FULL STOP: The announcement killed a takeover plan that had been in trouble at the US committee that reviews corporate takeovers impacting on national security
A planned buyout of US technology firm 3Com Corp by a private equity firm and China's Huawei Technologies Co (華為) was formally ended on Thursday because of US government opposition, the investor firm said.

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The two largest cellphone service providers in the US -- Verizon Wireless and AT&T -- won a greater swath of radio spectrum in the government auction that ended this week, heading off new competition that could have led to lower prices for consumers.

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Russia's secret service has charged two Russian-Americans with industrial espionage, the service was quoted as saying on Thursday, a day after raids on the offices of British oil major BP in Moscow.

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'SUBSIDIZING': Lawyers argued that the coffee chain broke the law by giving supervisors a part of baristas' tips instead of paying higher salaries
A San Diego judge on Thursday ordered coffee giant Starbucks to pay more than US$100 million in tips and interest owed to staff across outlets in California.

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The US said on Thursday it had reached an agreement with Abu Dhabi and Singapore that they should not use their huge government investment funds to further their political goals.

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