Aetna Nears Deal to Buy Humana -- Update 

Aetna Inc. is nearing a deal to buy Humana Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, in a tie-up of health insurers that could be announced this week. (published 0058 GMT)

 
 
Paladin to Sell Properties to CSI Properties for HK$1.83 Bln 

Paladin Ltd. said before trading hours Friday it will sell several properties on the Peak in Hong Kong to a unit of CSI Properties Ltd. for 1.83 billion Hong Kong dollars . (published 0002 GMT)

 
 
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Plans Share Issuance 

Chinese real estate developer Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co. Ltd. said before trading hours Friday that it will issue not more than 300 million yuan worth of shares in either Shanghai or Shenzhen. (published 0036 GMT)

 
 
G8 Education Bids for Childcare Rival Affinity Education 

Australian child-care provider G8 Education Ltd. has taken advantage of a sharp fall in the share price of Affinity Education Group Ltd., amassing a stake in its rival and offering to buy the remainder in a deal valuing Affinity at 162 million Australian dollars . (published 0053 GMT)

 
 
China Machinery Engineering Gets Laos Construction Contracts 

China Machinery Engineering Corp., a construction and engineering company said after trading hours Thursday that it has entered into two contracts with Electricite Du Laos worth a total of US$484 million. (published 0030 GMT)

 
 
Univision Puts IPO Plans in Motion -- 4th Update 

Univision Holdings Inc., owner of the dominant Spanish-language broadcaster in the U.S., kicked off the process to go public, as it seeks to attract investors to its influential Hispanic base amid seismic digital shifts that are reshaping the television industry. (published 2330 GMT Thursday)

 
 
Qantas Offers Employees Collective A$90M Bonus Payment 

Qantas Airways Ltd. said Friday it would offer a one-off bonus payment worth a combined 90 million Australian dollars to most of its staff, as the Australian airline romps back to profit after years of brutal cost cutting. (published 2317 GMT Thursday)

 
 
BP to Pay $18.7 Billion to Settle Oil Spill Claims -- 5th Update 

BP PLC agreed to pay $18.7 billion to settle all federal and state claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including the biggest pollution penalty in U.S. history. (published 2231 GMT Thursday)

 
 
Microsoft, Kyocera Settle Patent Suit 

Microsoft Corp. and Kyocera Corp. have settled the patent-infringement lawsuit that Microsoft filed in March against the maker of smartphones, electronic components and industrial ceramics. (published 2218 GMT Thursday)

 
 
Santander Consumer USA CEO Thomas Dundon to Step Down--2nd Update 

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc., one of the country's largest subprime auto lenders, said Thursday that its chief executive and chairman, Thomas Dundon, was departing and would be succeeded by President and Chief Financial Officer Jason Kulas. (published 2217 GMT Thursday)

 
 
Bid for Asciano Offers Sign of Infrastructure's Global Appeal 

A proposed takeover of Australia's largest cargo port operator by a Canadian investment firm is the latest indication that infrastructure assets are hot targets for global investors amid a world-wide boom in corporate mergers. (published 2139 GMT Thursday)

 
 
Dollar Tree-Family Dollar Deal Gets FTC Approval 

Dollar Tree Inc. said Thursday it has been cleared by the Federal Trade Commission to acquire Family Dollar Stores Inc., bringing to a close a merger saga that started nearly a year ago. (published 2028 GMT Thursday)