According to Reuters, ABN Amro (ABN) got a $24.5 million offer from a group lead by Royal Bank of Scotland.
Reuters reports that Goldman Sachs (GS) will buy an asset management firm in South Korea.
Reuters reports that the Ottaway family, one of the largest shareholders in Dow Jones (DJ) has voiced opposition to selling the company to News Corp (NWS).
Reuters writes that Dell (DELL) has joined the partnership between Microsoft (MSFT) and Novell (NOVL). The agreement between the two software companies is a "broad set of business and technological agreements to make their products work together better to serve corporate customers using both Linux and Windows computer servers."
Reuters writes that GE’s (GE) NBC Universal has joined Viacom (VIA) is its legal opposition against Google (GOOG) YouTube for allowing users to post pirated material.
The Wall Street Journal writes that large shareholder in Clear Channel (CCU) lobbied that company’s board to accept a takeover offer from private equity interests.
The Wall Street Journal writes that Spiderman 3, a Sony (SNE) Pictures film broke box office records over the weekend.
The New York Times reports that premium video content has migrated to cell phones but advertisers are not following.
The New York Times writes that the NBA has started a service that allows cell phone users to download play-off game content for a fee.
FT writes that investigators found that there was a "general practice" of paying bribes across a number of businesses at Siemens (SI).
Barron’s writes that Monster (MNST) is the subject of takeover rumors with Google (GOOG) and Ebay (EBAY) being potential buyers.
Douglas A. McIntyre.