Chief Executive Officer John Donahoe of eBay Inc said in an interview with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television that the use of drones to deliver products to consumers is a fantasy.
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US leads in venture capital funding - study
A study featured on Forbes revealed that the US still leads around the world in providing entrepreneurs with access to venture capital funding.
Beleaguered Sears Holdings to spin off Lands' End clothing business
Sears Holdings Corp, which had been selling and closing stores to turn around its business, will be spinning off its Lands' End clothing business. The spinoff will be through a pro rata distribution of the apparel retailer's shares to Sears shareholders.
Judge gives final approval to BofA's Countrywide $500M settlement
US District Judge Mariana Pfaelzer gave final approval to the USD 500 million class action settlement between Bank of America's Countrywide unit and its investors.
Carlyle prepares for $3B exit of specialty chemicals business PQ
Private equity firm Carlyle Group is mulling over an initial public offering or an outright sale of inorganic specialty chemicals producer PQ Corp. Sources said that the proposed deal could bring in USD3 billion.
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American private equity firm Jordan Company has put up for sale its chemical management business Haas Group International. Sources estimated that the deal could be valued in between USD500 million to USD700 million.
Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc trader Matthew Taylor was given a prison term of nine months for concealing an unauthorized USD 8.3 billion trading position in 2007.
Former Square Wallet technical lead David Byttow and former Google product manager Chrys Bader-Wechseler are raising USD1.2 million in seed funding for their new startup called Secret.
In a rare interview, former head of Fidelity's Magellan Fund and mutual fund legend Peter Lynch shares his thoughts on investing in a rare interview on Bloomberg TV with Charlie Rose.
US-based mobile analytics and advertising company Flurry has secured USD12.5 million in new funding from undisclosed investors, bringing in a total funding of USD62.5 million to date.
Sketchfab, the online platform that can publish interactive 3D models, was able to raise USD 2 million in a round led by venture capital firm Balderton Capital.
Leveraged finance bankers are heading into 2014 with the same old nagging doubts about whether M&A will finally pick up, but this time round there is an even greater desire for a resurgence as refinancing opportunities fade.
Top U.S. cable provider Comcast Corp has tapped JPMorgan Chase & Co for advice as it evaluates a potential bid for Time Warner Cable Inc, people familiar with the matter said.Comcast brought in the bank to help review options as speculation about cable industry consolidation increased in the past several months, one of the people said.
Austin-based real estate investment firm World Class Capital Group announced today that it has acquired San Antonio shopping center Culebra Crossing for an undisclosed sum.
