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10-29-2013, 02:53 PM
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Pr5VDhYqNWZDLp9i7IBqZw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-10-29T185116Z_1_CBRE99S1GDW00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-BLACKBERRY-FACEBOOK.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-met-facebook-potential-bid-wsj-185116877--sector.html)TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd executives flew to California to meet with Facebook Inc last week to gauge its interest in a potential bid for the struggling smartphone-maker, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter. It remains unclear if Facebook is interested in placing a bid. Both companies declined to comment on the WSJ report. Any deal would be an alternative to a tentative $9 a share offer from a consortium led by its largest investor, Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd, which wants to buy BlackBerry for $4. ...



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