Fraser and Neave Ltd said that the company is in a dispute with its joint venture partner regarding its stake in Myanmar Brewery Ltd..

Carrefour posted improved profits in the first half of 2013 despite discontinuing a number of operations.

Although Javier Martin-Artajo had bought himself time by getting arrested in Madrid, lawyers involved in getting the JP Morgan ex-employee back believed that his extradition, though delayed, was inevitable.

Founders of ENRC announced that investors had already accepted up to 94.5% of its buyout offer. Founders of the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) announced that investors had already accepted 94.

Playtech said it intended to spend more than EUR 600 million for acquisitions to capitalize on the increased use of mobile devices for online betting.

Vivendi CFO said the company still plans to complete the sale of its Moroccan unit this year. French multinational mass media and telecommunications company Vivendi said that it is still aiming for the sale of Maroc Telecom by the end of 2012.

Android vice-president Hugo Barra left Google amid marriage troubles between Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki.

Google told GigaOm that the internet company has been leaning to standardize the video chat feature of Hangouts to 720p HD.

A document released on Wednesday discussed that the US Justice Department was open to settle the antitrust lawsuit it filed against US Airways(UA) and American Airlines (AA).

Zurich Insurance chairman Josef Ackermann resigned in relation to the suicide of the insurer company's CFO, Pierre Wauthier.