The Board of Directors of global hospitality and travel firm Carlson has given its approval for the evaluation of strategic alternatives for American casual bar and grill TGI Fridays Restaurants.
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JPMorgan lawyer says regulation of banks out of control
Stephen Cutler, the top lawyer for JPMorgan Chase, lashed out against government regulators in an industry conference at The Clearing House attended by both bankers and regulators.
J.C. Penney removed from the S&P 500 index
J.C. Penney was dropped from the Standard & Poor's 500 index after losing more than half of its market value this year alone. Its downward spiral began during a failed transformation under former CEO Ron Johnson, who was fired last April after 17 months in the job.
TrueCar Inc mulling over IPO next year - sources
Online auto-shopping company TrueCar Inc is thinking of going public next year, according to sources.. TrueCar Inc offers free pricing information from over 6,000 car dealers.
Virgin Galactic now accepts Bitcoin as payment into space
A Hawaiian stewardess made history on Friday by becoming the first person in history to purchase a USD 250,000 Virgin Galactic ticket by using Bitcoin. Virgin Galactic CEO, Sir Richard Branson has announced during an interview with CNBC.
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Time Warner Inc moved another step closer to spinning off its magazine assets as Time Inc, the publisher of People, Fortune and the eponymous newsweekly Time, filed with regulators on Friday to list itself as a standalone company.
Florida-based AssuredPartners closed its acquisition of Stoutamire-Pavlik & Associates Inc, an independent insurer located in Monticello Florida. No financial details were given about the deal.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday, including Microsoft, Comcast, Green Dot, Goldman Sachs and others.
eMedia Networks International Corporation today announced a proposal by Jasvir Athwal, Darren Reiter and David Mears, all directors and officers of the Company, for the Company to go private.
A&B Properties, Inc. announced today that it has agreed to sell Maui Mall to a partnership of Denver-based Alberta Development Partners and an affiliate of Chicago-based Walton Street Capital, LLC.
Niche, a startup that helps connects brands with social media celebrities has announced that it has successfully raised USD 550k in funding and at the same time, have finally opened their website to the public.
Skip Hop, founded 10 years ago by Ellen and Michael Diamant, makers of children's gears, sell its majority stake to a private equity firm, Fireman Capital Partners.
Bancbox crowdfunding API announces that it has already processed USD 4 million in transactions within its 18 crowd investing platforms. It is a payment gateway similar to Stripe that allows developers to build a whole new set of payment services.
Economic data obtained by International Business Times revealed that the USD80 billion bond-buying program of the US Federal Reserve had only benefited those who can afford to hold on to their investments.
