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The following bids, mergers, acquisitionsand disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Thursday:

The following bids, mergers, acquisitionsand disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Friday:

Buffett admits that he didn't see the financial crisis coming until it was too late.

Only one among the 60 economists quizzed by Bloomberg ahead of the Thursday meeting of the European Central Bank got it right. Or almost.

Daniel J. GraeberZUG, Switzerland, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Rig company Transocean said a contract for rig work in the deep waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was cancelled by Norwegian energy company Statoil.

Bharti Airtel today said it has received bilateral financing commitments of up to $2.5 billion from China Development Bank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, with an average maturity of about nine years.