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Microsoft's Bing gets a facelift on logo,homepage
In a bid to close the market share gap with Google Inc, Microsoft Corp's search engine Bing released its updated logo and homepage on Monday.
Leap Wireless investors will decide on AT&T takeover on October 24
Leap Wireless International Inc shareholders would meet next month to vote on AT&T's planned acquisition of the prepaid wireless carrier.
Huntsman Corp okays purchase of Rockwood's TiO2 business
Huntsman Corp said it would be buying the titanium dioxide pigment business of Rockwood Holdings for USD 1.1 billion.
PubNub announces Series B funding round closure
A USD11 million Series B funding round was closed by PubNub with known technology investors. The only global Real-Time Network, PubNub recently announced it had closed a Series B funding round raising USD11 million.
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An investment was recently completed by Element Partners, an industrial technology focused equity fund, in Hayward Gordon, an industrial manufacturer of fluid handling systems.
In a joint statement on Monday, Packaging Corp. of America (PCA) agreed to purchase Boise Inc. for an aggregate transaction value of USD1.995 billion.
Formal agreements were recently signed between Confie Seguros and Affirmative Insurance Holdings as to the acquisition of the retail distribution arm of AFFM.
The publisher of Penthouse magazine, FriendFinder Networks, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. FriendFinder Networks filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11.
Morgan Creek Capital Management opened a new class of fund called Morgan Creek Tactical Allocation to allow retail investors access to exclusive investment portfolios.
The world has yet to hear an announcement from Apple Inc about the pre-order numbers of iPhone 5C. The tech industry has not heard from Apple Inc about its first-day preorder figures for its new iPhone 5C.
A video game review by The Guardian said Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 5 was parody mocking consumerism.
Soros and Golmand Sachs-backed Essent Group Ltd. filed for an initial public offering yesterday valued USD287.5 million.
Yesterday, Post Holdings Inc. said that it had agreed to acquire Dakota Growers Pasta Co in a deal priced at USD370 million.
Hudson's Bay Co. announced naming Marigay McKee to be the president of the US luxury retailer Saks Inc. after the acquisition deal was completed.