  | | | | (Reuters) - Zynga Inc is buying OMGPOP, maker of the popular video game "Draw Something" for about $200 million in its biggest acquisition to date as the company moves to expand its lineup of games on mobile devices and Facebook. | | | | | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq is still considering whether to lift a ban on Exxon Mobil bidding on new oil contracts imposed because of its dealings with the Kurdish autonomous region, Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi said on Thursday. | | | |  | | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Thursday that it will sell off part of a chemical and device subsidiary that makes films and adhesives used in televisions, cameras and mobile phones to state-backed Development Bank of Japan Inc . | | | | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's NEC Corp said on Thursday it would spend $450 million to buy the business support operations of U.S. telecoms firm Convergys Corp as it hunts for new telecom equipment sales abroad. | | | | | | FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - Italian family Aleotti is assessing a proposal to buy a 4 percent stake in Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena from its controlling foundation shareholder, financial sources said on Thursday, confirming press reports. | | | | | | NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Several Asian trading firms, including Mitsui & Co , Marubeni Corp and Noble Group , are in the running for U.S. grain and energy trader Gavilon, which could be valued at about $5 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter. A deal for the commodities trader, which began exploring a sale in January, would give the Asian companies a sizable presence in key U.S. agriculture markets, including the third largest U.S. | | | | | | (Reuters) - U.S. broadcaster Scripps Networks Interactive Inc said it will buy UK-based Travel Channel International Ltd for 65 million pounds ($103 million) to expand its footprint in Europe and Asia. | | | | | | ZAGREB (Reuters) - The Croatian government rejected bids for three loss-making, state-owned shipyards on Thursday and pledged to find a solution by July for a key issue it needs to resolve before joining the European Union next year. | | |  | | | | LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc is close to buying Swiss-based Actavis for around $7 billion, marking the latest deal between generics companies racing to achieve economies of scale, three sources familiar with the matter said. | | |  | | | | | BEIJING (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said it has signed a production sharing contract with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) for developing a shale gas block in southwestern Sichuan province, the first such deal in China. | | | |  |  | | | 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 | |
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