Indian regulator piles pressure on Sahara to sell overseas hotels

* Regulator says has evidence of offers by potential buyers

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Canada budget gap narrows in August

OTTAWA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Canada's federal budget deficit declined to C$316 million ($280 million) in August from C$2.04 billion in the same month a year earlier, Department of Finance figures...

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UPDATE 2-AbbVie says strong results lessen need for big deal

Oct 31 (Reuters) - AbbVie, which this month abandoned its planned $55 billion purchase of Dublin drugmaker Shire, reported impressive quarterly earnings on demand for its Humira arthritis drug and...

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All eyes on Scientific Games LBO bond

NEW YORK, Oct 31 (IFR) - Underwriters are facing another problem when backing leveraged buyouts - and this time it's not regulators but unpredictable debt markets.

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TIM Participações, controlling shareholder not aware of rival bid

SAO PAULO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - TIM Participações SA, the Brazilian wireless carrier controlled by Telecom Italia SpA, is not aware of any attempt by its three rivals in the country to place a bid for...

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RPT-UPDATE 2-Peru returns to global bond market to raise $3 bln

LIMA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Peru said it sold 7.41 billion soles ($2.54 billion) worth of new 10-year bonds, to be settled in dollars, with a 5.7 percent coupon on Thursday - making its first foray into...

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UPDATE 1-Fed's Kocherlakota defends dissent, cites drop in inflation outlook

Oct 31 (Reuters) - The lone Federal Reserve policymaker to dissent against the U.S. central bank's decision this week to end its bond-buying stimulus said Friday that the Fed was risking its...

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Fitch Rates SEMAPA's French CP Programme 'F1+'

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) PARIS/MILAN, October 31 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has assigned SEMAPA's (AA/RWN/F1+) EUR150m French commercial paper (CP) programme a...

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Samsung says Microsoft deal invites 'charges of collusion': filing

(Reuters) - Samsung said its collaboration with Microsoft on Windows phones raised antitrust problems once Microsoft completed its acquisition of Nokia's handset business, according to a court filing.

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Without a plan, junk status looms for Britain's Tesco: Moody's

LONDON (Reuters) - Tesco could see its debt downgraded to "junk" status unless it outlines plans to cut borrowing and improve trading, rating agency Moody's said, raising the prospect of higher financing costs for Britain's biggest grocer.

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Bank of England sets out new leverage rules for banks

LONDON (Reuters) - British lenders may have to hold more capital to guard against risks of bad loans and other losses in the latest move by the Bank of England to reduce the chances of banks needing...

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