A new financial advisory services firm in London had been formed by three former bankers who had successful careers in mergers and acquisitions.

Academic textbook rental company Chegg recently priced its shares for its upcoming IPO. On Thursday, textbook rental and academic services startup Chegg said intended to raise up to USD172.

Chinese online classifieds marketplace 58.com would be selling American Depository Shares (ADS) at USD17 apiece starting today on the New York Stock Exchange.

A patent filing by Apple Inc with the United States Patent and Trademark Office revealed that the tech company would be working on a technology to allow solar energy to charge its mobile devices.

ConocoPhillips sold various oil assets located in Northern America, Asia and Africa. A Reuters report said US oil company ConocoPhillips expected to receive USD8.

The outlook of the Greek economy showed promise as stocks receives attention. Analysts said Greek stocks are performing well and have beaten every market while recession eased, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Warren Buffett wants more liquidity in assets to have cash when there is fear in the market. Experts said that financial investor Warren Buffett is not investing his cash pile fast enough, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Energy Future Holdings Corp planned to pay its junior bondholders in coupons to stave off bankruptcy.

The new manufacturing commitments for the US that would be announced by Wal-Mart and the US government were part of the retailer's USD50 billion investment pledge to the US economy.

Qatar and UAE granted emerging market status while Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman retain frontier markets.