[external] China moves on Opel with BAIC bid - Reuters - Sat 6:08 am
* Winner faces tough EU cartel probe - German dep minister * Opel task force head has doubts about Magna's concept * UK govt. says may help fund any deal (Adds BAIC bid report, detail on Vauxhall, background) By Angelika Gruber and Christiaan Hetzner

[external] Britain prepared to part-fund GM Europe takeover - Reuters - Sat 3:25 am
* Mandelson says will put up cash if terms are right * Says funds could come in loans or loan guarantees (Adds Mandelson quotes, detail, background)

[external] German EconMin sees in-depth EU probe of Opel deal - Reuters - Sat 3:00 am
* Expects to get Opel business plans by mid- to end-July * Says no in-depth probe planned for state aid By Christiaan Hetzner

[external] Mitachi-2008/09 parent results - Reuters - Fri 10:01 pm

[external] Mitachi-2008/09 group results - Reuters - Fri 10:01 pm

[external] HK Exchange says nine firms buy back shares - Reuters - Fri 6:09 pm
HONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong stock exchange said on Friday nine companies had repurchased their ordinary shares in the market.

[external] Ross among funds considering Delphi bid -- sources - Reuters - Fri 3:35 pm
DETROIT/NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross is among those considering a bid for the assets of bankrupt auto parts supplier Delphi Corp , two people with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

[external] BAIC to unveil better nonbinding Opel offer--paper - Reuters - Fri 11:53 am
FRANKFURT, July 2 (Reuters) - Chinese state-owned automaker Beijing Automotive (BAIC) will unveil an improved nonbinding offer for German carmaker Opel on Friday, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

[external] Magna board set to approve Opel plans -sources - Reuters - Fri 10:16 am
* Meeting on July 7 to approve Opel business plan -sources * Magna to iron out last remaining issues with GM -sources * BAIC aims to submit bid ahead of July 15 deadline -source * Magna partner Sberbank sees no serious competition (Recasts with sources on Magna board meeting) By ...

Earlier Headlines

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· [external] Magna set to resolve Opel issues by July 7 -sources - Reuters - Fri 7:51 am
· [external] Malaysia c.bank sees solid, long-term dollar role - Reuters - Fri 7:24 am
· [external] China carmaker drafting late Opel bid-source - Reuters - Fri 6:46 am
· [external] German new car registrations soar 40 pct in June - Reuters - Fri 4:49 am
· [external] PRESS DIGEST - Canada - July 2 - Reuters - Fri 3:52 am
· [external] REFILE-UPDATE 2-BAIC drafting Opel bid, Sberbank says race over - Reuters - Fri 2:12 am
· [external] BAIC 'drafting Opel bid', Sberbank calls race over - Reuters - Fri 2:06 am
· [external] Beijing Automotive Plans Opel Bid - WSJ - Reuters - Thu 11:29 pm
· [external] GMAC becomes a corporation, allowing share sales - Reuters - Thu 7:17 pm
· [external] HK Exchange says seven firms buy back shares - Reuters - Thu 6:15 pm

· [external] Lear to file for bankruptcy, obtains financing - Reuters - Thu 2:56 pm
· [external] Judge blocks Platinum expense payout in Delphi deal - Reuters - Thu 2:08 pm
· [external] EU reluctant to approve full Opel state aid- source - Reuters - Thu 9:50 am
· [external] PRESS DIGEST - Canada - July 1 - Reuters - Thu 4:25 am
· [external] UAE's FlyDubai secures $320 mln GE financing - Reuters - Thu 4:16 am
· [external] EU says needs more info from Germany on Opel loan - Reuters - Thu 2:42 am
· [external] UAE's FlyDubai gets GE financing for 4 planes - Reuters - Thu 12:45 am
· [external] Fiat CEO says Chrysler cash burn slows -Bloomberg - Reuters - Thu 12:03 am
· [external] Vietnam's economic indicators - July 1 - Reuters - Wed 8:40 pm
· [external] Japan's ANA to raise more than $1.6 bln-sources - Reuters - Wed 5:04 pm

· [external] COLUMN-Opel keeps hope alive: Jeffrey Cane - Reuters - Wed 10:44 am
· [external] Magna postpones talks with European Opel dealers - Reuters - Wed 9:08 am
· [external] Magna-Opel deal in doubt; Qatar targets Porsche - Reuters - Wed 6:21 am
· [external] TIMELINE-Opel's partnership talks - Reuters - Wed 6:04 am
· [external] Saab CEO says could boost output with bridge loan - Reuters - Wed 4:15 am
· [external] Taiwan opens 100 sectors to China investments - Reuters - Wed 4:00 am
· [external] FACTBOX-Bidders past and present for GM's Opel - Reuters - Wed 3:35 am
· [external] Continental open to MAG offer for French tyre plant - Reuters - Wed 3:14 am
· [external] Taiwan opens up 100 sectors to Chinese investments - Reuters - Wed 12:52 am
· [external] Otokar says to build new bus model - Reuters - Wed 12:40 am