Chesapeake Energy Appoints New CEO In a stunning move, Chesapeake Energy Corp has hired Robert Douglas Lawler to become its new Chief Executive Officer.

GM is set to grow further as investor confidence increases. The optimism on General Motors is increasing by the day, as the Treasury Department is boosting investor confidence by preparing for the sale of its shareholdings in the Detroit automaker.

Yahoo has just announced the acquisition of Tumblr. The board of directors of Yahoo Inc has just recently approved a deal to purchase Tublr, the blogging and social networking site.

Quantitative easing fsils in terms of volatility of investments done by managers. Investors would be pushed to hold on to more cash rather than place them in risky investments, if one follows the precepts of quantitative easing.

Top European economic officials hope to fix process to avoid repetition of the chaos that occurred during the Cyprus bailout proceedings.

Congo's Inga 3 project has received commitments to be built to address current shortfalls and future rising demand for electricity in Africa.

Company earnings, because of ECB actions, is not a true test of viability. Company earnings was once a useful barometer as to a firm's European share price performance as more and more classes break up.

Japan opens fund for Africa Resource Projects Japan is planning to grant US$2 billion financial support for Japanese firms in the next five year. The available funding would enable them to continue their natural resources development projects in Africa.

Loeb shares insights on its investment ideas on Japan and his style. Daniel Loeb, the billionaire investor is not one to shy away from a good deal but as of the moment, he has his eyes set on Japan.

UK Pension Funds start trying out leverage funds, often to seek high yields yet are unprepared for the high risks.

Billionaire Victor Pinchuk files for breach of contract and breach of trust against fellow Ukranian moguls.

Saudi Arabian shares increase led by property and petrochemical companies. The majority of the increases in the benchmark stock index of Saudi Arabia was attained in the last four months.

Hans Peter Haselsteiner calls out Conwert governance structure. Investor Hans Peter Haselsteiner is planning to call a special stockholder's meeting for Conwert property group.

Berry Plastics provide customized packaging solutions for the most well known brands in the market today.

Alpine to discuss with its mother firm FCC as to financial options in the future. The Austrian division of Spanish construction group FCC, Alpine will host discussions with the company owners regarding how to fulfill its financial requirements and other possible options, according to Arnold Schiefer, Chief Executive Officer of Alpine.

Home Depot is poised for greater growth as the housing market recovers. With the housing market on the upswing, with US home prices on the rise, this not only helps the housing market itself but accessory markets as well.

Piraeus Bank, in order to meet obligations, has hired four banks to help in its share issues and woes.

BlackRock's success is attributable to its analysts and its attack in getting the shares for its shareholders.

TML Holdings Pte Ltd has extended senior notes with a maturity on 2018. According to Tata Motors Ltd, its subsidiary TML Holding Pte Ltd had extended and budgeted S$350 million or US$280 million of senior notes that has a maturity on 2018.

Amgen's cash flow, equity ratio and production phase would break out when all come together. The shares of Amgen has had a remarkable development since early 2013, surpassing the S&P 500 by 6%.

These are the thoughts of Hiren Ved of Alchemy Capital Management from an interview with Nikunj Dalmia.

Study from Towers Watson shows growth of global pensions. Studies showed that the pension fund assets in the world's largest markets increased by 8.

Emirates forges partnership with PSG to the 2018/2019. A new sponsorship deal was recently announced by recent French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain and Emirates Airlines.

Qatar Holding would be investing in the Porta Nuova Project in Milan. Qatar Holding have announced that it would be acquiring 40% of a US$2. 56 billion real estate project located in Milan, Italy.

Milagro Oil and Gas Inc formed from the exchange offer agreement between Milagro and Vanquish. A newly formed corporation would be formed from the transfer of all the assets of Milagro with Vanquish Finance.

Huawei and ZTE to be investigated by EU Trade Commission for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy violations.

Tata Sons pulls IPO of its telecommunications unit citing lack of sufficient demand. The promoter of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd, Tata Sons Ltd of India, had announced the cancellation of a share auction it had launched for the telecommunications firm.

Grupo Hevi, one of the largest cable television operators in Mexico, is exploring sale possibilities through the engagement of Barclays Plc.

Hans Sicat gets third term and promises new investment vehicles for the Philippine bourse in the coming year.

Being Einhorned is a new term in financial circles. Very few hedge fund managers receive as much hype and attention as David Einhorn would get with just a simple interview.