(Reuters) - Quest Software Inc has received an improved bid from Dell Inc to buy the maker of enterprise management software for about $2.32 billion, a source close to the matter said on Monday.
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Exxon reports leak in line at Baton Rouge, LA, refinery
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp reported a leak in a supply line on the T1 tower at its 502,000 barrel per day (bpd) refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that led to a release of benzene, according to a filing with the National Response Center.
Chesapeake, Encana shares fall on report of land price plot
(Reuters) - Shares of Chesapeake Energy Corp and Encana Corp tumbled Monday after a Reuters investigation showed that top executives of the two rivals plotted in 2010 to avoid bidding against each other in a state auction and in at least nine prospective deals with private land owners.
News Corp considering splitting into two: WSJ
(Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is thinking of splitting into two companies, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation.
Moody's cuts Spanish banks on sovereign downgrade
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service on Monday downgraded the long-term debt and deposit ratings for 28 Spanish banks and two issuer ratings, following on the heels of a cut to Spain's sovereign rating to just above junk status earlier this month.
Dutch food group Wessanen to sell U.S. drinks unit ABC
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch food group Wessanen said on Tuesday it has started the sales process of its U.S. drinks subsidiary ABC, which it had already marked as non-strategic.
Microsoft to buy Yammer for $1.2 billion
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp agreed to buy online social network firm Yammer Inc for $1.2 billion in cash, which will allow the software company to offer a service like Facebook Inc's to corporate customers.
Asian shares fall in choppy trade over EU summit skepticism
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Tuesday as investors remained skeptical that a summit of European leaders would yield any substantive measures to solve the region's protracted debt crisis, now in its third year.
New bank theft software hits three continents: researchers
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A new wave of automated hacking of online bank accounts might have stolen $78 million in the past year from customers in Europe, Latin America and the United States, according to researchers who peered into the computers of the hacking gangs.
And then there were five: Cyprus seeks EU aid
NICOSIA/ATHENS (Reuters) - A fifth euro-zone country turned to Brussels for emergency funding on Monday when Cyprus announced it was seeking a lifeline for its banks and its budget, hours after Spain submitted a formal request to bail out its banks.
