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Chief Executive Officer John Donahoe of eBay Inc said in an interview with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television that the use of drones to deliver products to consumers is a fantasy.
Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc trader Matthew Taylor was given a prison term of nine months for concealing an unauthorized USD 8.3 billion trading position in 2007.
In a rare interview, former head of Fidelity's Magellan Fund and mutual fund legend Peter Lynch shares his thoughts on investing in a rare interview on Bloomberg TV with Charlie Rose.
Sketchfab, the online platform that can publish interactive 3D models, was able to raise USD 2 million in a round led by venture capital firm Balderton Capital.
Lawmakers of the Sejm or the Polish Lower House of Parliament approved changes in the country's pension system to takeover government bonds currently held by 14 privately-run pension funds.
Lloyds Banking Group is to divest its Irish home loans to an affiliated company of private equity firm Apollo Global Management in a deal worth GBP 257 million.
At a time when interest rates are low, investors are now seeking to invest in European infrastructure to get higher returns. However, the assets are scarce, according to a Reuters report.
Royal Philips and Funai Electric Co could find themselves in court over the failed deal involving the acquisition of the Lifestyle Entertainment business of the Amsterdam-based firm.
Kumar Rangaranjan, one of the founders of Indian startup Little Eye Labs, told the Wall Street Journal that it was in preliminary discussions with social media giant Facebook regarding a potential deal.
Paul Kazarian, founder of Japonica Partners & Co and known for his purchase of Greek bonds, told Bloomberg in an interview that Greece needs to adopt corporate accounting practices if it is to return to the debt markets.
Insurance Australia Group Ltd is said to be thinking of making an offer for the insurance arm of Wesfarmers, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms in Europe have chosen initial public offerings as the way to exit their investments as the markets have become open, according to a report from the Financial News website.
International law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher said private equity lawyer Kirk A. Radke will be joining their Private Equity Practice Group. Radke is known as one of the top private equity attorneys in the country.
Experts say there is a possibility that London-based hedge funds may be pushed away from the UK after the government said it would be conducting a clampdown on corporate partnerships.
Shares of Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment declined in its first trading day by as much as 3.4% in Sydney to AUD 2 per share from its offer price of AUD 2.05.
Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc were hired by The Rubicon Project Inc to lead its IPO next year.
Rob Marcus, the incoming Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Cable Inc, said he is the perfect guy to manage cable company's mergers and acquisitions component.
Although Nelson Mandela was best known for his role in ending apartheid in South Africa, a report from Businessweek highlighted the economic legacy left by the late leader.
Singapore's Temasek Holdings is not like any other sovereign wealth fund. This was according to a Chairman Lim Boon Heng in a conference held in Singapore.
A report from the Business Standard said retail investors of mutual funds in India were not timing their redemptions properly and as a result, are getting poor returns.
An unnamed Boston-based investment advisor led the USD 30 million financing round for Mozido Inc. The Texas-based mobile payment, shopping and marketing solutions provider also named Ric Duques as Chairman of the Board.
Private equity-backed CVC Brasil Operadora e Agencia de Viagens priced its shares at BRL 16 apiece for its IPO today, below its indicated price range of BRL 18 to BRL 22.
A boom in Chinese internet stocks helped propel San Francisco-based hedge fund to double digit gains this year when other hedge funds have given dull returns, according to a Reuters report.
Moorfields Corporate Recovery, the administrator for Blockbuster UK, said the video rental company is doomed to close after efforts to find a buyer had failed, a Bloomberg report said.
LeapFrog Investments exited from Express Life, a Ghanaian insurer, by selling a majority stake it held in the firm to Prudential Plc for an undisclosed amount.
Private equity firm KKR agrees to a restructuring deal for Germany-based car repair chain Auto-Teil Unger or ATU through a debt-for-equity swap with the latter's main creditors.
A source told Bloomberg that property investment and development company Heron International Ltd will be selling a penthouse in its residential tower in London for GBP 18 million.
BNP Paribas, the largest bank in France, said it will be buying Bank Gospodarki Zywnosciowej, the Polish arm of Dutch bank Rabobank Groep, for EUR 1 billion.
Swiss bank UBS Ag said Ulrich Koerner will be replacing John Fraser as Head of Global Asset Management. Fraser is set to retire by the end of month.
Despite the rally posted by Sears Holding Corp on the stock exchange this year, which made it one of the best performers of the US listed stocks held by hedge fund ESL Partners, a Bloomberg report said some of the investors of hedge fund were not happy about it at all.
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