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• UPDATE 1-Huawei says has no plans to buy Nokia Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 4:09 PM ET

  NEW YORK, June 18- Chinese network equipment and cellphone maker Huawei Technologies Co said it "has no plans to acquire Nokia", responding to a Financial Times report that it would consider buying the Finish phone maker.

• Huawei might consider buying Nokia -report Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 2:44 PM ET

  NEW YORK, June 18- Chinese network equipment and cellphone maker Huawei Technologies Co. would consider buying Finland's Nokia to help it expand its smartphone business, according to a story on the Financial Times website.

• European shares take comfort on Fed from weak U.S. data Friday, 14 Jun 2013 | 12:37 PM ET

  *FTSEurofirst 300 up 0.2 pct on day. LONDON, June 14- European shares finished firmer on Friday, supported by signs of merger and acquisition activity in the region and by weak U.S. economic data backing the case for central bank stimulus. I remain cautiously bullish, "said Neil Marsh, strategist at Newedge.

• Samsung opens new R&D facility in Nokia's backyard Wednesday, 12 Jun 2013 | 8:01 PM ET

  HELSINKI, June 13- Mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics is set to open a new research and development centre in Nokia's home town on Thursday, highlighting the Korean company's ascendancy over its once dominant Finnish rival. Samsung's newest R&D facility, its first in the Nordic region, is located in Espoo, Finland, where Nokia has its headquarters.

• UPDATE 2-Lenovo planning smartphone venture in expansion drive Tuesday, 4 Jun 2013 | 5:43 AM ET

  *Lenovo says in talks on smartphone venture, aims to boost mobile business. SINGAPORE/ HONG KONG, June 4- China's Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's No.2 PC maker, is in detailed discussions on a smartphone venture with NEC Corp, a Japanese partner in PCs whose mobile business is faltering, as it eyes partnerships and acquisitions to expand in high-growth markets.

• UPDATE 1-Lenovo says in initial talks on smartphone venture Monday, 3 Jun 2013 | 10:30 PM ET

  *Lenovo says in talks, after media report of smartphone venture with NEC. HONG KONG, June 4- China's Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's No.2 PC maker by shipments, said on Tuesday it was in preliminary talks with an unidentified party on a potential smartphone business joint venture.

• UPDATE 1-ST-Ericsson sells GPS business to Intel Tuesday, 28 May 2013 | 2:03 PM ET

  PARIS/ SAN FRANCISCO, May 28- ST-Ericsson, a money-losing joint venture being wound down by owners STMicroelectronics and Ericsson, has sold its GPS mobile business to Intel. An Intel spokesman later said the U.S. chipmaker bought the assets.

• UPDATE 2-EU to seek more Google concessions in competition probe Tuesday, 28 May 2013 | 9:46 AM ET

  *Rivals say Google response is inadequate. *Google struggling to allay anti-competitive concerns-rivals. Rivals, including British price comparison price site Foundem and German online mapping company Hotmaps, say Google's proposals would force them to compete among themselves, raise their costs and increase merchants' dependency on Google.

• UPDATE 1-EU's Almunia says likely to demand more Google concessions Tuesday, 28 May 2013 | 6:23 AM ET

  BRUSSELS, May 28- EU regulators will likely demand more concessions from Google to end a three-year investigation into complaints that it squeezed out rivals including Microsoft in Internet searching, the EU antitrust chief said on Tuesday.

• UPDATE 1-China's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 12:45 AM ET

  HONG KONG, May 23- Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart from PC rivals as industry shipments take their steepest fall in decades.

• China's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 5:29 PM ET

  HONG KONG, May 23- Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart from PC rivals as industry shipments take their steepest fall in decades.

• CTIA Buzz: Mobile Mags Remade, Only on Nokia Lumia Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 1:39 PM ET

  

  Zinio's magazine reading app has been around for a dozen years. But a new version, exclusively for Nokia's Lumia Windows Phone 8, makes the most of the phone's capabilities.

• US STOCKS-Wall St jumps as banks lead indexes to new highs Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 4:30 PM ET

  *Bank of America helps lead Dow higher. NEW YORK, May 14- U.S. stocks rallied to fresh highs on Tuesday as investors picked up large-cap companies' shares on the expectation that central bank stimulus will help propel the rally further. Bank of America, up 2.8 percent at $13.34, was the Dow's biggest percentage gainer, while Citigroup Inc rose 2.4 percent to $50.09.

• Stocks Close at Record Highs; Apple Drops 2.5% Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 4:06 PM ET

  

  The S&P and Dow closed at fresh all-time highs on Tuesday after widely followed hedge fund manager David Tepper said he is "definitely bullish" on stocks.

• US STOCKS-Wall St jumps as banks lead S&P 500 to new high Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 11:25 AM ET

  *Tesla Motors extends gains on raised sales outlook. Large-cap banks were among the day's biggest advancers, with Bank of America up 2.3 percent to $13.27 and Citigroup Inc up 2.1 percent to $49.97. Goldman Sachs advanced 2.9 percent to $153.97.

• US STOCKS-Wall St rises on speculation growth to sustain momentum Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 10:06 AM ET

  *Sony jumps after hedge fund chief favors spinning off entertainment unit. *Electric carmaker Tesla Motors extends gains on raised sales outlook. "Earnings season is pretty well done, we don't really have any big economic points on the horizon," said Peter Jankovskis, co-chief investment officer at OakBrook Investments LLC in Lisle, Illinois.

• US STOCKS-Wall St to open slightly higher as momentum holds Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 9:12 AM ET

  *Sony jumps after Loeb calls for spinning off entertainment unit. *Tesla Motors jumps in premarket, extending recent gains. "Earnings season is pretty well done, we don't really have any big economic points on the horizon," said Peter Jankovskis, co-chief investment officer at OakBrook Investments LLC in Lisle, Illinois.

• European shares steady, outlook stays positive Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 8:30 AM ET

  *Nokia down as loses market share. *GDF Suez drops on stake sale. LONDON, May 14- European shares steadied near five-year highs on Tuesday after early losses, with charts pointing to further upside and improving U.S. economic fundamentals lifting the outlook for many European companies.

• US STOCKS-Futures edge up as investors search for catalysts Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 8:22 AM ET

  *Tesla Motors jumps in premarket, extending recent gains. *U.S. shares of Nokia drop after unveiling new phone. "We have had such a big move, and it's been hard to generate much more significant upside in the short term," said Rick Meckler, president of investment firm LibertyView Capital Management in Jersey City, New Jersey.

• US STOCKS-Futures tick lower as investors look for catalysts Tuesday, 14 May 2013 | 7:38 AM ET

  *Tesla Motors jumps in premarket, extending recent gains. *U.S. shares of Nokia drop after unveiling new phone. NEW YORK, May 14- U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday as investors paused following a recent rally that repeatedly took the Dow and S&P 500 to record highs.