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Akerson leaves GM from bailout to profitability

Detroit-based company said yesterday on a conference call that the departure of its chief executive officer Dan Akerson was personal, as his wife of over 40 years has been diagnosed with advanced cancer.


Wall Street relaxes due to exclusion of market-making in newly-signed Volcker Rule

The over 900 pages of preamble and regulations regarding the Volcker Rule appeared to have excluded market-making activities of Wall Street banks, said a Bloomberg report.

Sanjeev Aga divests 5,000 shares in Idea Cellular for INR8.81 lakh

Idea Cellular board director Sanjeev Aga exited from his 5,000 shares in the Indian mobile network operator for INR8.81 lakh. Aga has been credited for launching Idea Cellular.

South Korea gives green light to MBK's $1.75 billion takeover of ING Life Korea

South Korea's Financial Services Commission on Wednesday cleared MBK Partners' $1.75 billion acquisition of ING Groep's Korean insurer. MBK bought 8.2 million shares in ING Life Korea.


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Cloud-based data management startup Rosslyn Analytics raised £2.1 million in a funding round joined by Amati Global Partners and IQ Capital. Rosslyn also eyes a listing on AIM early next year.
A joint statement on Tuesday revealed that Micron Technology will be paying Rambus at $10 million in royalties per quarter for a seven-year period for the former's use of the latter's DRAM memory patents.
London-based broadcaster ITV Plc has sold its remaining 6.79% stake in Scotland-based broadcaster STV for £7.5 million, severing a shareholder relationship that goes back to the 1990s.
Private equity giant Blackstone Group stands to get a huge profit from the initial public offering of Hilton Worldwide Holdings scheduled for today, a Bloomberg report said.
Vice Media has bought New York-based digital company Carrot Creative to experiment with ways to distribute its editorial content, in a deal valued between $15 million to $20 million, according to a source familiar with the transaction.
Investment banks Macquarie Group and UBS AG managed to raise $521.2 million in Australian insurer Cover-More's listing. Shares offered are priced at $2 per share and will start trading before the year ends.
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has invested an undisclosed amount in Monaco-based electric car startup Venturi Automobiles and co-founded a new electric racing team which will compete in the Formula E series next September.
The OAO Moscow Exchange is considering to extend its bourse's trading hours after the elimination of winter time in Russia saw the reduction of the country's trading volumes.
Internet giant Yahoo Inc. could raise around $36 billion should it decide to divest its entire 24% stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. Yahoo will be forced to sell much of its stake if and when Alibaba sells its shares in an IPO.
Google said it would be investing $600 million in its data center in Taiwan in order to better serve the needs of the technology consumers in the region.