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Pearl, Deutsche last Abbey Life bidders: sources

LONDON (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank and UK insurer Pearl Group are in the final round of bidding for bank Lloyds TSB's closed Abbey Life insurance unit, sources close to the matter said, confirming a Sunday newspaper report.



Deripaska eyes Ford's Land Rover, Jaguar: report

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Billionaire tycoon Oleg Deripaska, the head of Russian automaker GAZ , is interested in Ford's premium British brands Jaguar and Land Rover, German business weekly WirtschaftsWoche reported on Saturday.


Shanghai Auto tie-up may create Chinese car champion

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A tie-up between Shanghai Auto, China's biggest car maker, and smaller rival Nanjing Auto could lead to the creation of a Chinese national car champion to rival the big multinationals.


Redstone nephew suit dismissed

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit filed by Viacom Inc executive Chairman Sumner Redstone's nephew charging Sumner with "self dealing" was dismissed, according to a court ruling on Friday.