid: sources PARIS (Reuters) - French conglomerate Bouygues is searching for additional investors to further improve its offer to buy its larger French telecom rival Vivendi's SFR , said two people familiar with the situation. Standard Life ramps up fund business with Ignis acquisition LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Life has bought Ignis Asset Management for 390 million pounds ($643.7 million), increasing the amount of money it manages by one third as it shifts its business to fund management from insurance. Citic Pacific plans to buy parent company's assets: Bloomberg (Reuters) - China's Citic Pacific Ltd is planning to acquire assets from its state-owned parent Citic Group Corp , Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the situation. Hyundai Motor eyes major expansion with new plant in China SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co plans to build its fourth plant in China for about 1 trillion won ($926.48 million) and start production in early 2016, a source said, in its first major overseas expansion in more than two years. UK heads for Lloyds exit by 2015 after $7 billion share sale LONDON (Reuters) - The UK government has sold 4.2 billion pounds ($6.9 billion) worth of shares in Lloyds Banking Group to cut its stake in the country's largest retail bank to under 25 percent and putting it on course for a complete exit in the next year. Related Video Breakingviews: Italy's corp gov purge could backfire King Digital IPO price may not bode well for stock Related News Spooked by defaults, China banks begin retreat from risk Australia central bank plays down inflation worries, warns on housing 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