CVC Asia Pacific, a buyout firm, said it had agreed to buy the DCA Group for 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.3 billion) to gain control of an Australian provider of hospitals for the elderly. CVC will pay 3.50 Australian dollars for each share ... Read more..

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General Motors has raised doubts about a three-way alliance with Renault and Nissan Motor, a senior executive at Renault said. Read more..

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Google is calling on the computer industry to create a simpler and more efficient power supply standard. Read more..

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The last time prices fell from their year-earlier level was in April 1995, but the market slide might be beginning to ease. Read more..

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Transportation Security Administration agents didn’t know what to do with a knife-packing chef from New Orleans. Read more..

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With business travelers filling rooms again, some hotels appear to be having second thoughts about their emphasis on families. Read more..

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The decision raises the possibility that cases involving light cigarettes will become a major legal threat to the tobacco industry. Read more..

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The employees have been subpoenaed by a House committee to appear at a hearing after refusing invitations to testify. Read more..

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