Glencore, Xstrata deal moves into final stages - Independent Online
27 May 2012, 11:18 pm
Glencore International will move into the final stage of its long-awaited $30 billion (R251bn) buyout of mining company Xstrata this week, as shareholders are sent detailed documents on the deal, kicking off a last charm offensive ahead of July votes.

Watchdog clears Optus NBN deal - Sydney Morning Herald
27 May 2012, 8:41 pm
The competition watchdog is set to approve an $800 million deal in which Optus will move some of it customers onto the national broadband network (NBN). The deal between Optus and NBN Co will involve the migration of customers on the telco's fixed-line ...

Montero's surprising $60M deal reflects love of catcher, but more a fear of losing him - CBS Sports
27 May 2012, 6:54 pm
Nobody saw the Diamondbacks' team-record $60 million deal for catcher Miguel Montero coming, and more than a few baseball people were surprised. But while one GM predicted the D-Backs would live to regret the five-year contract, some baseball people called ...

Editorial: USPS, scrap unfair deal - Quad Cities Onlines
27 May 2012, 6:03 pm
With the U.S. Postal Service slammed by competition, you'd think the agency would be acutely sensitive to policies which dramatically tilt the competitive playing field. So we're hard-pressed to explain a sweetheart deal USPS is attempting to ...

Montero's surprising $60M deal reflects love of Miguel but, more than that, a fear of losing him - CBS Sports
27 May 2012, 4:16 pm
Nobody saw the Diamondbacks team record $60-million deal for catcher Miguel Montero coming, and more than a few baseball people were surprised by its size. But while one GM predicted the D-Backs would live to regret the five-year contract, some baseball ...

Yahoo's $7.1B deal with Alibaba offers ray of hope - Yahoo Finance
27 May 2012, 12:49 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- After years of mortifying missteps, Yahoo Inc. finally has something to boast about: a multibillion-dollar windfall from a savvy investment in China. Yahoo is selling half of its roughly 40 percent stake in Alibaba Group ...

Lawmakers work with Simpson-Bowles for tax deal - Reuters
27 May 2012, 11:01 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two respected former lawmakers whose names have become synonymous with bipartisan compromise in a highly divisive Congress are meeting with dozens of lawmakers to forestall a potential year-end fiscal crisis dubbed ...

O's, Adam Jones agree to deal - ESPN
26 May 2012, 8:14 pm
The Baltimore Orioles have scheduled a Sunday news conference to announce a new six-year contract extension for center fielder Adam Jones, a baseball source confirmed to ESPN.com. Jones' deal is for about $85.5 million, with escalators that ...

Sources: Warriors, Jazz discuss deal - ESPN
26 May 2012, 3:20 pm
NBA trades in May are a rarity, but the Golden State Warriors are trying to swing one with the Utah Jazz before Wednesday's draft lottery, according to sources briefed on the talks. The Warriors, sources said, are attempting to complete a deal ...

Equity deal allows Canada Lithium to stay the course - Financial Post
25 May 2012, 2:02 pm
More than one year after Canada Lithium Corp. raised $126.5 million and then stunned the market with the news that it had hired a consultant “to undertake a preliminary independent review of its previously announced mineral resources,” a ...