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Sony hopes SOS offering will be a saviour
The Sony Online Service is the electronic company’s attempt to make Sony televisions and devices stand apart from the competition by delivering movies, games and music to them
Lex: Rare earth elements
China has cornered the market in commodities that are arguably as important as oil to a modern economy
Lex: Japan, deflating
Buying stocks has proved an effective strategy everywhere except in the only developed market in negative territory in the year to date
Minsheng bid block was 'costly mistake'
US authorities blocked the Chinese bank Minsheng from acquiring an American lender in a decision that may have cost almost $300m of taxpayers' money and $1.4bn from an...
Block on Minsheng deal costs US $1.7bn
US authorities blocked Minsheng, the Chinese bank, from acquiring a Californian lender in a deal that could have saved almost $300m of taxpayers’ money and $1.4bn from an industry insurance fund, say people familiar with the matter.
China’s banks face overseas pitfalls
Torture case brought in the US reveals the perils that could threaten the overseas’ expansion dreams of China’s government-owned entities
Lex: Minsheng IPO
The initial public offering of China’s eighth largest lender by assets has witnessed the largest haul by any local debutant this year
Sony to create ‘evolving TVs’
The electronics group says it will create ‘evolving TVs’ and other devices that can download and run third-party applications as part of its strategy to stand out from competitors
S&P quits Australia’s retail investment
Standard & Poor’s is to quit Australia’s retail market following a decision last week by the nation’s regulator to strengthen oversight of credit rating agencies
UK and Australian Birds Eyes unscathed
Blackstone may be scooping up Birds Eye Foods in the US but there are separate businesses in the UK and Australia holding the same name that will remain unscathed



