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Friday, January 18, 2013

Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest, (NYSE: BCS), (NASDAQ: DELL)

The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Friday: * Silver Lake Partners, trying to finalise a bidding group to take Dell Inc private, is in talks with the manager of Canada's pension plan and other potential investment partners, people familiar with the matter said.* British bank Barclays Plc is considering using its 2012 bonus pool to help pay fines for its role in Libor interest rate rigging, the Financial Times reported.

Barclays PLC (Barclays) is a global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services. Shares of BCS traded higher by 0.69% or $0.13/share to $18.91. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $9.23 and as high as $19.32. On average, 3398800 shares of BCS exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1474331.

Dell Inc. (Dell) is a global information technology company that offers its customers a range of solutions and services delivered directly by Dell and through other distribution channels. Shares of DELL traded higher by 1.67% or $0.21/share to $12.82. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $8.69 and as high as $18.36. On average, 27248800 shares of DELL exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 44262344.



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