An analysis of the filings made by small businesses with the US Securities and Exchange Commission indicate that more than 320 of them would want to raise funding via social media, and a handful had already raised funding.

Additional requirements on the amended Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS) of 2012 would still hinder entrepreneurs and companies to secure funding via social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

Although Israeli venture capital funds had much to gain from exits in successful startups this year, data from research firm IVC Online showed that a lack of available capital has impede the funds' ability to raise new capital.

Although big companies like eBay Inc and Amazon.com wanted to get a significant piece of the growing e-commerce market in Russia, smaller e-commerce retailers like Borderfree and Modnique had the allowance to overcome Web and payment hurdles.

Bedlam Asset Management, a London-based fund manager founded by former Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia managing director Jonathan Compton, would be closing shop after chief executive officer Ian McCallum quit without notice last October.

Mustbin allows users to store photos of importance like pictures of documents, forms and receipts on the cloud via a smartphone, and the startup who created the app planned to use the seed investment to create an app version for Android and the iPad.

Apple Inc was not a stranger to claims by foreign governments who insisted that the Cupertino, California-based company had used specific accounting practices in order to avoid paying hefty taxes.

Although it has plans to spin off its power plants, Canadian Solar Inc otherwise had a best-performing third quarter after incurring losses successively in its last eight quarters.

Co-founder and CEO Dan Robichaud of Password manager applicaton PasswordBox believed that Apple Inc's new TouchID system for its smartphones and iPads would be a great opportunity for the app maker to capitalize on.

Clearleap would use the proceeds from its recent investment round to fund its expansion plans in Europe and Latin American, including the hiring of additional employees.

Moneytree obtained USD1.6 million in a seed investment round participated by private investors including high-level executives from companies that include PayPal, MasterCard and Morgan Stanley.

The proposed takeover by Community Health Systems Inc of Health Management Associates Inc will proceed as planned after the latter's board of directors had given its approval.

osedale Aviation Holding had exited from its 48.1% interest in the airline carrier to institutional investors expecting its free to increase 85%.

The securities drop indicated investors' anxiety as they watch out for signs regarding the future US Federal Reserve's bond-buying program from some of its officials next week.

Europe's recent inflation decrease prompted European Central Bank to cut interest rates. In an analysis done by Reuters, it said the deflation threat in the economy of the Euro Zone might reverse the continuous inflow of major investments for 2013.

PetroChina's acquisition of Lots 57, 58 and X would help the state-backed oil and gas company diversify its assets abroad, said one analyst.

The government of Osaka prefecture's exit from the OTK Group was its strategy to privatize the latter.

An article pointed out how the donation of the state of Hong Kong paled in comparison to donations and efforts by HSBC Group and KGLI Asia.

ICE chief executive officer Jeffrey Sprecher said divestments of some of NYSE's assets was detrimental to its goal of reducing expenses of its newly-combined company.

Dynagas LNG Partners LP's business was directly proportional to the performance of its 3 LNG (Liquefied natural gas) carriers and existing charters with Gazprom and BG Group.

Toll Brothers Inc would be seeking to acquire the amount needed to finance its USD1.6 billion acquisition of Shapell Industries Inc and refinance its 4.95 notes due next year.

Property developers of high-end apartments and real estate in Hong Kong were not happy about the state government's new regulations on mortgage tax and downpayments.

The amount that private-equity firm KKR & Co would use to acquire Brickman Group Ltd would come from its ongoing North American fund worth over USD8.3 billion and other financial pools.

Several industry observers believed that Alibaba's upcoming IPO on November 15 would not be eclipsed by the media frenzy of Twitter Inc's recent public listing.

Sydney, Australia-based DesignCrowd claimed that its crowdsourcing marketplace was more fair and transparent to freeland designers, and intended to expand its business in the US.

The USD25 million funding Jessica Alba's The Honest Company had raised would go towards implementing its growth plans, including a potential expansion in the Canadian market.

A recent survey conducted by Hong Kong company ChinaQFII indicated foreign investor preference in industries that would mostly deliver a return of equity with minimal risk.

Mitel Networks Corp's CAD392 million stock-and-cash acquisition of Aastra Technologies Ltd would create a major player in the communications technology and equipment market in Canada.

Analyst Andrew Temming of US-based investment firm Renaissance Investment Management said the firm had yet to find a stock on the Philippine Stock Exchange that they'd like to invest on.

Hanjin Shipping Co Chief Executive Officer Kim Young Min left the company as the South Korean shipper struggles financially due to its ballooning debt.