This is what’s in the news for Tuesday, March 29th. Bloomberg reports that traders are betting that Infor and Golden Gate Capital’s $1.8B takeover for Lawson Software (LWSN) will be topped by a higher offer, likely from Oracle (ORCL)… Reuters reports that Rio Tinto (RIO) said it would go ahead with its $4B takeover offer for Riversdale Mining even if it ends up with a minority stake… the Financial Times reports that Wal-Mart (WMT) is set to defend itself at the Supreme Court in the world’s largest sex discrimination case, which has the potential to transform the future course of legal disputes between big business and U.S. workers, …and finally, the Wall Street Journal reports that shipments of Lenovo’s (LNVGY) new LePad tablet could be affected by tight supply of memory chips following Japan’s earthquake and tsunami.
