Vivendi SA is in talks with Emirates Telecommunications concerning its 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom.

Snow leopards are being threatened by global cashmere demand. In the last two decades, the demand for cashmere almost tripled. UK was one of the top importer of cashmere, which was a multi-million dollar industry.

Messaging service provider Hall received USD 5.5 million from new and existing investors in series A funding.

Raising a prince was basically like raising ordinary children, except much expensive. The Duchess of Cambridge finally gave birth to a son, the prince of Cambridge, who was third in line to the throne.

Investors have now raised their longer-dated Treasuries after Bernanke appeased their worries. After Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appeased worries about increasing interest rates, investors have now raised their holdings of long-dated Treasuries.

The Bank of Cyprus is thinking of restructuring its operations into retail and asset management. The Bank of Cyprus is considering the possibility of splitting its operations as part of its restructuring scheme.

PacWest Bancorp agreed to purchase CapitalSource for $2.3 billion in cash and stock. PacWest Bancorp (PACW), a California-based bank holding company, has agreed to buy commercial bank CapitalSource Inc.

The chairman of Vodafone said that he will seriously consider Verizon's offers for a buy out for as long as it gives value for its shareholders.

Brazil's JBS SA has renewed its program to buy-back up to 10 percent of its common shares in circulation.

The dollar has risen after a month-long slump but the journey upwards is not going to be smooth. From a low of 82. 047 on Monday, the dollar index, DXY has risen to 82.

PetroEdge secures US $100 million funding from Post Oak Energy Capital in partnership with Goldman Sachs.

Planet Fitness has hired corporate finance veteran Dorvin Lively as Chief Financial Officer. Dorvin Lively has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Planet Fitness, a health club franchise that boasts 650 locations and 4.

Riverside Company acquires Blue Microphones, yet the financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Oxford Finance gives Continuum Healthcare debt financing amounting to US $11.5 million consisting of revolving credit line worth US $1.5 million and senior secured term loan amounting to US $10 million.

Frontier Capital, a private equity firm, invests in recruitment process outsourcing WilsonHCG. Private equity firm Frontier Capital reportedly invested in WilsonHCG, a Florida-based HR consulting and recruitment firm.

Adore Me rakes in US $8.5 million of funding from investors led by Upfront Ventures, Mousse Partners and Redhills Ventures.

The Help to Buy scheme of George Osborne risked creating a new housing bubble. The Help to Buy scheme was George Osborne's latest attempt at kickstarting the economy.

Riskive closes seed capital funding amounting to US $2.2 million from private investors including Genacast Ventures and Core Capital.

NGage Labs secures US $6.9 million in series B financing, which was led by Metamorphic Ventures and participated in by AZ Digital Farm.

Bare Snacks gets US $9.25 million funding from NGEN Partners together with Silas Capital and Avrio Capital.

Analysts said that Apple's September quarter forecast would give hints at next iPhone's release date.

JenaValve Technology secures US $62.5 million in series C financing, with investments coming from both new and existing investors.

Earnings of Apple for its June quarter will be revealed. It was reality check time for Apple once again. The technology giant reported its earnings for the June quarter Tuesday.

The network equipment company is set to buy the software maker for US $2.7 billion as it gears toward boosting its network security services.

According to analysts, Microsoft's gamble on the touchscreen industry prompted the company's current loss.

Facebook users from emerging markets use the service for a different purpose unusual to its home market.

Two district attorneys approved Apple and Samsung's newest security features after testing them.

Memorabilia production will begin once William and Kate give the go signal to UK manufacturers. Manufacturers were prepping up to produce a mass of souvenirs and memorabilia for the royal baby's birth.

A new ad unit was employed by Facebook, putting mobile gaming ads directly on users' notification tabs.

Apple announced that several key features of the iOS 7 is directed towards its business users. Apple announced that their newest upgrade to the operating system, called the iOS 7, will focus more on businesses.