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	Click to View in Browser 09/30/2014 SoftBank considers stake in Legendary Pictures: report TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Corp has been in talks to take a minority stake in privately held movie studio Legendary Pictures, entertainment trade publication The Hollywood Reporter reported on Tuesday. EBay to spin off PayPal (Reuters) - EBay Inc said it would spin off PayPal, its fast-growing payments business, into a publicly traded company in the second half of 2015, marking an about-face for the company. News Corp to buy real estate website operator Move for $950 mln (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said it would buy Move Inc , the owner of property websites such as realtor.com, for about $950 million to expand its digital marketing business. SoftBank, DreamWorks Animation talks have cooled: sources (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp's talks to acquire Hollywood studio DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc have cooled, a SoftBank source and banking sources in Japan said. Don Quijote to open Japanese take-out food chain in U.S. next year TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese discount store operator Don Quijote Holdings will open a new chain in the United States early next year selling take-out Japanese food such as deep-fried oysters and noodles to tap growing demand for Japanese cuisine, the company's chief executive said on Tuesday. Holcim and Lafarge step up plans to divest assets ZURICH (Reuters) - Cement makers Holcim and Lafarge are stepping up plans to shed assets in order to win clearance from competition regulators for their planned mega-merger, including possibly spinning them off into a new company. DreamWorks-SoftBank talks may augur Hollywood dealmaking wave LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc's talks about taking on a Japanese owner highlight the challenges facing Hollywood's smaller studios in remaining independent and could prompt a string of other deals. Lawson to buy supermarket chain Seijo Ishii for $500 million TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese convenience store operator Lawson Inc said on Tuesday that it would buy upscale supermarket chain Seijo Ishii Co for about 55 billion yen ($503 million), including debt, from investment fund Marunouchi Capital. Samsung Electro-Mechanic set to raise up to $1.1 billion from affiliate SDS sale SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd is set to raise up to 1.16 trillion won ($1.1 billion) by selling via the stock exchange in November its entire stake in affiliate Samsung SDS, the IT services unit of Samsung Group. Encana to buy Athlon for $5.93 billion in push for oil CALGARY/TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Encana Corp said on Monday it will buy Athlon Energy Inc for $5.93 billion in cash, taking aim at Athlon's oil-rich lands in Texas's Permian Basin and at jump-starting its plan to boost output of lucrative oil and natural-gas liquids. Related Video Why the sinking yen alone is not enough to fix Japan China factories sluggish but continue to push economy ahead Related News Euro zone inflation slows in September, weakens euro versus dollar China final September HSBC PMI steady on firmer global demand but risks remain 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