MediaSpike raised USD5.2 million from investors for the placement of ads in mobile and social games.

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Monday The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Monday: BlackBerry Ltd is abandoning a plan to sell itself and instead will replace its chief executive and raise about $1 billion from institutional investors, including its largest shareholder, the smartphone maker said.

Blackberry agreed to enter into a USD billion convertible debenture sale, which would saw its top executives including cheif executive officer Thorsten Heins leaving the company

Rapid-I, a leader in predictive analytics market, would be using its recent funding to scale its business in the US.

PurThread Technologies, a textile company which had pioneered the technology to reduce bacteria in textile fibers, received over USD7 million in funding led by board chairman Richard Bodman.

The European Central Bank's bets on easing euro zone rates pushed most of its government bonds up.

Hookipa Biotech AG, whose Vaxwave Technology, would help in the furtherance of infectious disease control and cancer management.

Nine Entertainment Co's upcoming IPO could put the company's value at over AUD2.77 million.

Both Wall Street and Silicon Valley await how the market responds to Twitter's IPO. Twitter's IPO is not just about shares held by investors and employees.

The earnings from Burlington Northern Santa Fe and MidAmerican Energy Holdings accounted for 40% of income for Berkshire Hathaway.