TRUMPING BARCLAYS: Royal Bank, along with Banco Santander and Fortis, will pay 66 billion euros in cash for ABN Amro, with the remainder paid in Royal Bank shares
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc sweetened its 71.1 billion euro (US$98.1 billion) offer for ABN Amro Holding NV by increasing the cash portion, seeking to trump Barclays Plc in the world's biggest banking takeover.

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OPTIONS: The car maker, which is trying to restore profit after record losses last year, is in talks with investment bankers over Jaguar and Land Rover
Ford Motor Co, the second-biggest US automaker, said it isn't in talks to sell its profitable Volvo Car Corp business, after reports in the UK and the US said the company may dispose of the Swedish unit.

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In a seller's ideal world, the product is paid for first, then manufactured and shipped. The sellers of TV programs on DVD are trying to create that world: ABC Television, Amazon.com and a subsidiary, CustomFlix Labs, a DVD manufacturer, announced last Thursday that they were going to make shows from the archives of ABC News available on demand.

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The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, was tightlipped yesterday on reports that it is considering making a US$50 billion takeover bid for US aluminum giant Alcoa Inc.

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European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co (EADS), struggling with losses caused by the Airbus division's A380 plane delays, named Louis Gallois as sole chief executive officer.

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