Hungary applied for permission to sell bonds in the US market. The European Union's most heavily indebted member nation had filed with the US regulatory authorities for the issuance of USD5 billion worth of bonds.

Dan Gertler of Oil of DR Congo wanted partners to develop oil in Lake Albert in Congo. Oil magnate Dan Gertler, owner of Oil of DR Congo, would like partners to develop a potential oil find in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A Reuters report expected the US Federal Reserve tapering to be cautious. According to a Reuters report, expectations were rife that the US Federal Reserve would be cautious about the tapering of its stimulus package.

The Brazilian unit of Julius Baer Group would be opening offices outside the main centers of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Sources told Reuters that Alibaba's apps could be pre-installed on the mobile phones of China Telecom as part of the strategic agreement of both companies.

Sources told Reuters that shareholders of Smithfield Foods Inc was close to approving the Chinese company's USD 4.7 billion offer.

Sharp Corp announced that it would raise up to USD 1.68 billion through a public offer and third party placements.

According to a zdnet.com blog post, everyone won't be able to access iOS 7 right away after its release on Wednesday as servers could crash and the Internet might cease engine simultaneous searches from millions of Apple users.

On Wednesday, Ferrexpo PLC announced it had purchased a 14.4% stake in Ferrous Resources valued at USD80 million.

In a lawsuit filed in a Delaware court, shareholders claimed that Dole Foods Co Chief Executive David Murdock manipulated events in order to have his 2013 USD13.50 per share buyout approved by the company executive board.