Headline Roundup: Mergers and Acquisitions

Burberry introduces lower-priced items to US department stores, including a $600 trench coat and $150 boots. [Bloomberg]

HSBC will move its chief executive to Hong Kong. [Times of London]

Bill Clinton praises Wal-Mart, "hardly a left-wing corporation," for green conversion that increased profits. [NPR]

Chinese automaker Geely's $2.5 billion bid to acquire Volvo from Ford moves ahead. [WSJ]

Barclays in talks to purchase retail banking assets in Portugal from Citigroup. [WSJ]

(More headlines: John Lewis sales up, Twitter marketing, Nokia's Brazil woes.)

Ford lets "Fiesta Agents" drive for free in exchange for blogging and tweeting about the subcompact. [Marketplace]

Indeed, study finds Twitter users are more likely to engage with brands than other social network users. [paidContent]

John Lewis department stores see weekly sales rise 8.8% year-on-year. [Times of London]

Will Pittsburgh become the new Dayton? Other cities have found hosting world meetings like the G-20 a mixed bag. [NY Times]

Brazilian telecom services company Ouvi sues Nokia over use of Nokia's Ovi phone. [WaPo]

Microsoft Office programs are featured prominently in "Crush," a new crime novel. [CNET]

Dawn and Palmolive highlight wildlife conservation in ads. [NY Times]