Leung Chun-ying and the government of Hong Kong would be pressured to maintain its consistent positive economic growth amidst a property bubble at home and changes in foreign economic policies.

The acquisition of the GE Power & Water business by APR Energy Plc would also make General Electric Co a strategic investor in the temporary power provider.

Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing was reportedly amassing funds from divestment in preparation for strategic acquisitions in Europe.

Grupo BTG Pactual was reportedly working up a bid to purchase the commodities unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn cashed in part of his ownership stake in video streaming company Netflix Inc.

Kevin Spacey was among the few personalities thanked by billionaire investor Carl Icahn for the performance of video streaming company Netflix Inc on the stock market.

Sources disclosed to Reuters that Cerberus Capital Management LP and other buyout firms were interested in acquiring Safeway Inc.

With the increasing competition from both high-end and mass retailers, US mainstream grocery chains had been selling off business units to private equity firms.

A Tokyo-based analyst cited unnamed sources who said Apple Inc would be releasing its television models by the end of next year.

Google Inc confirmed reports of it acquiring French startup FlexyCore, the maker of Android performance booster technology DroidBooster.

A report by Bloomberg said at least three companies had been eyeing to acquire US planemaker Beechcraft Corp.

A Bloomberg report predicted that billionaire Carlos Slim could invest in telecom companies in Europe and Brazil after his botched buyout of Dutch telecom company Royal KPN NV.

The initial public offering of Meridian Energy Ltd could raise up to NZD 2 billion. Two people who were familiar with the matter said the government of New Zealand would stand to gain in the public listing of state-owned Meridian Energy Ltd.

Wayfair LLC Chief Executive Officer Niraj Shah had disclosed that it would be holding a venture capital round soon.

Former Warner Music Group executive Michael Fleisher, who had experienced leading public listings, was appointed by Wayfair LLC as its new chief financial officer.

Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc would be reviewing options for its pharmaceutical business, including a potential exit, according to a Bloomberg News report.

The New York State Department of Financial Services, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency had approved the merger of US banks Provident New York Bancorp and Sterling Bancorp.

New York Times technology writer David Pogue's resignation confirmed Yahoo Inc's new consumer site venture.

JC Penney Co Inc and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia said that its partnership agreement would be leaving out Martha Stewart-branded cookware, bedding and bath products that had been exclusively designed for Macy's Inc.

A potential consolidation of French perfumery chain Nocibe and German books-to-cosmetics retailer Douglas Holding would create France's second-largest perfume retailer.

HTC claimed in a Financial Times article that it had a hand with Microsoft Corp's smartwatch years ago.

Details of the new Nokia Lumia phablet was mistakenly posted on a Chinese e-commerce listing. A new leak had confirmed earlier reports about the details about Nokia Corp's new Lumia phablet.

According to UAE Financial Markets Association President Mohammed Al Hashemi, the potential merger of the Dubai Financial Markets and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange would create opportunities to boost investor capital in the United Arab Emirates.

In an announcement today, Ultra Petroleum Corp said it would be acquiring oil-producing properties that are located in the Colorado Plateaus province for company expansion.

Crown Castle International Corp was set to own AT&T Inc's 600 wireless towers and be an exclusive operator of the US phone company's 9,100 other towers for a premium price of USD4.85 billion.

In the midst of declining traditional TV viewership, Amazon had been seen attracting potential shoppers to watch its original content like Web series "Betas."

Huishang Bank Corp's planned initial public offering would be the biggest public listing by a banking institution on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in three years.

The size of the initial public offering of Tinkoff Credit Systems had been increased to USD1.25 billion, according to a financial market source.

A Chamber of Mines report said with enough investment and stable mining policies, South Africa could compete with Russia for the recognition as the second largest platinum producer.

Chinese government think-tank Development Research Center had proposed a lift of the ban to sell bonds in order to reduce its local governments' USD4 trillion debt.