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	Click to View in Browser 01/1/2013 Private equity firms to buy Duff & Phelps for $665 million NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of private equity firms, including the Carlyle Group , struck a deal on Sunday to buy financial advisory and investment banking firm Duff & Phelps Corp for about $665.5 million. Dubai's Arabtec, Lootah win Nakheel villa contracts DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai real estate contractor Arabtec and another firm have been awarded a contract worth over half a billion dirhams ($136 million) to build villas for one of the emirate's flagship developers, Nakheel . Senate approves 'fiscal cliff' deal, crisis eased WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate moved the U.S. economy back from the edge of a "fiscal cliff" on Tuesday, voting to avoid imminent tax hikes and spending cuts in a bipartisan deal that could still face stiff challenges in the House of Representatives. Analysis: Economy would dodge bullet for now under fiscal deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deal worked out by Senate leaders to avoid the "fiscal cliff" was far from any "grand bargain" of deficit reduction measures. Related Video Egypt pound hits record low Europe awaits U.S fiscal cliff decision Related News 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