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	06/15/2011
Hello Online radio company Pandora Media priced shares in its initial public offering above an already raised range on Tuesday, the latest company to take advantage of red-hot valuations for Internet companies. Deal Journal breaks down the company by the numbers. DST Systems has received several buyout overtures from private equity firms in recent months, including one led by activist investor Russell Glass, according to people with knowledge of the situation. To get General Motors firing on all cylinders, Chief Executive Daniel Akerson needs to fix the sputtering Opel. However, neither a sale nor a quick fix to return to sustained profitable growth is easily achievable, analysts and experts say. The New York Times' Deal Professor finds some cracks in the IPO process. In your first few weeks on the job? The Wall Street Journal lays out the dress code for first-year analysts. LATEST NEWS Pandora starts trading at $20 in debut NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online radio company Pandora Media Inc opened at $20 a share in its stock market debut on Wednesday, well above its IPO price of $16, reflecting investor appetite for Internet companies. | Full Article Dish Network offers $1.38 billion for TerreStar June 15, 2011 08:54 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - TerreStar Networks Inc said it has received a $1.375 billion cash bid from billionaire Charlie Ergen's Dish Network Corp to buy the telecommunications company's assets through a bankruptcy auction, court papers show. | Full Article Grasso holds court on NYSE deal, trading, politics June 15, 2011 09:33 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Would Dick Grasso have sold the New York Stock Exchange to the Germans? | Full Article Exclusive: DST Systems gets buyout interest: sources June 15, 2011 08:57 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - DST Systems Inc has received several buyout overtures from private equity firms in recent months, including one led by activist investor Russell Glass, according to people with knowledge of the situation. | Full Article Total says $1.3 billion SunPower bid successful June 15, 2011 09:06 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - France's Total moved a step closer to completing a $1.3 billion takeover bid for SunPower Corp after a majority of shareholders of the U.S. solar panel maker's capital agreed to tender their shares. | Full Article TOP NEWS May core CPI rises most in nearly 3 years June 15, 2011 09:38 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Core consumer inflation rose at its quickest pace in nearly three years in May and a regional manufacturing gauge contracted this month, underscoring the headwinds facing the economy. | Full Article Greeks rage on austerity, aid deal seen delayed June 15, 2011 10:09 AM ET ATHENS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of angry Greeks massed in front of parliament on Wednesday in a sign of rising opposition to austerity and European officials said a new rescue deal for Athens might be delayed until next month. | Full Article Exclusive: U.S. debated oil reserve swap before OPEC: sources June 15, 2011 09:50 AM ET WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - It was to be a swap felt around the world - a plan privately discussed by the world's largest oil exporter and the globe's biggest consumer to take the heat out of $120-plus oil prices. | Full Article SEC unveils post-Madoff broker oversight plan June 15, 2011 10:03 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. securities brokers would be more closely scrutinized by accountants and be subject to stricter rules for how they handle their customers' assets under a plan proposed by federal regulators on Wednesday. | Full Article Mortgage applications see biggest gain in 3 months: MBA June 15, 2011 08:59 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for home mortgages saw their biggest jump in three months last week, fueled by demand for refinancing as interest rates continued to fall, an industry group said on Wednesday. | Full Article TECHNOLOGY NEWS Winklevoss vs Facebook court clash lives on Acer cuts 2011 tablet shipment target by nearly 60 percent Nokia wins rare battle as Apple settles legal row Penney snags Apple retail executive as next CEO AMD launches new chips, challenges Intel RELATED VIDEO Asian business sentiment falls India hopes to revive semiconductor city Bernanke's debt crisis warning A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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