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American Tower boosts India footprint with $1.2 billion deal

Bloomberg American Tower Corp. agreed to buy mobile-phone towers from Vodafone Group Plc’s Indian business and Idea Cellular Ltd., boosting its infrastructure in the country by a third, as the merging carriers sell off assets to raise cash for debt repayment amid a scathing price war. The Boston-based real estate investment trust agreed to pay 78.5 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) ...

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Gaming firm Razer surges 42% on Hong Kong debut

Bloomberg Razer Inc. climbed 18 percent in its Hong Kong coming-out party, as the maker of gaming laptops and accessories rode red-hot demand for first-time technology share sales this year. The San Francisco and Singapore-based company closed at HK$4.58 on Monday, a first-day performance bested only by e-books publisher China Literature and Wuxi Biologics among Hong Kong initial public offerings ...

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India’s RCom bonds, stocks tumble to record lows

Bloomberg Reliance Communications Ltd., the embattled mobile phone operator controlled by Anil Ambani, slid to record lows in the stock and bond market after saying over the weekend that it missed local debt interest payments. The company’s stock fell by as much as 14 percent to its lowest ever. Its dollar bond due 2020 dropped 1.3 cents to a record ...

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Tokyo pushes back on ‘death tax’ that deters expats

Bloomberg Considering a work stint in Japan? You’d better make it short, and you’d better stay alive. That’s because the government subjects long-term foreign residents to inheritance tax of up to 55 percent on their worldwide assets—meaning heirs could be forced to give up their family homes or businesses, even if they’ve never set foot in Japan. Now, Tokyo Governor ...

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Uber approves SoftBank’s offer to buy multibillion-dollar stake

Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. approved SoftBank Group Corp.’s offer to buy a multibillion-dollar stake in the ride-hailing company, setting the stage for one of the largest private startup deals ever. The agreement lets SoftBank and other firms invest up to $1 billion in Uber and proceed with a tender offer in coming weeks to buy up to $9 billion in ...

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Brookfield bids over $14bn for rest of GGP

Bloomberg Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has bid more than $14 billion to acquire the stake it doesn’t already hold in mall owner GGP Inc., according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The Canadian investment firm made an offer of about $23 per share, the person said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The price ...

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Four in 10 London homesellers cutting prices, says Rightmove

Bloomberg The proportion of London home sellers dropping their asking price is rising as the property market slumps further. With more than four in 10 revising lower, the average price cut of 6.7 percent reflects “initial over-optimism and a tougher market,” Rightmove Plc said in a report published on Monday. New vendors coming to the market in November are also ...

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UK companies a decade behind Denmark in technology, says CBI

Bloomberg Britain has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to technology, and that’s hurting productivity and pay. UK businesses are almost a decade behind Denmark in the adoption of new technologies such as cloud, e-purchasing and cyber security, the Confederation of British Industry said in a report. By being more open to employing “tried and tested” ...

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Over 400 killed as strong quake jolts Iran, Iraq

BAGHDAD / ANKARA / Reuters More than 400 people were killed in Iran when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the country on Sunday, state media said, and rescuers were searching for dozens trapped under rubble in the mountainous area. At least six have died in Iraq as well. State television said more than 407 people were killed in Iran and ...

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