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	Click to View in Browser 09/25/2014 Rosneft may back out of Morgan Stanley oil unit deal: sources LONDON (Reuters) - Rosneft , Russia's biggest crude oil producer, may back out of a deal to buy Morgan Stanley 's oil trading unit because Western sanctions make it virtually impossible to finance day-to-day operations, three sources close to the state-controlled company said. China, Spain sign business deals worth $4 billion SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Spain signed business deals worth about 3.2 billion euros ($4 billion) on Thursday during a visit by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to the Asian powerhouse to drum up support for his country's economy. Trujillo seeks financing for Telecom Italia bid: Bloomberg LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. businessman Sol Trujillo is seeking to raise as much as 7.5 billion euros ($9.6 billion) to bid for a stake in Italian telecoms operator Telecom Italia , Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Exclusive: CVC resumes $5 billion sale of Swiss mobile operator Sunrise - sources LONDON (Reuters) - European private equity firm CVC [CVC.UL] is resuming the sale of Swiss mobile telecoms company Sunrise and could hire a bank to advise on the deal by the end of the year, several sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. CalPERS says HP/Autonomy shareholder settlement needs more work SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The California Public Employees' Retirement System has asked a U.S. judge to reject a proposed settlement between Hewlett-Packard Co and shareholders over the computer maker's botched acquisition of Autonomy Plc. China, Spain to sign business deals worth $3.8 billion: official SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China and Spain are set to sign business deals worth a total of about 3 billion euros ($3.8 billion) in Beijing this week, an official said, as Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy visits the Asian giant to drum up support for his country's economy. Japan's Mitsui sells 25 percent stake in Arizona copper mine to Grupo Mexico TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co Ltd said it had sold its 25 percent stake in Silver Bell Mining to a unit of Grupo Mexico that already owns the remaining 75 percent in the operator of Silver Bell copper mine in Arizona. Spain's Mapfre to buy Direct Line's German, Italian units for $700 million MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish insurance company Mapfre is to buy the Italian and German businesses of Direct Line , Britain's largest motor insurer, for 550 million euros ($700 million), in a deal that will immediately boost earnings, Mapfre said on Thursday. Microchip granted extension to continue talks with CSR LONDON (Reuters) - British chipmaker CSR said the UK takeover panel had granted its U.S. suitor Microchip Technology an extension of a deadline governing how long it has before it must make a firm offer for the company. Braking hard: Australia M&A deals slump most in a generation SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian inbound M&A deals declined the most in a quarter of a century as plummeting commodity prices and a faltering local stock market challenged the appetite of overseas investors for the country's assets. Related Video Breakingviews: RBS' Hampton in GSK wait Breakingviews: Sinopec reshuffle running on empty Related News Weak euro zone lending data underscores need for ECB stimulus China considering replacing central bank head: WSJ A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend