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.

Germany's Henkel had made plans to increase sales in MENA for the next few years. Henkel, the German cleaning products manufacturer known for brands such as Persil and Schwarzkopf, has laid out plans to boost sales by 40% in emerging markets such as the Middle East.

GS Engineering and Construction and Samsung Engineering form joint ventures with Arabtec separately.

The King Hamas decree granting BHD185 million bailout to Gulf Air is set to be vetoed by a number of MPs since it was done while Parliament was in recess.

Chinese carmaker BYD Co Lt said it would hire more local workers for its California plant after being accused of breaking US labor rules.

The merger between law firms Cooley and Dow Lohnes would not absorb the latter's lobbyist group.

Merlin Entertainments was set to close its London float order books early because of the strong demand, according to a source.

The shares of solar-cell maker Shunfeng Photovoltaic International Ltd rose after it agreed to buy Suntech Power for $492 million.

JPMorgan Chase hiring practices now being reviewed by US, British and Hong Kong regulatory authorities.