Some of Monday’s top stories
The New York Times
Roche breast cancer drug Perjeta appears to greatly extend patients’ lives, by Andrew Pollack
Literary lions unite in protest over Amazon’s e-book tactics, by David Streitfeld
The Wall Street Journal
Microsoft to open Fifth Avenue store, by Keiko Morris
Tesla’s China challenge: getting chargers installed, by Colum Murphy
Alibaba Buys Stake in Chinese Hotel-Tech Company, by Juro Osawa
Reuters
Lenovo says $2.1 billion IBM x86 server deal to close on Wednesday, by Gerry Shih
Swiss bank UBS says it has started FX settlement talks, by Joshua Franklin
Bloomberg
DreamWorks Animation said weighing sale to SoftBank, by Anousha Sakoui, Alex Sherman and Takashi Amano
Encana buys Athlon Energy for $7.1 billion in shift toward oil, by Nidaa Bakhsh
Gross’s Last defiance stuns Allianz, Pimco in Janus move, by Mary Childs
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