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Take-Two said Monday it is buying Zynga in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $12.7 billion

Grand Theft Auto, meet FarmVille

By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Zynga, the mobile game developer known for hits like FarmVille, Words With Friends and a popular Texas Hold’em poker game, is pairing up with Take-Two Interactive, the developer of the Grand Theft Auto franchise of games. Take-Two said Monday it is buying Zynga in a cash-and-stock deal valued

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Homes are under construction at the Lennar Bridgeway home development on December 15

Why shares of homebuilders just plunged

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Looming interest rate hikes are slamming US tech stocks, which dropped sharply last week as investors reassessed how higher borrowing costs could hit their portfolios. But it’s not the only sector to take a beating. What’s happening: Shares of US homebuilders including Toll Brothers, Lennar and PulteGroup were among the

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Homes are under construction at the Lennar Bridgeway home development on December 15

Why shares of homebuilders just plunged

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Looming interest rate hikes are slamming US tech stocks, which dropped sharply last week as investors reassessed how higher borrowing costs could hit their portfolios. But it’s not the only sector to take a beating. What’s happening: Shares of US homebuilders including Toll Brothers, Lennar and PulteGroup were among the

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An exterior view of the Mandarin Oriental

Asia’s richest man is buying the Mandarin Oriental in New York for $98 million

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Asia’s biggest billionaire, Mukesh Ambani, has snapped up a controlling stake in the Mandarin Oriental in New York City for just over $98 million. Ambani’s conglomerate, Reliance Industries, announced Saturday the acquisition of the hotel’s parent company, a Cayman Islands-based firm controlled by the Investment Corporation of Dubai. That company

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China's largest private education provider laid off 60

Top Chinese education company laid off 60,000 people after Beijing’s crackdown last year

By Laura He, CNN Business China’s largest private education provider laid off 60,000 employees last year as it grappled with fallout from Beijing’s sweeping overhaul of the industry. Yu Minhong — the billionaire founder of New Oriental Education — confirmed the massive shakeup in a post on his WeChat account over the weekend, adding the

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