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April 20 (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc, one of the world's largest asset managers, agreed to pay $12 million to resolve civil charges that one of its unit failed to disclose a conflict of interest created by one of its top portfolio managers.

April 20 (Reuters) - A trust controlled by British financier Nat Rothschild and the parent of Russia's Siberian Coal Energy Co are considering making a cash offer for coal miner Asia Resource Minerals Plc, which has most of its operations in Indonesia.

April 20 (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc, one of the world's largest asset managers, agreed to pay $12 million to resolve U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that a unit failed to disclose a conflict of interest created by the outside business activity of a top portfolio manager.

* LetterOne given six months to sell assets (Adds LetterOne reaction, background)

CALGARY, Alberta, April 20 (Reuters) - Intermediate producer Legacy Oil + Gas formed a special committee on Monday to deal with hedge fund FrontFour Capital's move to gain seats on its board, the first major case of shareholder activism in Canada's oil patch since last year's sharp drop in crude prices.

* Vestager acts despite political ramifications-analyst (Adds Gazprom source, expert comments)

April 20 (Reuters) - NR Investments Ltd, controlled by British financier Nat Rothschild, said a subsidiary and Suek Plc were considering making a cash offer for coal miner Asia Resource Minerals Plc, which has most of its operations in Indonesia.

MEXICO CITY, April 20 (Reuters) - Chinese companies are turning their backs on Mexico in a chill that could last years, spooked by the cancellation of two high-profile projects that were supposed to usher in a new era of business between the manufacturing rivals.

LOS ANGELES, April 20 (Reuters) - Steven Polasck of Corpus Christi, Texas, liked math and science in high school. He considered attending a four-year college but ultimately decided to use his strengths to get a two-year degree in instrumentation from Texas State Technical College.

ITABORAÍ, Brazil, April 20 (Reuters) - For the 20 men hanging on at the Pousada do Trabalhador, a 600-bed boarding house on the dusty outskirts of this boom town northeast of Rio de Janeiro, the dream that Brazil's oil wealth would bring a better life was over.

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