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Chevron to sell $15 billion in assets

March 11, 2015 US oil giant Chevron said it plans $15 billion in asset sales through 2017 as it seeks to maintain a strong dividend for shareholders amid lower oil prices.

McCormick to buy Brand Aromatics for $63 million

March 11, 2015 McCormick & Company has acquired 100% of the shares of Brand Aromatics, a privately held company located in New Jersey.

Verisk Analytics to buy Wood Mackenzie for $2.8 billion

March 11, 2015 Verisk Analytics, a data analytics and risk assessment firm based in Jersey City, N.J., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wood Mackenzie from Hellman & Friedman and other Wood Mackenzie shareholders.

Ryanair launches 7 new routes from Cologne

March 11, 2015 Ryanair will double its Cologne traffic as it launched 7 new routes, including a four daily services to and from Berlin, as part of its Cologne Winter 2015/2016 schedule (17 routes in total), which will deliver two million customers p.a., and support 2,000 "on-site" jobs.

2,200 jobs in Ericsson on ice

March 11, 2015 Ericsson continues to execute on strategy to excel in core areas: Radio, Core and Transmission and Telecom Services, to fund growth in the targeted areas: IP networks, Cloud, TV & Media, OSS & BSS and Industry & Society.

AmRest Holdings to buy Bulgarian and Romanian businesses of Starbucks

March 11, 2015 AmRest Holdings SE, an international fast-food and casual dining restaurant operator headquartered in Poland, announced that it was acquiring the Bulgarian and Romanian businesses of Starbucks.

Western Alliance Bancorporation to buy Bridge Capital Holdings

March 11, 2015 Western Alliance Bancorporation will buy Bridge Capital Holdings and Bridge Capital's principal operating subsidiary, Bridge Bank, will merge with and into Western Alliance Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation.

Volkswagen invests $1 billion in Mexico Puebla plant

March 11, 2015 Volkswagen de México announced that a three-row version of the Tiguan will be produced at its plant in Puebla, Mexico.

Procter & Gamble's Crest fined $960,000 for false advertising

March 11, 2015 A toothpaste brand owned by Procter & Gamble has been fined 6.03 million yuan ($960,000) for its false TV commercial, the biggest amount that China has imposed on false advertising.

Lindblad Expeditions and Capitol Acquisition to merge in $439 million deal

March 10, 2015 Lindblad Expeditions and Capitol Acquisition Corp. II have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in a transaction valued at approximately $439 million.

Ross Stores opens 37 new locations

March 10, 2015 Ross Stores recently opened a total of 32 Ross Dress for Less (Ross) and five dd's Discounts stores across 15 different states.

Qualcomm approves $15 billion buyback

March 10, 2015 Qualcomm announced that its board authorized the company to repurchase up to $15 billion of its common stock.