The owner of Aston Martin, Kuwait’s Investment Dar, denies reports it has received competing bids for a 50% stake in the luxury British car brand.
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China made up 27% of Q2 smartphone sales (the slowing U.S. was at 16%), says Canalys, with its 199% Y/Y growth far outpacing the 24% seen elsewhere. Samsung (SSNLF.PK) and Apple (AAPL) are doing well in China, though the iPhone’s high price makes it dependent on wealthier (and perhaps slower-growing) coastal provinces. But NOK and others are having trouble competing with local vendors. Chipmakers SPRD, MRVL, and QCOM have decent Chinese exposure. (Q1 data) 
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Aircraft makers have announced deals worth $14B in the past three days as the IATA Beijing summit officially opens today. As expected the main battle is between Boeing (BA) and Airbus (EADSY.PK) for the markets for short-haul and mid-size jets, and both sides have been offering heavy discounts. The companies are also competing for a big order from South Korea. 2 comments!
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Rie Tanaka secured a berth to her first Olympics on Saturday with victory in the women’s individual all-around at the NHK Cup, and her brothers Kazuhito and Yusuke ensured it will be a faily affair at the London Games as both made the men’s team at this final Japanese selection qualifier.
It is the first time that three siblings will be competing for Japan in gymnastics at the Olympics.
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Royal Mail faces a “spiral of decline” unless conditions are placed on firms competing with it, chief executive Moya Greene warns.
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Prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) recently won a landslide victory in the by-elections, taking at least 40 of the 45 seats being contested.
Though the parliament still remains dominated by the military and its allies, who hold the vast majority of the 664 seats, these elections mark the start of a new era in Myanmar. The NLD was competing in its first elections since 1990, after boycotting the 2010 polls, and was one of 17 opposition parties that took part.
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Comedian Hiroshi Neko’s hopes of competing in the men’s marathon at the London Olympics could be in jeopardy after the International Association of Athletics Federations raised doubts over his eligibility to represent Cambodia, sources said.
The 34-year-old Neko, whose real name is Kuniaki Takizaki, was born in Japan and became a naturalized Cambodian citizen in late 2011 after competing in several international half-marathons there, which won him many fans throughout the country.
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The following is the second of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine highest-ranked teams competing in the first division are listed.
Read more: J. League big guns set sights on Reysol’s crown
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Bankrupt Eastman Kodak (EKDKQ.PK) agrees to sell its online photo services to Shutterfly (SFLY) for $23.8M. Accounts of Kodak Gallery’s 75M users in the U.S. and Canada would be transferred to SFLY under the agreement, which is subject to competing bids at an auction. SFLY +17.6% AH. Post your comment!
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People in the market for a life insurance plan may not know where to begin looking, even as their mailboxes overflow with competing offers from different life insurance companies.
Link: LifeInsuranceGroup.com Offers Help For Consumers Struggling to Navigate The Life Insurance Jungle