Tencent Holdings may acquire a 16pct stake in online retailer and merge platforms

Tencent Holdings, the biggest Internet company in China, could get a 16% stake in online retailer JD.com, according to a Chinese business newspaper, Reuters reported.


Virginia-based furniture rental firm CORT buys AA Party Rentals

Virginia, US-based furniture rental firm CORT Business Services bought Mountlake Terrace, Washington-based events planning firm AA Party Rentals for an undisclosed amount to expand its product offering.

New Jersey paint retailers Norton Paint and Eagle Paint merge

Englewood, New Jersey-based paint retailer Eagle Paint and Wallpaper Inc bought troubled Paramus-based rival Norton Paint for an undisclosed sum to gain traction over rivals in the paint industry.

Alabama's Bay Bank bought by The First in $6.6M merger deal

Alabama, US-based banking firm Bay Bank has been bought by Hattiesburg-based firm The First Bancshares Inc in a merger deal worth $6.6 million in combined cash and stock.


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Ranbaxy Laboratories has recalled 64,000 bottles of its generic version of Lipitor in the US after a 20-milligram tablet was found in a bottle for 10-milligrams, Reuters reported.
The loan-based crowdfuning sector of the UK will be subject to stricter regulations by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority to safeguard the interests of investors and make it more transparent, the Yorkshire Post reported.
For investment banker Natalie Blyth, the bees gave her a business model to follow and teaches her lessons about "risk, efficiency and productivity," Reuters reported.
London, UK-based music identification app Shazam confirmed the previously rumored $20-million financing from undisclosed investors, which will probably fund the firm's expansion and advertising efforts.
Johannesburg, South Africa-based banking network Nedbank Capital is looking for new mining investment destinations in Africa, aside from gold explorations in Tanzania, Ghana, and Burkina Faso.
The prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is planning to pass a law that will ban Facebook and YouTube in the country after recordings revealing his group's alleged corruption went viral on the Internet.
In the absence of rules that banned the use of commercial drones, Federal Judge Patrick Geraghty has ruled that these low-flying aircraft can be used for business purposes, TechCrunch reported.
Mobli, the startup that also offers a mobile photo and video platform, has announced its intentions to join the Nasdaq Private Market to provide its investors more liquidity, TechCrunch reported.
Optio Labs secured $10 million from parent company Allied Minds and other private investors for its Series A funding round. The company provides software solutions for mobile security, a statement about the funding said.
New York, US-based startup school General Assembly scored $25 million in a recent funding round to expand its tech and entrepreneurship course offering and to build new campuses.