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• The Economic Times: Indian state-run insurers may stay out of GlaxoSmithKline's open offer
• FierceBiotech: Theravance bets it can innovate without GlaxoSmithKline as spinoff nears

Glencore Xstrata PLC

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• Wall Street Journal: Glencore Xstrata swings to net loss following $7.5 billion write-down against Xstrata purchase; company also declared a full-year dividend of 16.5 cents for 2013, 4.8% higher than for 2012
• Wall Street Journal: Glencore Xstrata's Copper talks with China Minmetals continue; the company will retain Las Bambas Project in Peru unless price is right
• Wall Street Journal: Glencore Xstrata eyes oil, nickel assets; company considers buying Shell property in Nigeria BHP Project in Australia
• Irish Times: Glencore Xstrata studies deals with Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton in Australia
• Financial Times: Glencore on Tuesday said it was in talks to convert $900 million of debt into an equity stake in Russneft, a Russian oil producer

Lloyds Group PLC

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• Sky News: Lloyds Banking Group will make a series of pledges on Wednesday aimed at combating financial exclusion
• The Scotsman: The private equity arm of Lloyds Bank yesterday pledged to invest £500 million in specialist manufacturing businesses supplying Scotland’s thriving oil and gas sector.

Regus PLC

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• Reuters: Office space supplier Regus Plc reported a 23.3% rise in full-year revenue as it saw higher growth at its mature centres
• Reuters: Regus says to open 300 new centres in 2014

Vodafone Group PLC

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• The Economic Times: India's communications ministry has decided to clear Vodafone India's proposal of merging its operating units