Nasdaq officials opted to ensure that no panic trading was to be done when they open after a 3-hour outage.

Although Nokia's restructuring efforts kept it financially afloat, Moody's predicted a wavering position for the Finnish company in the smartphone market.

Billionaire Carl Icahn announced on Twitter that he had set dinner with Apple CEO Tim Cook to discuss plans for the company's buyback program.

Koch Industries confirmed in an email to BBC about a Daily Caller report of the company backing out on a bid for Tribune Co.'s publications, including Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune.

Merchants Bank Co. planned to raise CNY34.8 billion to bolster its capital and speed up growth as competition with smaller bank rivals in China intensified.

India's richest man Mukesh Ambani lost a total of 24% of his wealth after the valuation of the rupee decreased.

An industry observer speculated that Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) nor the state of Japan has yet to be honest about the real situation about the tank leak.

Germany-based North Channel Bank acquired California-based NorthStar Life Services LLC that would strengthen its presence in the life settlement industry.

Bourses saw Southeast Asian stocks dropping significant figures in trading Thursday. Resuming trading after a three-day off, Philippine stocks performed worst in two months.

Oman Development Bank said it would consider opening an Islamic window to provide financial services to small and medium-sized companies.