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Vivendi to buy US debt after Activision sale

Vivendi, a French mass media company, said it would acquire USD2.7 billion of its U.S. dollar-denominated debt after it received payment for its stake sale in Activision Blizzard.


Apple cuts iPhone 5C supply, increases iPhone 5S units - WSJ

A Wall Street Journal report might have indicated that Apple Inc had sold more iPhone 5S units than the cheaper iPhone 5C units.

Advance Auto Parts agrees to acquire General Parts International

Advance Auto Parts would acquire General Parts International to form the largest automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America.

Nginx scores USD 10 million in Series B round led by New Enterprise Associates

Web company Nginx Inc closed its Series B financing round with USD 10 million in capital commitments.


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Google has not yet unveiled the Nexus 5 smartphone, resulting to new speculations about the new smartphone release
A total of USD163 million in cash was placed on eight acquisitions Yahoo Inc made during the third quarter this year, according to its recent earnings report.
App revenues for Google Play Store still fell behind that of Apple's App Store, a report revealed.
A Telegraph report revealed the hidden features of Android smartphones. A report from UK newspaper The Telegraph revealed hidden features of Android smartphones.
Lawyers asked T-Mobile to remove its television commercial which was a parody about smartphone theft, saying it belittled the issue.
Investors remained anxious even if US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced last week in Congress that the department had the capacity to pay US Treasury bill holders.
A regulatory filing by Softbank Corp had confirmed rumors of the Japanese company purchasing a stake in US mobile distributor company Brightstar Corp.
UK newspaper The Guardian had confirmed the departure of American journalist Glenn Greenwald, who is rumored to be joining a new media venture backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
Yahoo, which owns 24% of ecommerce giant Alibaba, reaps revenues prior to the IPO. Yahoo's investment in Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd was sufficient to keep Wall Street happy despite the continued struggle in the third quarter for advertising revenues, The shares of Yahoo increased by 1% to USD33.
To address wrongdoing in the 'London Whale' scandal, JP Morgan enters into a settlement agreement with the CFTC.
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