Co-Signer, Inc. today announced its subsidiary's default ratio for calendar 2013 was 2.3% of total contracts for the period in contrast to its budgeted internal forecast of 7%. With an expanded sales effort for the immediate past year of its service product in targeted communities nationwide, the Company reported this milestone was achieved through its continuous monitoring of its underwriting.

Private equity group 3i said it was able to close exits worth £29 million or $48 million in the final quarter of last year, bringing its overall proceeds for the year to £557 million, Reuters reported.

The US Justice Department scored a major win when a New York federal jury found the Countrywide unit of Bank of America guilty for mortgage fraud.

The European Union and Turkey would be resuming accession talks on November 5 after a three-year postponement.

T-Mobile would provide up to 200 megabytes of free data downloads to those who would buy the latest Apple iPad.

A source told Reuters that JPMorgan Chase & Co was nearing a settlement deal with institutional investors that included BlackRock, Pacific Investment Management and Neuberger Berman.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said he hoped to ink a deal with Comcast and other pay television providers in the US for its streaming services.

Twitter quitters would prove to be a challenge to investors in the social media site's upcoming IPO, a report said.

Jack Lew, Secretary of the Treasury, said a government shutdown must not happen again. US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said the US must not go through another government shutdown.

Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp said they had formed an alliance to bid for the US Air Force long-range bomber program.

Sources told Reuters that the end to the probe of JPMorgan's criminal liability about the mortgage bonds it issued in the financial crisis could be far from over.

HP sued three optical disk drive makers for fixing the prices it bought from 2004 to 2010. Hewlett-Packard Co has filed a case against three optical disk drive manufacturers.

Provenge-maker Dendreon Corp was in the process of finding buyers, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.

Social media users love and hate Bitstrips. Bitstrips, a new smartphone application, allowed users to create cartoon versions of themselves. Users would be able to choose from over a thousand templates to create an avatar that looks like them or the people they know.

Bitstrips, a Facebook mobile application, surged in popularity among social media users. Facebook users have been seeing cartoonish images flooding their News Feed these days.

No further damage was sustained by the Fukushima nuclear power plant from the earthquake that hit Japan's coast on Saturday.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 hit Japan's east coast early Saturday morning but no immediate land damage was reported.

Chevrolet unveiled the seventh generation 2014 Corvette Stingray. The 2014 Corvette Stingray was finally unveiled by carmaker Chevrolet today. The Stingray was first introduced in 1963.

FDA has reclassified Vicodin and other hydrocodone-based pain pills as Schedule II, making them more difficult to get.

Independent grocers and convenience store operators see a mega-merger as big industry threat. Independent grocers in Canada feared they would go out of business with the upcoming merger of Loblaw Cos Ltd and Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment acquired Voodoo Music & Arts Experience. Entertainment firm Live Nation announced that it had bought Voodoo Music & Arts Experience.

Taurus Wealth Advisors said independent asset managers could see the assets they oversee in Asia rise.

Far East Orchard said it was thinking of listing a real estate investment trust to focus on the hospitality market in Australia.

TD Commercial Banking provided USD 1 million in financing to Pliteq Inc. Toronto-based engineering firm Pliteq Inc was able to secure USD 1 million in financing from TD Commercial Banking.

The exit of Caesars Entertainment from a casino project has shocked billionaire Steve Wynn. Wynn Resorts billionaire founder Steve Wynn told reporters that he was flabbergasted at the pull out of Caesars Entertainment Corp in a Boston casino project.

Microinverter maker Sparq Systems Inc secured USD 2.75 million from MaRS Cleantech Fund and other venture capital firms.

Canada-based Saputo's bid of USD 432 million had so far bested all other offers for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Co.

The government of New Brunswick, a province in Canada, had invested USD 5 million for its Startup Investment Fund.

DIRTT filed for a USD 45 million initial public offering in Canada. Doing It Right This Time or DIRTT Environmental Solutions said it had filed for an IPO in Canada to raise gross proceeds of USD 45 million.

Banks bought more shares of ING Groep's US unit. Netherlands-based ING Groep said the underwriters for the share sale of its US insurance business would be buying additional shares.