Tuesday’s top stories: * Ireland’s government is poised to take control of a much bigger chunk of the financial sector than initially planned. * South Africa’s Investec (INVP.L) announces a recommended offer to buy the remaining shares in British firm Rensburg Sheppards (RBG.L) for...

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Blockbuster’s biggest shareholder, and one of the market’s most prominent activist investors, is heading for the door, heaping another note of gloom to the video chain’s hopes to avoid bankruptcy. Filings show Billionaire investor Carl Icahn cut his stake in Blockbuster by selling more...

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