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Nokia buys out Siemens in equipment JV for $2.2 bn

Will pay euro 1.2 bn for Siemens's 50% stake in Nokia Siemens Networks, with the remainder as a secured loan from Siemens due a year

Obama to announce plan to boost Africans' electricity access

Bank of America moving mortgage business paperwork to India

The completeness checks outside US don't replace in-depth reviews done by licensed US staff

Hot dogs lose flavour among Americans, sales decline 3%

Changing food habits, rising cost and declining birth rate impact sales

King recovers from northern rock stumble to leave BoE

King, 65, now hands an enhanced BoE to Mark Carney on July 1 after 10 years at the helm of UK policy making

Ferrari-fuelled Maserati at $65,600 lures bored BMW buyers

The Ghibli is a critical part of Maserati's plan to boost sales eightfold to 50,000 vehicles by 2015

Amazon.com, 7-Eleven sue Visa and MasterCard over fees

The retailers file lawsuit in Manhattan federal court against the card companies

Redmond giant seeks end to dinosaur-era software upgrade cycle

Rudd ousts first female leader Gillard to take top Oz job

Rudd won by 57 votes to 45 in a ballot of the Labor caucus

US economy grows less than projected in Q1

Household purchases, which account for about 70% of the economy, were revised to a 2.6 per cent advance compared with the 3.4% gain estimated last month

AirAsia-ANA tie-up ends amid row over running low-cost carrier

AirAsia will get a full refund for its investment, including debt, and this may have a "positive" effect on its earnings

EU telecom mkt consolidation tests regulators

Buying Kabel Deutschland would give Vodafone access to the German company's 8.5 mn connected households and potential customers for 'triple play' packages of phone, internet and TV subscriptions

Malaysia declares state of emergency in haze-hit areas

Snowden lands in Moscow

Former NSA contractor arrives from Hong Kong, en route asylum

BMW to Mercedes seek second-hand sales as Germany slumps

German automobile makers are stepping up efforts to cash in on the growing used car market as new car demand withers

Jakarta calm after first increase in subsidised fuel prices since 2008

Big players worry e-cig pioneers

Apple wins suit against Samsung in Japan

The firms, are competing for dominance of a global mobile-device market estimated by researcher Yankee Group at $346 bn in 2012

AirAsia X raises $308 mn in IPO after braving equities rout

The airline priced its initial public offering at 1.25 ringgit per share for both institutions and individuals

Copper rises as aluminum nears longest losing streak since 1987

Copper also climbed as imports of refined metal into the nation rebounded from the lowest level in almost two years