Five HTC One 3 mobile phones made with 18-carat gold were commissioned by the management of Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards to HTC Corporation.

The Guardian said the British government might increase the 30% Royal Mail share allocation it would be selling to small and public investors.

Twitter Inc would be valued at most USD20 billion post-IPO (initial public offering), said hedge funds Ironfire Capital LLC and Gamco Investors Inc.

Tweets from billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn confirmed the appointments of new directors of the board for Nuance Communications.

According to anonymous sources, Zulily Inc would be disclosing the financial details of its public listing plans this week.

A source said Vodafone Group Plc was not interested in bidding for Telecom Italia's Tim Participacoes SA.

A report released by the National Venture Capital Association showed a record USD4.1 billion was raised by 54 venture capital firms in the past 12 months.

New venture fund Flint Capital announced that it had invested an undisclosed amount in Russian task assignment platform startup Youdo.com.

In an announcement today, former executives of Finam Global launched Flint Capital, a USD30 million fund that is focused on placing investments in Internet and innovative hardware startups.

A Techcrunch report talked about the necessity of top mobile gaming companies and rivals Gamevil and Com2uS consolidating into one gaming empire.

LG Display said on Monday it would be launching a flexible display for smartphones. On Monday, LG Display chief technology officer Sang Deog Yeo confirmed in a statement that it would be presenting its first curved screen for smartphones.

Aerospace manufacturing and energy-focused product and service provider Curtiss-Wright Corp announced that it had closed its acquisition of Arens Controls, LLC, a vehicle control and power management solutions company.

OpenGate Capital, LLC got support from Backbone Capital Advisors, a financial advisory services firm, to follow through the completion of its buyout of PennySaver USA.

Oil and gas energy company First Titan Corp was reportedly at the end of closing its acquisition deal of a potentially profitable oil zone based in Hardin County, Texas.

The Coors family had opened up its growth plans for Outlast Technologies' temperature-controlling technology.

Moody's Investors Services advised IOI Corp Bhd about the financial implications of its planned acquisition of a 39.55% stake in Unico-Desa Plantation Bhd.

Doug Dennerline, who is UK open source company Alfresco's new chief executive, said that although plans for a public offering were in the cards, he would rather focus on looking for additional funding for company expansion.

A leaked service manual apparently revealed the much-anticipated Google Nexus 5. According to information secured by tech site Android Police, the much-anticipated Nexus 5 had revealed a majority of its specifications.

US multinational firms said the Obama administration should not rush to finalize its proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Two sources told Bloomberg that private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC was contemplating on raising its new fund limit.

Apollo Tyres Ltd and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co could not seem to agree on the initial price of its buyout deal.

Chief executives of major banks and President Barack Obama on October 2 had met and discussed financial repercussions of the government shutdown.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said his country would be more receptive now to foreign investment.

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was reportedly able to reduce the country's debt his predecessors were not able to do so in the past 15 years.

Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly had turned down the US Department of Justice's request to delay the hearing of the case against AMR Corp and US Airways Group Inc regarding the airlines' planned merger.

Activist billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on CNBC his company had placed a USD2 billion investment on shares of Apple Inc.

News about a dinner meeting of billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn and Apple Inc chief executive Tim Cook prompted the tech giant's shares to increase by 2%.

Market sources had told Reuters that Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej (BGZ) SA would be getting a potential bid from PZU Group-backed Alior, a Polish lender.

In a company announcement, Telecom Italia SpA Chief Operating Officer Marco Patuano was appointed as interim chief executive due to former Chief Executive Officer Franco Bernabe quitting his post yesterday.

On Friday, the New York bourse saw an increase in trading of Potbelly Corp's shares after its public listing launch.