Apple Inc has asked a US District Court in California to ban the sales in the US of more than 20 smartphones and tablets of its rival Samsung Electronics, Bloomberg reported.
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Asia's richest man invests in US startup BitPay
Li Ka-shing, the richest man in Asia, has just invested an undisclosed amount in BitPay, a US-based startup that provides services similar to a PayPal for bitcoins.
Axis-REIT sells Axis Plaza to Collective Developers for MYR34M
Axis Real Estate Investment Trust, through its trustee RHB Trustees Bhd, has entered into a sales and purchase agreement to divest its Axis Plaza. The five-storey building will be sold to Collective Developers Sdn Bhd for MYR34 million.
Intel invests in Taiwan's SanJet Technology to develop wearable and car devices
Intel Capital, US-based Intel Corp's corporate venturing division, announced that it is investing in Taiwan-based digital image solution provider SanJet Technology to support the development of next generation wearable and car applications.
Gold set to incur its biggest yearly loss in 30 years - report
A report on Arabian Business read that gold will be recording its lowest annual plunge since three decades ago due to combined pressure from the monetary stimulus easing of the US Federal Reserve.
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Mergers and acquisitions or M&A deals continue to decline in India this year as slow business growth, an uncertain economic climate and the instability of the foreign exchange rate led investors to be more cautious, the Business Standard said in a report.
Indonesia-based mobile network operator PT Indosat aims to offload its minority stake in telecommunications tower firm PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure (TBIG) early next year, according to the company's finance director.
China's Bright Food Group Ltd unit Manassen Foods could be the frontrunner in an acquisition contest for United Dairy Power, the biggest privately-owned milk supplier in Australia, according to a news report by the Business Spectator.
State-owned steel maker Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and the country's largest energy explorer, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, are in preliminary talks about jointly exploring coal-bed methane in Indian coal blocks. SAIL wants to use coal-bed methane to reduce input costs.
India-based integrated components manufacturer Amtek Auto agreed to acquire significant business interests in Germany-based integrated machine manufacturer Kuepper group in a deal reportedly valued at €200 million.
Kanakia Group, a conglomerate based in Mumbai, said that it intends to invest over INR500 crore for developing residential and hotel properties in the country. Kanakia currently has a real estate portfolio of more than 13 million square feet across residential, commercial and hotel properties.
Swedish laboratory Nordic Society for Intervention and Discovery (NSID) has raised funding via Indiegogo to develop No More Woof, a headset prototype that translates dogs' thoughts into English.
Arabian Business said in its report that a rise in bond issuance in the Gulf region is seen next year partly in anticipation of the re-entry of the Abu Dhabi sovereign in the market after an over 5-year hiatus.
Commodity analysts believed that the successive probings into mining deals in India could become a factor in the potential disinterest of investors pouring in funds into the country.
