Arkansas is the first of many states in the US that would receive funds for Medicaid expansion under Obamacare.

The Department of Telecom, upon the urging of the Comptroller and Auditor General, had confirmed the charges imposed on Bharti Airtel for improper spectrum use in seven areas.

Hong Kong's adherence to its rules may force the IPO of Alibaba to be done elsewhere. The largest shareholders of the Alibaba Group have backed the partnership structure proposed by the company that was the central issue of a debate as to the permission to list its shares in the bourse.

In an unprecedented sweep, several Japanese firms and their executives have been charged with conspiracy to undertake price fixing and agreed to settle amounts with the US Justice Department.

New product offers have been made by NASDAQ OMX such as USD10,000 contracts for its clients in the currency market.

Royal Park claims fraud in the marketing and sale of residential mortgage backed securities. A suit was filed against the Credit Suisse Group AG in New York for USD359 million worth of residential mortgage-backed securities.

JPMorgan Chase & Co are deep in the negotiations to settle the probes conducted at the state and federal levels.

France and the European Union are conducting inquiries as to the tactics employed by Apple that would violate antitrust regulations.

Megafon is discussing with small lending institutions as to the eventual integration of banking services with its telecommunications services.

Seth Klarman's Baupost Group, for only the second time, would return money to its clients. One of the largest hedge funds in the world, Seth Klarman's Baupost Group has nearly USD28 billion in its portfolio, had laid out plans to return money to its clients by the end of 2013.