World markets
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| Nikkei 225 | 15,360.81 | +222.69 (1.47%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 23,493.03 | +410.35 (1.78%) |
| TSEC | 8,377.05 | +8.86 (0.11%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,813.81 | -4.18 (-0.15%) |
| CAC 40 | 4,005.38 | +4.11 (0.10%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,613.05 | +105.45 (0.84%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 5,209.00 | +28.20 (0.54%) |
| BSE Sensex | 20,223.98 | -62.14 (-0.31%) |
| KOSPI | 1,982.43 | -4.38 (-0.22%) |
Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion, vows not to screw it up
By Jennifer Saba and Alexei Oreskovic. Mon May 20, 2013 3:07pm BST. (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said it is buying blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion (723.3 million pounds) cash, giving the struggling Internet pioneer a much-needed platform in social media ...
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Top stories
The fallout from last year's West Coast mainline fiasco was the �final straw� that forced FirstGroup to launch a heavily discounted rights issue on Monday, according to its chief executive.
By Sudip Kar-Gupta. LONDON | Mon May 20, 2013 12:03pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 steadied near its highest level in five-and-a-half years on Monday, helped by a rise in bank stocks, and most analysts expected further near-term gains.
Marks & Spencer has become the latest in a string of UK companies to face criticism from tax campaigners over the way it structures its online sales to Europe - with one describing its sales operation as similar to that of the internet retail giant Amazon.
Actavis, the US-based generic drugmaker, is to acquire Dublin-based rival Warner Chilcott for about $5bn, bringing an end to a recent series of merger talks around Actavis.
Retail sales increased at their fastest pace since December 2009 in a surprisingly upbeat set of data from the British Retail Consortium helped by sales of electronic items.
Trends
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| OCDO | Ocado Group PLC | 5.57% | 1,673.60M |
| MRW | Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc | 1.01% | 6,724.25M |
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| Technology | +0.37% |
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| Transportation | -0.61% |
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| Utilities | +0.88% |
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