Sun Capital Partners, headed by Marc Leder, was reportedly interested in placing a bid on The Jones Group's department stores.

Danske Bank A/S Chairman Ole Andersen said in an interview with Reuters that the bank has been doing its best to improve its credit ratings, including replacing its former CEO with one who is well-versed in banking.

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.

Javier Martin-Artajo and Julien Grout along with other unnamed co-conspirators were indicted of five criminal counts for allegedly hiding trading losses valued USD6.2 billion.

Bill Nye had been selected to compete in the ABC "Dancing with the Stars" along with Valerie Harper, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Leah Remini and Keyshawn Johnson.

Nvidia Corp.announced naming Colette Kress as its new chief financial officer after David White vacated the post last March 2011.

Comedian Bill Cosby said African American leaders need to come from women and university graduates. Comedian Bill Cosby said African American leaders in the US need to come from the universities and women.

Mirza Adityaswara was appointed as Deputy Director of Bank Indonesia by Indonesian lawmakers. Mirza Adityaswara, a central bank outsider, was chosen by Indonesian lawmakers to become the new Deputy Director of the Bank Indonesia.

TV actor and comedian Bob Newhart was emotional after he received his first Emmy trophy. Bob Newhart was emotional when he received his first Emmy win after five decades in show business.

Lufthansa said CEO Christoph Franz had left the company to become the Chairman of Roche Holding. Deutsche Lufthansa announced that its Chief Executive Officer Christoph Franz had already left the company.