HSBC says committed to KEB, but can't wait forever
SEOUL (Reuters) - HSBC said on Monday it was committed to a $6.3 billion takeover of South Korea's No. 6 bank, but warned it would not wait forever for approval of a deal seen as a major test of the country's openness to foreign investors.

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Samsung to invest $902 mln in memory lines in 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , the world's top memory chip maker, said on Monday it plans to invest 946.8 billion won ($902.2 million) in upgrading memory lines this year.

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Companies may cry "uncle" on oil
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices will likely take on more importance for the stock market this week as the summer driving season officially kicks off and as more companies feel the pinch of higher energy prices on their profit margins.

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Deutsche CEO says end of credit crisis near
ZURICH (Reuters) - The end of the credit crisis is getting closer and the U.S. real estate market should recover in the second half of the year, Deutsche Bank chief executive Josef Ackermann said in a newspaper interview.

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Westpac may have to boost $17.6 billion St George bid
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Westpac Banking Corp Ltd , which has bid $17.6 billion for St George Bank in the biggest banking takeover ever in Australia, is bracing for rival offers to emerge that could push the price tag even higher.

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Dubai's Tecom in talks with Dell, plans buyouts
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Tecom Investments, a telecom investor owned by the ruler of Dubai, is mulling a joint venture with Dell Inc. and said it expects to make up to three acquisitions in the Middle East and Africa this year, including in a mobile phone firm.

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Austrian Airlines CEO open to majority takeover
VIENNA (Reuters) - The chief executive of Austrian Airlines was quoted on Saturday as saying he would be open to a majority takeover of Austria's national carrier if that were needed for it to prosper amid soaring fuel costs.

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