Apple issued a statement in response to Pegatron's claimed labor abuses. Apple responded to claims that its Shanghai-based manufacturer, Pegatron, was involved in labor abuses.

YouBeauty gets a series A-1 funding worth US $8.6 million in a round led by existing investor Countur Venture Partners.

The growth equity firm acquired around 27% of the international music platform's equity stake. Growth equity firm Stripes Group made a considerable minority investment in a London-based international music platform.

A source that was familiar with the discussions on the Teck-Iron Ore deal said that Teck Resources Ltd was among few bidders battling to acquire Rio Tinto Group's controlling stake in the Canada-based firm.

Samsung was nearing the completion of its planned purchase of Novaled AG. Samsung Group was reported to be nearing the completion of an acquisition agreement with Novaled AG, a German company that made materials used to light up television screens and smartphones.

Last episode saw the dramatic exit of Desiree Hartsock of "The Bachelorette". It seemed that the extended finale of "The Bachelorette" may be worth it.

The U.S. Solheim Cup Team named Antigua Group as official licensee for 2013 for the second consecutive competition.

Alcatel-Lucent announced that Qualcomm has bought a minority stake in its company as part of its research partnership.

Time Warner Cable agreed to keep CBS on air after both sides failed to agree on fees. After the two sides went on a stalemate on talks over fees, Time Warner Cable relented to the request of CBS to keep the network on air.

Grans Cru, dubbed as Helsinki's next mobile hitmaker, acquired Eur8.5 million in series A funding.