From TELECOMS 8:28pm

US raise flag over SoftBank’s Sprint bid

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Security concerns cited by senators

Week in Review Week in Review from TECHNOLOGY 8:21pm

Week in Review, May 25

Tumblr founder rolls into the big time

From RETAIL & CONSUMER May 24, 2013

Whirlpool in talks to buy Sanyo stake

US group aims to purchase Panasonic’s share of Sanyo

From RETAIL & CONSUMER May 24, 2013

Australia’s Crown exits Echo Entertainment

Packer group sells entire 10% stake to focus on hotel plans

From TRANSPORT May 24, 2013

China clears Dreamliner for flights

Boost for Boeing as problem-hit jet gets back to regular service

From INDUSTRIALS May 23, 2013

Tata Steel reports $1.3bn full-year loss

European unit has struggled with overcapacity and falling demand

From HEALTH May 23, 2013

Ranbaxy owners threaten lawsuit

Dispute over $500m regulatory fine

From FINANCIALS May 23, 2013

Chinese banks barred from sponsoring IPOs

Policing China’s securities brokerages no easy task for regulator

Pedestrians are reflected on a share prices board in Tokyo, Japan ©Getty From LEX May 23, 2013

Japan: is it rally so bad?

Less easy Fed and slowing growth in China dent market rally

From TECHNOLOGY May 23, 2013

Lenovo warns of tough first half

Chinese PC maker expects turnround later in the year

From INDUSTRIALS May 23, 2013

Ford exits Australia amid mounting losses

US carmaker blames high costs for closure of plants

From WORLD May 23, 2013

Sanctions threaten N Korea aid programmes

NGOs say their banks have stopped fund transfers

From COMMENT May 22, 2013

Asian debt: Beware of bubbles

Southeast Asia’s booming bond market has sparked fears of a bubble

From MARKETS May 22, 2013

Chinese broker Galaxy enjoys strong debut

First day rise bodes well for Sinopec Engineering

From LEX May 22, 2013

DBS/Danamon: Singapore & Indonesia

Singapore bank wins number five bank in fourth most populous country

From ENERGY May 22, 2013

Australia outlines resources pullback

Projects worth A$150bn cancelled or delayed in past year

From TECHNOLOGY May 22, 2013

Sony board discusses sell-off proposal

Kazuo Hirai, chief executive, says no timetable has been fixed

The Short View from MARKETS May 21, 2013

Dumb money returns to Japan

Private investors arrive late to the party

From FINANCIALS May 21, 2013

Indonesia approves DBS-Bank Danamon deal

Central bank gives nod to purchase of 40% stake

Inside Business May 21, 2013

China’s banks face no-win situation

Given the continued downgrading of Chinese prospects, there may well be worse to come

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