The NHL Players Association has officially announced that it will disclaim interest as the negotiating arm of the NHL players it was formed to represent.

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In many cases, Apple's secrecy and strong-arm negotiating has paid off.

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China Life had been negotiating earlier this year to buy AIA and AIG's aircraft-leasing arm, but ultimately the deal fell through.

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When it recently tried to inject several privately held companies into the listed arm at dubious valuations, it actually listened to complaints by minority shareholders and is now negotiating with them.

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