Agricultural Bank of China has fully exercised an over-allotment option for the Shanghai portion of its initial public offering, taking the total proceeds from the offer to $22.1 billion, making the I.P.O. the world’s biggest. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Unemployment claims, Cisco earnings and other data weighed on investors around the world. Read more..

By CHRISTINE HAUSER - The New York Times

War broke out over control of Barnes & Noble on Thursday as the billionaire investor Ronald W. Burkle nominated three directors to the company’s board after efforts to reach a settlement between the sides faltered earlier in the day. Read more..

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CA Technologies, the business management software company formerly known as CA Inc., said Thursday that it had acquired a privately held virtualization and cloud computing consultancy for an undisclosed amount, The Associated Press reported. Read more..

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Trubion Pharmaceuticals, a Seattle biotech firm, agreed to be acquired by Emergent BioSolutions for $96.8 million in cash and stock and a potential later payment of as much as $38.7 million, Bloomberg News reported. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

We get another wide open grid from Manny Nosowsky. What a treat! Read more..

By JIM HORNE - The New York Times

Greece’s recession deepened in the second quarter, according to official estimates released Thursday, as the country felt the painful consequences of the government’s drive to reduce its debt load with aggressive austerity cuts. Read more..

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India indicated it would block corporate e-mail and messenger services if authorities were not able to monitor the service before the end of the month. Read more..

By VIKAS BAJAJ - The New York Times

Li & Fung, the biggest supplier to retailers like Wal-Mart Stores, is offering about $901 million for a distribution company to gain a network in China. Both companies’ shares rose in Hong Kong on the news. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times

Li Ka-shing made his biggest investment in Hutchison Whampoa shares in at least seven years, boosting a stock that’s already been the best performer of the month in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index. Read more..

By DEALBOOK - The New York Times