According to Bitcoin Chief Scientist Gavin Andersen, Bitcoin will still grow and these crashes are part of it.

ASE breaks ground for building construction of new facilities for semiconductor packaging and testing.

Russia bans US officials and other Americans as a response to the ban made by US officials in related to the Magnitsky incident.

In a move to bolster investment banking projects, Deutsche Bank removes three supervisory board members and replaces them with known advocates of investment banking.

Due to a planned maintenance check and low levels, the Troll Gas Field distribution plant at Kollsnes was shut down.

Andrea Ragnetti may have to leave Ducati as CEO when asked to become Alitalia's new CEO. The chief executive officer of renowned Italian motorcycle builder Ducati, Gabriele Del Torchio is the top choice to take over the helm of ailing airline Alitalia.

Hinduja aims to form partnerships with UAE's sovereign wealth funds for projects in both India and the UAE.

Street fashion business Reliance Brands has entered into agreement with UK fashion brand Reiss for stores in India.

L&T Komatsu will cease to be as L&T would buy out Komatsu's shares in the joint venture. Larsen and Toubro Ltd will buy out Komatsu Ltd's 50% share in their joint venture.

The hedge fund Barington urges cutting of costs and expansion of board of directors for the Jones Group.

An IPO is to be made of shares of Portola Pharmaceuticals expecting a return of US$150 million. An application to offer through initial public offering shares of stock from Portola Pharmaceuticals has been filed with regulatory authorities.

Lucky Brand and Juicy Couture of Fifth and Pacific Cos now offered for sale. Lucky Brand and Juicy Couture Brands of Fifth and Pacific Cos. have received offers from potential bidders.

Citigroup's units now being sought for acquisition by three different banks. The three largest private sector banks in Brazil have made offers to purchase Citigroup's credit card and consumer financing unit in Brazil.

Sharp is selling off its 9.2% shareholdings in Pioneer Corp. Sharp Corporation of Japan has announced it is selling off its 9. 2% shareholdings in car electronics manufacturer Pioneer Corp.

ChannelAdvisor has filed documents with the SEC to offer its shares in an IPO. ChannelAdvisor's main business is helping companies sell goods and services on the Internet has recently applied for listing through an initial public offer.

Praxair purchases CO2 assets of Tri-State Carbonic LLC. Praxair Inc, the industrial gas producer and supplier had announced earlier that it had acquired the carbon dioxide interests of Tri-State Carbonic LLC.

Salini wins approval of the increase of its shareholdings in Impregilo. Salini, the family owned construction firm from Italy, has increased its shareholdings in its chief competitor Impregilo.

Reliance Steel acquires Metals USA to merge with RSAC Acquisition Corp, a subsidiary of Reliance Steel.

The long awaited acquisition by Ecolab of Champion Technologies has been cleared of anti-trust issues by the Justice Department.

Rally Software's IPO price topped US$14, above the US$13 per share initial pricing. The initial public offering of Rally Software Development rose by 27% in Friday midday trading after the company priced its shares at US$14.

Heinz buyout is a deviation from Buffett's known acquisition formula. At the announcement of the deal to acquire Heinz, the venerable Warren Buffett had stamped his approval with then CEO Bill Johnson.

WorldPay was able to raise US$1.08 billion loan equivalent for dividend and debt payment purposes. WorldPay, the payment processing company from Great Britain, has announced the success in its raising of a GBP700 million or US$1.

Avago Technologies have recently acquired CyOptics to bolster its fiber optics portfolio. At Thursday's trading session, Avago Technologies share values remained relatively unchanged when it announced the acquisition of CyOptics.

Evertec, at a per share price of US$20, stands to raise US$1.75 billion in its initial public offering.

Syros Pharmaceuticals gets US$30 million financing through a Series A round with institutional investors.

LinkedIn purchases Pulse at US$90 million where 90% are in stocks and 10% is paid cash. The social network for professionals, LinkedIn Corp has announced that it would be acquiring Pulse.

Biodesix raises fund through preferred shares sales. The molecular diagnostic company, Biodesix Inc, has added US$8. 8 million funding through another round of sales of its preferred shares in Series D funding round.

Iron Pearl has been acquired by Paypal for an undisclosed amount. PayPal has announced the acquisition of Iron Pearl for an undisclosed amount. The renowned online payment service provider has been seeing fast growth as there are more than 5 million people who have been signing up and using the services.

Riverstone Holding invests in Ridgebury Tankers and the management invests in itself. Riverstone Holding has invested US$200 million in the new tanker company, Ridgebury Tankers.

Gladstone purchases a farm in Michigan and leases it out to a corporate farmer. In an announcement, Gladstone Land Corporation has acquired a farm with a land area of 119 total acres where 89 is arable land.