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	Click to View in Browser 06/18/2014 GE to submit improved Alstom offer on Thursday: sources PARIS (Reuters) - General Electric will submit an improved offer for the energy businesses of French engineering group Alstom on Thursday, a source close to the U.S. conglomerate said, as GE seeks to fend off a rival proposal. BlackBerry to announce app licensing deal with Amazon -sources TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd is set to unveil a licensing deal with Amazon.com Inc that will allow the Canadian smartphone maker to offer about 240,000 Android apps from Amazon's app store on BlackBerry's new devices, according to sources. Bayer signs $14.2 billion acquisition loan LONDON (Reuters) - Bayer has signed a $14.2 billion acquisition loan backing its purchase of U.S.-based Merck's consumer care business, the lead banks said in a statement on Wednesday. Hon Hai chairman says still wants to invest in Sharp: report TOKYO (Reuters) - Hon Hai Precision Industry Co is still interested in investing in Japan's Sharp Corp despite the collapse of an equity deal two years ago and would take a stake "tomorrow" at current market prices, the Taiwan company's chairman told a Japanese magazine. French biotech Cellectis surges as Pfizer signs cancer drug deal (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer, which failed last month in a $118 billion bid to buy AstraZeneca, said on Wednesday it had signed a deal with French biotech Cellectis to develop immunotherapy drugs in cancer. Billionaire's stake shakes Woolworths buyout of David Jones SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian billionaire Solomon Lew revealed on Wednesday he has bought a 9.89 percent stake in David Jones, throwing South African firm Woolworths Holdings' $2 billion buyout of the upmarket department store operator into doubt. Hyland Software tops Lexmark bid for Sweden's Readsoft STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Business software firm Hyland said on Wednesday it had made a 1.3 billion Swedish crown ($198 million) cash bid for Sweden's Readsoft , topping a bid from printer maker Lexmark last month. France tells GE and Siemens: Alstom proposals still not good enough PARIS (Reuters) - The French government raised the stakes in the battle for engineering group Alstom on Tuesday, telling rival suitors General Electric and Siemens to come up with better offers. Rheinmetall to sign 2.7 billion euro Algeria military vehicle deal: report FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German defense group Rheinmetall is set to sign a 2.7 billion euro ($3.7 billion) deal in the coming weeks for the production of 980 Fuchs 2 military vehicles for Algeria, newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday, without citing sources. Oracle may buy Micros Systems for more than $5 bln - Bloomberg (Reuters) - Oracle Corp is in talks to buy Micros Systems Inc, which makes software for retailers and hotel chains, for more than $5 billion, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter. Related Video Breakingviews: Shire independence comes harder than Astra's A China rainmaker's early e-commerce bet pays off Related News Japan exports disappoint, risks hitting economy hard Political change, China news spurs spike in second quarter Asia business sentiment 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