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Intel and Comcast own a combined basis roughly 12.4 percent of Clearwire's total shares outstanding, including publicly traded stock and Class B shares, according to a Clearwire filing. Some minority Clearwire shareholders have publicly expressed concerns over a potential deal with Sprint, suggesting that Clearwire should look at other options.
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TOKYO, Dec 12- Japan's Nikkei share average is set to rise on Wednesday, testing a 7-1/ 2 month high led by gains in tech shares and other exporters on the weak yen while Wall Street's strong performance buoyed sentiment.
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*White House says Republicans not specific on revenues. White House and congressional aides confirmed that Obama sent Boehner a revised offer in the talks on Monday, and Boehner responded with a counterproposal on Tuesday.
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* "The day Michigan freed its workers," supporter says. LANSING, Mich., Dec 11- Michigan enacted a ban on mandatory union membership on Tuesday, dealing a stunning blow to organized labor in the state that is home to U.S. automakers and the symbol of industrial labor in the United States.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 11- A group of high-profile chief executives urged President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders on Tuesday to strike a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" that could include raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans.
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CAIRO, Dec 12- Egypt's army chief will host national unity talks on Wednesday, seeking to end a growing political and economic crisis in the Arab world's most populous nation.
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*Existing investors recommit, including Google's Brin. Milner, who backed companies ranging from Facebook Inc to gaming company Zynga Inc, has led a $50 million funding round into 23 andMe, a Mountain View, California, company that helps people decipher their genetic makeup.
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Detroit, Dec 11- The short-term future of Fisker Automotive, the hybrid-sports car startup, could hinge on the outcome of Chinese auto parts maker Wanxiang's controversial quest to acquire bankrupt U.S. battery maker A123 Systems.
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WILMINGTON, Del., Dec 11- China's largest auto parts maker got court approval on Tuesday for its controversial purchase of A123 Systems Inc, a bankrupt maker of electric car batteries, but the judge said he was troubled that a U.S. rival might be working to kill the deal.
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*White House says Republicans not specific on revenues. WASHINGTON, Dec 11- The White House and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner have exchanged new proposals in "fiscal cliff" talks, congressional aides said on Tuesday, in a possible sign of progress ahead of the end-of-year deadline.
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DETROIT, Dec 11- Michigan will release $10 million in funds to Detroit after its city council took action on Tuesday on key measures tied to financial reforms. But the state also launched a review that could result in an emergency manager for the cash-strapped city, a spokesman for Michigan's Treasury Department said.
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TORONTO, Dec 11- The Bank of Canada's Mark Carney mused about priorities in reply to a question about the lessons he would take to his next job in London, but said he would only discuss Britain's needs when he talks to a House of Commons committee next year.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 11- EU lawmakers approved free-trade accords with Colombia, Peru and six Central American nations on Tuesday, giving them permanent access to the EU's 500 million consumers and offering the EU's stagnant economy new markets for its cars and luxury goods.
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* "The day Michigan freed its workers," supporter says. *Other states watching Michigan closely. The Teamsters union national president, James Hoffa, whose father, Jimmy Hoffa, was one of the nation's most famous labor leaders until he disappeared in 1975 in Michigan, denounced Republican leaders in a speech to the protesters.
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The EPA said it would review the letter and respond. Last year, the EPA received comments about proposed rules for regulations of certain pollutants from the oil and gas sector. In August, the EPA published its final rules.
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SYDNEY, Dec 12- The dollar wallowed at three-month lows against the Australian currency and remained broadly under pressure on Wednesday as markets geared up for more stimulus from the Federal Reserve. The dollar index fell 0.3 percent to 80.061 as the euro popped back above $1.3000, pulling away from a two-week low around $1.2876 plumbed Friday.
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*Crude up 2nd day on news of less OPEC oil in Nov. *Copper falls, stymied by US trade deficit. NEW YORK, Dec 11- Oil prices rose for a second straight day on Tuesday, helping commodities edge higher, on news of lower output from oil producer group OPEC and copper fell as disappointing U.S. trade deficit data sparked profit-taking.
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SYDNEY, Dec 12- BHP Billiton said on Wednesday it is selling its interest in the troubled Browse liquefied natural gas project to PetroChina International Investment Pty Ltd for $1.63 billion.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 11- The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to begin debating a bill that would keep a financial crisis-era deposit insurance program in place for two more years, but it will likely face strong opposition from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
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CAIRO, Dec 12- Egypt's army chief will host national unity talks on Wednesday, seeking to end a growing political and economic crisis in the Arab world's most populous nation.