ATK won a contract with Orbital Sciences Corp. that would allow provision of the motor of solid rockets used for the latest air-launched space transport system.

A newspaper reported that British bank Lloyds Banking Group received bids for its Australian businesses.

Groupama sold its last stake in SocGen for EUR 517.8 million. French insurance company Groupe des Assurances Mutuelles Agricoles (Groupama) finally sold its remaining 1.

Mergers would enable Austrian regional banks to save money for a Volksbanken buy back. An official representing Austrian regional banks told newspaper Kurier that mergers would enable them to save money to help buy back Volksbanken AG.

Bain Capital Partners said it would sell its majority stake in Domino's Pizza Japan to Australia's Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

A unit of Glencore Xstrata revealed that it would scaling back on its workforce as well as its budget in the Tampakan copper-gold mine in South Cotabato, Philippines.

Yahoo entered into new partnership with Perion Network Ltd, which can benefit both parties by improving their individual services.

Blackstone expands apartments portfolio by acquiring 80 apartment complexes for General Electric, in anticipation of a booming apartment rental market.

The traditionally exclusive and sophisticated hedge fund investing market is now expected to be more open to the public through the partnership of Blackstone Group and Fidelity Investments, Reuters claimed.

As Blackberry announced its formation of a special committee to "explore strategic alternatives" like a possible sale to compete with its biggest technology rivals, conflict may arise.