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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Goldcorp’s C$3.6 billion ($3.5 billion) takeover offer for Andean Resources remains the top offer for the emerging Argentina-focused gold producer, though the sector was becoming more confident in pursuing acquisitions, Andean Chief Executive Wayne Hubert told Reuters.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Goldcorp’s C$3.6 billion ($3.5 billion) takeover offer for Andean Resources remains the top offer for the emerging Argentina-focused gold producer, Andean Chief Executive Wayne Hubert told Reuters.

LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) – British Airways and Iberia have identified possible acquisition targets to pursue once their own merger completes, with Asia seen as a key region for expansion.

LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) – British Airways and Iberia have drawn up a shopping list of 12 airlines as they look to embark on a spending spree once their merger completes, with Asia seen as a key focus for expansion.

LONDON (Reuters) – BP has revived the sale of its Alaskan assets after failing to offload them to U.S. oil and gas company Apache in July, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) – The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker’s stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.

NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) – The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker’s stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Burger King Holdings Inc’s $3.26 billion buyout by investment firm 3G Capital may be the first in a new flurry of restaurant deals, with private equity firms hungry for high cash flow and low valuations.

HONG KONG/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton’s $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

HONG KONG/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Chinese officials have ordered state-owned companies to meet with investment bankers to explore potential options to block BHP Billiton’s $39 billion bid for Canada’s Potash Corp, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.

MELBOURNE/TORONTO (Reuters) – Chinese and other investors have approached at least one big Canadian pension manager about a bid for Canada’s Potash Corp to rival BHP Billiton’s $39 billion hostile offer.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Burger King Holdings Inc agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for $3.26 billion, giving the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain breathing room to fix its business and close the gap with leader McDonald’s Corp.

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Burger King Holdings Inc , the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain, agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for about $3.26 billion in a deal analysts said would give the restaurant breathing room to fix its business.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co raised its offer for data storage company 3PAR Inc by $3 to $33 per share, after rival bidder Dell Inc raised its offer to $32, instead of bowing out as many expected.

MELBOURNE/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China is stepping up attempts to hamper BHP Billiton’s $39 billion hostile offer for Potash Corp, amid worries about future supplies of fertilizer it needs to rapidly boost food production.