Ian Dunlop, climate change advocate, is being campaigned against by no less than the BHP Billiton chairman for board director in the mining firm.

Shares of Safeway Inc increased by almost 9% after buyout reports started to circulate. Shares of supermarket chain Safeway Inc increased after reports that a private equity firm-led buyout was in the works.

Peugeot weighing options between a cost cutting partnership with GM or an expansion push with Dongfeng.

The earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for Orange SA declined as both sales revenues and share prices also declined.

Fund managers BlackRock Inc and Neuberger Berman Group LLC seek settlement in the amount of USD5.75 billion for mortgage backed securities fraud.

As it bought out properties post recession at 35% below market value, Blackstone had accumulated assets for rent to grow into a mature industry.

Under new Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, the bank retained its benchmark interest rate level for the 24th consecutive month.

The machine to machine sector is where Sierra Wireless would be seeking investments and acquisitions as it grows in the next five years.

Mckesson's planned bid of Celesio would signal a takeover of the German drug distributor. According to two sources who were familiar with the negotiations, US drugs distributor McKesson was close to offering a deal to German company Celesio.

HSBC Holdings plc failed to obtain regulatory approval from the State Bank of Pakistan to sell its banking business in Pakistan.