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	Click to View in Browser 02/5/2014 Exclusive: JPMorgan in exclusive talks with Mercuria on commodities sale LONDON (Reuters) - Fast-growing trading house Mercuria, led by two former Goldman Sachs executives, emerged as the front-runner to buy the physical commodities unit of JPMorgan , one of the most powerful oil and metals desks on Wall Street, two sources told Reuters. Sony in talks to sell PC business to investment fund: Nikkei (Reuters) - Sony Corp is in talks to sell its poorly performing personal computer business to investment fund Japan Industrial Partners for up to 50 billion yen ($490 million), the Nikkei daily reported. U.S. judge approves JPMorgan's $543 million deal to settle Madoff claims NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved JPMorgan Chase & Co's $543 million deal to end two private lawsuits stemming from its relationship with convicted Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernard Madoff. Google executive chairman expects U.S. approval of Lenovo-Motorola deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt expressed confidence on Monday that Lenovo Inc would gain approval from U.S. regulators to buy Google's Motorola smart-phone hardware business in what would be China's biggest technology acquisition to date. Entegris to buy fellow chip industry supplier ATMI for $1.15 billion (Reuters) - Entegris Inc said it would buy ATMI Inc for $1.15 billion, bringing together two key suppliers of high-purity materials and packaging systems used in the manufacture of semiconductors. U.S., defense attorneys spar over Chinese reverse merger case WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday tangled with defense attorneys over how the Justice Department is pursuing a fraud case against a former executive of a Chinese reverse merger company, one of the first such criminal cases being pursued. India's Godrej Consumer to raise stake in Africa's Darling Group MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian personal care products maker Godrej Consumer Products Ltd said it will increase its stake in African hair-care firm Darling Group that will give it control of the latter's Nigerian business. Volkswagen mulls raising stake in truck maker Scania: WSJ FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen is considering raising its stake in Swedish truck maker Scania , the Wall Street Journal's website reported late on Tuesday, citing financial sources. Wilbur Ross-backed Diamond S Shipping files for IPO of up to $100 million (Reuters) - Diamond S Shipping Group Inc, which is backed by billionaire-investor Wilbur Ross, filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of its common stock. Online ad provider Rubicon Project files for IPO of up to $100 million (Reuters) - The Rubicon Project Inc, which provides online advertising services, filed with U.S. regulators on Tuesday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of its common stock. Related Video Reuters Today: Panic over but markets twitchy – BGC Partners Sony VAIO sale talk signals no PC turnaround in sight Related News Euro zone businesses log strongest month in 2-1/2 years in January: PMI Obamacare to cut work hours by equivalent of 2 million jobs: CBO 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