Legal & Regulatory

Saudi Prince's Kingdom Holdings to increase Twitter stake

Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's Kingdom Holdings is preparing to purchase more shares in Twitter when its IPO comes around.


Hedge funds prod regulator to launch probe on World Acceptance Corp- sources

Sources told Bloomberg that hedge funds were asking the consumer bureau to investigate World Acceptance Corp.

Ally Financial reaches settlement with housing regulators

Ally Financial wrote down a USD170 million charge for its third quarter earnings after reaching a settlement with two US housing regulators.

Former Co-op chief says executives have doubts over viability of Lloyds banking unit acquisition

Former Co-operative Group chief executive Barry Tootell said he and other company executives had doubts over the capability of the mutual fund to acquire 632 Lloyds Banking Group branches for USD750 million.


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Chrysler amended some of the statements it made for its initial public offering filing. Chrysler Group made changes to its registration statement for its initial public offering.
A stockholder of NQ Mobile Inc filed a case against the Chinese firm for incurring losses after a research report said NQ had inflated its revenues.
A report from the Associated Press revealed that more US troops were taking refuge in military lipo to meet strict physical fitness requirements.
Analysts said the European Commission's approval of Actelion's lung disease drug would have potential investors bid for the Switzerland-based drugmaker.
A rival of Google Inc was not satisfied with the search giant's latest proposal to address antitrust complaints.
The Gulf region, after years of doldrums, is now on the road for recovery according to Morgan Stanley executives.
Oil service company Green Field Energy Services Inc filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court.
The New York Fed was looking more closely at mortgage real estate investment trusts, according to a report from the Financial Times.