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	Click to View in Browser 04/29/2014 GE trumpets 40-year jet engine venture to bolster Alstom bid PARIS (Reuters) - As General Electric tries to convince French leaders to back its offer to rescue engineering firm Alstom , it hopes that three letters will convince them of its good will: CFM. Chinese pork giant WH Group pulls HK IPO on weak demand, markets: sources HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's WH Group Ltd, the world's biggest pork company, postponed its planned Hong Kong initial public offering, underscoring weak demand for the deal even after the company slashed the offer's size and reduced the valuation, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. American Realty, NorthStar Realty say not in merger talks (Reuters) - American Realty Capital Properties Inc and NorthStar Realty Finance Corp said they were not currently in merger talks, a day after reports that American Realty was looking to buy the real estate financing company. EU exec clears acquisition of MetLife Assurance by Rothesay Life BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission, the European Union's competition watchdog, approved on Tuesday the acquisition of Britain's MetLife Assurance Limited by another British firm Rothesay Life Limited. Alliant Techsystems to merge aerospace & defense business with Orbital (Reuters) - Alliant Techsystems Inc said it would merge its aerospace and defense business with Orbital Sciences Corp in stock. Energy Future files for bankruptcy (Reuters) - Leading Texas power company Energy Future Holdings filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday, seven years after its record leveraged buyout stacked it with debt just as prices for its electricity plunged. EU regulators approve Kuraray's purchase of DuPont's GLSV business BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators have approved Kuraray of Japan's purchase of U.S. chemical company DuPont's Glass Laminating Solutions/Vinyls (GLSV) business subject to conditions, the Commission said in a statement on Tuesday. Tidemark wins $32 million funding to take on Oracle, SAP SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Business-intelligence service Tidemark said it has raised another $32 million in funding to help it take on an area once dominated by companies like Oracle and SAP . Doximity, the LinkedIn for doctors, raises $54 million from T Rowe Price, DFJ SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Doximity, an online professional network for physicians, has raised $54 million in new funding from investors including T. Rowe Price and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, making it one of the most well-financed private companies in health IT. Netflix in deal to pay Verizon for faster access LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc has reached a deal to pay Verizon Communications Inc for faster delivery of its TV shows and movies, the second arrangement to pay fees for quicker access that the company argues should be free. Related Video Asia Day Ahead: Inflated expectations at the Bank of Japan Ovo Energy takes on 'Big Six' by thinking small Related News States data suggests German inflation, perhaps euro zone, picked up in April China provincial GDP data adds to slowdown concerns 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