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Facebook mobile app Bitstrip fever catches on

Bitstrips, a Facebook mobile application, surged in popularity among social media users. Facebook users have been seeing cartoonish images flooding their News Feed these days.


Fukushima nuclear plant sustains no further damage from recent quake

No further damage was sustained by the Fukushima nuclear power plant from the earthquake that hit Japan's coast on Saturday.

JPMorgan and FHFA forge settlement agreement

JPMorgan to pay FHFA USD5.1 billion as settlement for loans and mortgage backed securities issues. A settlement agreement was finalized between JPMorgan Chase & Co and the Federal Housing Finance Agency on claims over defective home loans and mortgage backed securities.

McKesson obtains bridge loan

The approval for a bridge loan was given to McKesson to facilitate its acquisition of Celesio AG. The largest pharmaceutical distributor in the United States, McKesson Corp, had recently obtained a USD5.


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The consortium running the Cameron LNG Project has lined up loan financing for the capitalization needed for the project.
In twin moves, Swatch was able to identify the cause of its sales declines and increase the demand for its components by cutting back on deliveries.
A USD2 billion loan was paid off in full by state owned IPIC from RHB Capital. The International Petroleum Investment Co,. the Abu Dhabi tate owned fund, had paid in full a USD2 billion loan its unit had taken out last 2011.
Kampac International Chairman Charles Ampofo lauded the Philippines' economic growth. It was recently reported that a Dubai based oil firm is negotiating a deal to develop a USD5 billion Energy City project located in the Philippines.
Despite the recent quarterly loss report from Jet Airways, Etihad is still awaiting the completion of the deal.
Chevrolet unveiled the seventh generation 2014 Corvette Stingray. The 2014 Corvette Stingray was finally unveiled by carmaker Chevrolet today. The Stingray was first introduced in 1963.
FDA has reclassified Vicodin and other hydrocodone-based pain pills as Schedule II, making them more difficult to get.
Independent grocers and convenience store operators see a mega-merger as big industry threat. Independent grocers in Canada feared they would go out of business with the upcoming merger of Loblaw Cos Ltd and Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.
Bunge Ltd CEO is seeking to sell off its 'crown jewels' as depressed prices and operating losses have made the business unprofitable.
In an unprecendented move, China's Sinopec is selling off shale gas acreages in Canada. An executive for the SInopec Group is seeking to sell half of its holdings in the two biggest shale gas acreages in Canada.
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