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Yahoo to vote on $1.1 bln Tumblr buy -AllThingsD

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 - Yahoo Inc's board will meet on Sunday to vote on whether to offer $1.1 billion in cash for New York-based blogging service Tumblr, tech blog AllThingsD cited sources close to the situation as saying on Friday.

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STXNEWS LATAM-CSN still considering purchase of Thyssen's Steel America unit

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 17 - Brazilian steelmaker CSN, or Cia Siderúrgica Nacional SA, is still evaluating the possible purchase of the Steel Americas unit of ThyssenKrupp AG, the company said in a regulatory filing late Friday.

Bonds News, Bonds, Markets, Stocks, Financials, Technology 17 May 2013

UPDATE 2-Sacramento Kings owners reach deal to sell team to local investors

May 17 - The owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise have struck a tentative deal to sell the California team to local investors after the National Basketball Association denied a proposal to move the team to Seattle, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said on Friday.

Industrials, Technology, Stocks, Markets, Media 17 May 2013

DirecTV interested in buying video website Hulu -source

May 17 - The largest U.S. satellite video provider, DirecTV, is one of the companies considering a bid for online video website Hulu, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Stocks, Markets, Telecommuncations Services 17 May 2013

China deal ends distraction, but not questions, for Caterpillar

* Caterpillar now needs to show how ERA advances China strategy

Stocks, Markets 17 May 2013

UPDATE 2-Tesoro wins US antitrust OK to buy California BP refinery

WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, May 17 - U.S. refiner Tesoro Corp. has received formal approval from antitrust regulators in Washington and Sacramento on Friday to buy BP Plc's refinery and other assets in southern California for more than $2 billion.

Regulatory News, Markets, Stocks, Financials 17 May 2013

UPDATE 1-US FCC nominee Wheeler will divest holdings if confirmed

WASHINGTON, May 17 - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is confirmed.

Stocks, Markets, Cyclical Consumer Goods, Industrials, Telecommuncations Services, Technology, Financials, Media 17 May 2013

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

May 17 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday:

Markets, Mutual Fund Center, ETFs News, Private Capital, Telecommuncations Services, Financials, Media 17 May 2013

Activist investor says Petrogrand should exit Russia

May 17 - An activist hedge fund has urged Swedish oil and gas company Petrogrand AB to drop exploration activities in Russia, explore strategic alternatives and replace its chief executive, according to a letter from the fund to the company's board of directors.

Stocks, Mutual Fund Center, Markets, ETFs News, Financials 17 May 2013

U.S. FCC nominee Wheeler to divest telecoms holdings if confirmed

WASHINGTON, May 17 - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is confirmed.

Stocks, Markets, Cyclical Consumer Goods, Telecommuncations Services, Industrials, Technology, Financials, Media 17 May 2013
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