The city morgue of Nairobi had readied itself to receive more dead bodies from the mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya.

An estimated 12.6 million viewers watched the premier episode of NBC's "The Blacklist."

The United States Postal Service featured Ray Charles in its new forever stamp. The United States Postal Service featured blind singer-songwriter Ray Charles in its new forever stamp.

The winner of the USD 400 million Powerball jackpot claimed his prize but preferred to remain anonymous.

BlueData received USD 15 million for its Series B round. BlueData Inc, a startup that secures big data private cloud for businesses, said it gathered capital commitments amounting to USD 15 million in its Series B round.

A reduction in gas prices could be felt all over the US. Gas prices had been dropping all over the country. GasBuddy, a website that monitors the prices of gas around the US revealed that prices at the pump had fallen to as much as USD 3.

ProAssurance Corp announced that it would be buying Eastern Insurance Holdings for USD 205 million. Alabama-based risk management company ProAssurance Corp said it would be purchasing Eastern Insurance Holdings.

Microsoft formed a video game venture with BesTV News Media Co to take advantage of more liberal free trade rules on gaming consoles in China's free trade zones.

Angel investors pledged USD 1 million in funds to VIPorbit Software International. VIPorbit Software International announced that it had gathered USD 1 million in capital commitments from angel investors.

Practice Fusion received USD 70 million from various investors for its Series D round. Healthcare platform Practice Fusion raised USD 70 million for its Series D round.

Sources told Reuters that Chevron Corp would be getting bids by the end of September for its Nigerian oil blocks.

Investors welcomed the news that Gazprom would be divesting itself of the 37% stake it holds in Lithuania's Amber Grid.

Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron signed a definitive agreement to merge and create a new firm valued at USD 29 billion.

Coates Hire undertook a revised loan agreement with its existing lenders. Coates Hire Ltd, owned by Carlyle Group and Seven Group Holdings, would be undertaking an "amend and extend" loan with its existing lenders.

Xinyi Glass announced plans to spin off Xinyi Solar Holdings and list it in the Hong Kong market. China-based Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd announced its intention to spin off Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd and list the business in the Hong Kong bourse.

Patrizia Immobilien announced it had agreed to buy 36 offices valued at EUR 800 million from CA Immobilien Anlagen.

A source told Bloomberg that Sony's Head of Marketing for its film unit, Marc Weinstock, was removed from his role.

Russian Presidential aide Yury Ushakov told reporters that state-backed nuclear company Rosatom would be signing an agreement with Fennovoima for the construction of a nuclear power plant.

A unit of China Investment Co, Chengdong Investment Corp, converted its Uralkali bond purchase to stock.

Boeing may well be the winner of the KRW 8.3 trillion or USD 7.7 billion South Korea fighter jet tender, a source told Reuters.

According to two unidentified sources, China would be opening its Internet portals to Facebook and other websites in the free trade zone in Shanghai.

Today, Dealertrack announced signing an agreement to acquire VINtek in a deal valued approximately USD53.4 million.

B2Gold Corp said the company had seen good deals for possible acquisitions in the next 12 months, according to a Bloomberg report.

Zafrul Aziz, Maybank's investment banking chief, submitted his resignation and would be joining CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, according to a Bloomberg report.

Apple Inc. sold more than 9 million new iPhones over the weekend, beating sales of Blackberry at 5.9 million Z10 phones in the same quarter.

AXA Private Equity said it had been considering the sale of its natural ingredient maker Diana for a deal valued around EUR1 billion.

Former Tribune Co investors led by Sam Zell obtained a legal victory after a protection order for shareholders from being sued twice over the Zell deal had been granted.

The proposed settlement for healthcare benefits claim of Peabody Energy Corp was rejected by the United Mine Workers of America.

Entergy Corp officials said on Monday that the company had resubmitted its grid plan sale to Texas regulators.

Real estate brokerage Marcus & Millichap Inc. filed an IPO to raise USD103.5 million. Marcus & Millichap Inc. had filed an initial public offering of common stock with US regulators to raise up to USD103.