On Thursday, BlackRock Inc would be debuting its a new short-maturity bond ETF on the BATS Global Markets.
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eBay acquires Braintree for USD800 million for its Paypal business
In a statement today, ebay Inc announced that it had agreed to acquire Braintree for around USD800 million in cash.
SecondMarket accepts bitcoin only for new investment fund
On Thursday, stock exchange SecondMarket launched the first virtual money investment fund in the United States.
NYSE Euronext and NASDAQ OMX Group was ordered to improve reliability in light of recent events
The major technology bourses NYSE Euronext and NASDAQ OMX Group was required by regulators to improve the technology as to back up feeds.
Southeastern Grocers files for USD 500 million IPO
Lone Star Funds' Southeastern Grocers filed for a USD 500 million IPO. A regulatory filing showed Southeastern Grocers would be filing for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to USD 500 million.
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CI Financial acquired the majority stake in Marret Asset, with an option to purchase the remained after three years.
Because of the increase in fines and penalties payable for the second half of 2013, JPMorgan Chase's share repurchase plan may be put on hold.
Prem Watsa, the Canadian Warren Buffett, expressed confidence as to his consortium's bid for the floundering Canadian smartphone maker.
JC Penney is now deep in plans to increase its cash reserves and financial well-being through loans and other means.
The USD4.7 billion bid by Fairfax for BlackBerry would be backed up by loans, equity investments and its own shares in the smartphone maker.
Urban Compass would provide locations of possible apartments for rent using online database. Ori Allon, who sold two internet start up companies to Google Inc and Twitter respectively, has laid out plans to announce a USD20 million funding round for a firm that sifts through complex databases, this time for New York city apartment rentals.
Health Management Association is reviewing the takeover bid offered by Community Health Systems. The new board of directors of Health Management Associates Inc had hired financial advisers to review the USD3.
The proceeds for the 3.3 million shares in Chatham Lodging Trust sale would be used for debt payment and general corporate purposes.
Google rolled out new updates on Chrome and Chrome apps today, simplifying certain features. Today, Google rolled out an update of its Chrome browser to simplify new tab interface.
