Erin Brockovich pointed to preemption laws in her campaign to take Essure off the market. Erin Brockovich, the consumer advocate who filed a multimillion case against Pacific Gas and Electric Co for groundwater contamination, had blamed preemption laws in her fight against birth control implant Essure.

New York City Opera Kenneth Rosen had indicated in a court hearing that the American opera company would be open to a merger.

Billionaire investor John Malone had said he would not consider Cablevision Systems Corp as a potential company that he would include in his planned merger of US cable companies.

Erin Brockovich said she wanted Essure, a birth control procedure by Bayer Corporation, taken off the market.

Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited recently purchased a 6.87 megawatt peak plant for GBP9.35 million from Parabel AG.

Twitter Inc would reportedly pay 3.25% from its upcoming public listing as fee to its bankers, sources told Bloomberg.

Shares of Royal Mail Group Ltd experienced a 38% increase after its debut on the London Stock Exchange.

The government of President Barack Obama would allow states to reopen national parks using their own funds.

Eight nationally-run parks in Utah would reopen by Saturday using state funds. Despite the ongoing US government shutdown, five national parks in Utah will reopen on Saturday.

A team-up of The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Dexus Property had placed a AUD2.7 billion buyout bid for Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA), the office trust of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia