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US Supreme Court weighs 'straw' gun purchases challenge The US Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about legal provisions intended to prevent the "straw" purchases of guns by one individual for other buyers.

24 January 2014 10:11

KazKom bank and billionaire Kenes Rakishev eyeing BTA Bank Kazakhstan-based Kazkommertsbank and businessman Kenes Rakishev might purchase BTA Bank.

24 December 2013 17:48

Air Astana gets 2 new Boeings Air Astana has replenished its airplane fleet with two new Boeing 767s.

19 December 2013 15:13

Nokia to sell phone unit to Microsoft for 5.44 bn euros Beleaguered Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia will sell its mobile phone unit to US group Microsoft for 5.44 billion euros ($7.17 billion).

03 September 2013 12:34

Yahoo buying binge continues with Rockmelt deal Yahoo on Friday said it bought social web-browsing startup Rockmelt, extending a buying spree started shortly after Marissa Mayer became chief last year.

03 August 2013 17:00

AT&T to buy carrier Leap Wireless AT&T announced plans Friday to buy mobile carrier Leap Wireless in a deal worth at least $4 billion, giving the telecom giant more spectrum and the Cricket prepaid phone franchise.

14 July 2013 17:21

Rakhat confectionery plant sells 76% to South Korean Lotte Kazakhstan confectionery plant Rakhat intends to sell 76 percent of its common shares to South Korean Lotte Confectionery.

09 July 2013 18:51

Yahoo startup shopping spree continues Yahoo forged ahead Wednesday on its months-long take-over binge with word that it had bought Xobni, a startup behind tools for better managing contact lists and email inboxes.

05 July 2013 10:31

KMG to buy ConocoPhillips' stake in Kashagan for $5 billion ConocoPhillips will sell its 8.4-percent stake in Kashagan to KazMunaiGas for $5 billion.

03 July 2013 20:26

Yahoo buys startup behind smartphone movie app Yahoo announced it has bought a startup behind a smartphone movie application, extending a shopping spree launched after Marissa Mayer became chief of the Internet pioneer a year ago.

03 July 2013 15:42

Korean company mulls buying Rakhat confectionery plant Korean company Lotte Confectionery mulls buying Kazakhstan’s biggest confectionery plant Rakhat located in Almaty.

24 June 2013 12:35

KazakhTelecom buys Digital TV Kazakhstan national telecommunications company KazakhTelecom has purchased 100-percent of Digital TV.

03 May 2013 14:04

Patokh Chodiev's nephew buys TAIB Kazak Bank Orifjon Shadiev (Chodiev) purchased 100 percent of TAIB Kazak Bank becoming its new owner.

25 April 2013 19:24

Luxury car makers seek success in China Construction tycoon Niu Yeqing owns four cars in which he cruises the streets of the Chinese city of Hefei, including a black Mercedes-Benz S600.

19 April 2013 18:49

Daimler seeks stake in China car maker: report German auto maker Daimler is planning to buy a 10 to 20 percent stake in the passenger car unit of its Chinese partner BAIC Group and could sign the deal Friday.

01 February 2013 10:45

Sony selling Madison Avenue HQ building for $1.1 bn Sony said Friday it was selling its US headquarters in Manhattan for $1.1 billion as part of an overhaul aimed at rescuing the Japanese consumer electronics giant's tattered balance sheet.

19 January 2013 10:44

Philippines to buy three naval helicopters The Philippines said Thursday it would buy three naval helicopters from an Anglo-Italian manufacturer as part of its military modernisation programme amid a territorial dispute with China.

28 December 2012 10:45

Japan to buy islands disputed with China: reports Japan's government has agreed to buy a group of islands at the centre of a territorial dispute with China, reports said Wednesday, a move likely to prove a further irritant in a tense relationship.

06 September 2012 14:17

China starts stockpiling rare earths: report China has started stockpiling rare earths for strategic reserves, a state-backed newspaper said Thursday, in a move which may raise more worries over Beijing's control of the coveted resources.

05 July 2012 18:39