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Nutanix: valuation locked up

Employees of cloud computing and storage company Nutanix react during the company's first day of trading on the Nasdaq in New York, New York, U.S., September 30, 2016. Nasdaq/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
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Forget the private and IPO valuations, the real verdict is yet to come

Commerzbank shares jump on reports of government mulling sale ...epa03788751 (FILE) A file photo dated 15 June 2010 showing a worker attaching the Commerzbank logo at a bank's branch in Frankfurt Main, Germany. Shares in Commerzbank jumped 15 July 2013 following reports that the German government was considering selling a stake in the partly state-owned bank to Switzerland's UBS. The government holds a 17-per-cent stake in Commerzbank, which was part of the 18.2-billion-euro bailout (23.7 billion dollars) that the Frankfurt-based lender received in 2009. The government's Financial Market Stabilization Funds (SoFFin) originally took a 25-per-cent stake in Commerzbank, which was reduced in May following a capital increase by the bank. According to weekend media reports, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has spoken to UBS chief Axel Weber about the Zurich-based bank acquiring a holding in Commerzbank. A Finance Ministry spokeswoman declined to comment on the reports. EPA/MARIUS BECKER
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Sep 30, 2016

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Commerzbank: back to the future

German bank may be doing the right things — but it is running harder just to stand still

Telefonica SA Headquarters And Stores...A pedestrian passes a Telefonica SA-branded telephone kiosk in Madrid, Spain, on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Telefonica SA, the Spanish phone company that's merging its Colombian assets to help cut $1.7 billion in debt, will have to find buyers for units such as call-center business Atento to soothe investors concerned with liability levels. Photographer: Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg
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Sep 30, 2016

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Telefónica: towering rage

Missed opportunities to tackle group debt are adding up

Tourists Flock To The Mallorcan Town Of Magaluf...MALLORCA, SPAIN - JULY 13: Tourist sunbathe at Magaluf beach on July 13, 2014 in Mallorca, Spain. Magaluf is one of the Britain's favorite holiday destinations popular with sun, beach and clubbers alike. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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Sep 30, 2016

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Tui/Thomas Cook: different towels

Tour operators have advantages over online travel agents

A couple stands at the entrance to the Wanda Cinema Line Co. cinema at the Tongzhou Wanda Plaza shopping mall, operated by Dalian Wanda Group Co., at night in Beijing, China, on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Dalian Wanda is controlled by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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Sep 30, 2016

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China: Wanda-lust

Adding a dash of Chinese flavouring to everything the group buys does not amount to a strategy

FILE PHOTO: Sumner Redstone, executive chairman of CBS Corp. and Viacom, arrives at the premiere of 'The Guilt Trip' in Los Angeles December 11, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo
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Sep 29, 2016

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CBS/Viacom: we meet again

If not for family connections the broadcaster would steer clear of the cable group

The headquarters of Germany's Deutsche Bank is photographed early evening in Frankfurt, Germany, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo
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Sep 29, 2016

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Deutsche Bank: death would be too simple

Talk of failure is over the top, but so are hopes for a recovery

A moped rider passes a road sign denoting the start of the congestion charge, a fee levied on cars entering part of the central city, as it drives around the Old Street roundabout, also referred to as 'Silicon Roundabout,' in the area known as 'Tech City' in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is close to an agreement for Amazon.com Inc. to rent about 400,000 square feet (37,160 square meters) of office space near the London technology hub known as Silicon Roundabout, a person with knowledge of the talks said last month. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Sep 29, 2016

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Capita: taking the plunge

Mis-steps by normally reliable companies are harshly punished

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Sep 29, 2016

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Opec: oil my goodness

The oil cartel beast stirs itself again

A passenger pulls their luggage past self-service ticket machines at the Deutsche Lufthansa AG check in area inside Frankfurt Airport, operated by Fraport AG, in Frankfurt, Germany, on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. Lufthansa is nearing an agreement to operate airplanes now flying under the Air Berlin Plc banner, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, letting Lufthansa bolster its discount flights as Air Berlin cuts back its routes. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
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Sep 29, 2016

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Lufthansa/Air Berlin: buying time

Preventing a break-up of the struggling carrier only helps so much

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