EXCLUSIVE Facebook rejects talks with Australia publisher, may test online law

Australia’s competition watchdog is looking into a claim that Facebook Inc (FB.O) refused a publisher’s request to negotiate a licensing deal, the regulator told Reuters, setting the stage for the first test of the world’s toughest online content law.
KPN shares slide after it rejects takeover offers

KPN (KPN.AS) shares lost almost 4% in early trading on Monday after the Dutch telecoms company said it had rejected two unsolicited takeover offers in recent weeks. The company on Sunday said that said it had rejected approaches from U.S. investment firm KKR (KKR.N) and another from a private equity consortium comprising EQT AB (EQTAB.ST) and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, saying they […]