An analysis of the filings made by small businesses with the US Securities and Exchange Commission indicate that more than 320 of them would want to raise funding via social media, and a handful had already raised funding.

The world's largest retailer is likely to provide an update on its layaway program's results and on early indications of whether shoppers are taking to its first holiday specials. Wall Street is waiting to see whether Wal-Mart again cuts its fiscal year forecast.

As most business owners are aware, paying for a landline phone system is an expensive venture, but necessary for the continued health and public image of a company, no matter how big or small. Even in the age of facebook and twitter for communication, companies that can't be called for an immediate answer die a slow and agonizing death.

Amid the run up to the Third Plenum, many market investors who have waited for the policy direction from the Chinese government had made them either hopeful or disappointed with the communique released by President Xi Jinping.

In finding the termination of the agreement was improperly made, an arbitrator ruled that Starbucks is liable to pay a total of USD2.76 million to Mondelez-Kraft for violating the terms of its contract.

JZ Capital Partners and Avenue Capital Group joined hands to form Toro Finance, a new investment vehicle that would focus on financing small and medium-sized companies based in Spain.

Hedge funds are now entering the municipal debt market, finding a veritable gold mine in value but may provide more problems in the long run as to the temporary nature of the investments.

The People's Bank of China had undertaken a program of lowering money supply to avoid further inflation, but this may lead to lack of financial support

In a recent statement, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission or SASAC had welcomed the move to allow the private sector to purchase interests in state owned or controlled corporations.

The amount that private-equity firm KKR & Co would use to acquire Brickman Group Ltd would come from its ongoing North American fund worth over USD8.3 billion and other financial pools.