Istithmar World, a subsidiary of state-owned conglomerate Dubai World, has sold its 50% stake in Fontainebleau Miami Beach to Florida-based developer Turnberry Ltd. for an undisclosed sum.
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Gold rises in third consecutive day as investors await Fed stimulus taper decision
As investors await for the decision of the US Federal Reserve to the timeline when it will begin with its tapering of its monthly bond purchases, prices of gold and other minerals saw increases in the financial markets.
Bob Diamond makes a comeback as Atlas Mara raises $325 million in London IPO- report
Bob Diamond, the former CEO of Barclays, has made a dramatic comeback in the banking sector after the investment vehicle he formed with Ashish Thakkar called Atlas Mara raised $325 million for its London IPO, the Financial Times reported.
Statoil invests in Azerbaijan gas field, sells project stake
Norway-based oil company Statoil ASA (STO) said on Tuesday it has decided to invest in the Shah Deniz gas field development in Azerbaijan, together with its consortium partners.
MetLife Inc in exclusive talks to buy stake in life insurance units of AMMB Holdings- sources
Citing sources, Bloomberg reported that US-based life insurance firm MetLife Inc is talking exclusively with AMMB Holdings for the acquisition of its Malaysian life insurance businesses.
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Tokyo, Japan-based firms ITOCHU Corp and ITOCHU Textile Prominent Ltd have finalized a deal with Fenix Group Holdings Ltd to invest in ASF Limited, an intermediate holding firm under the sponsorship of Fenix.
Boeing Co has increased its quarterly dividend from $0.485 cents a share to $0.73 cents and have authorized a new $10 billion share repurchase in the next two to three years, Reuters reported.
Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp has bought 140 million common shares of Mitsubishi Corp's equity in Manila Water Company Inc for PHP2.8 billion, according to an emailed statement.
Despite getting clearance from accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP regarding its fiscal statements for the last three years, activist investor Bill Ackman appeared to be not convinced that Herbalife Ltd is not operating a pyramid scheme.
Manulife Financial Corp bought a 21-story office building in New York's financial district from Mitsui Fudosan Co in a deal worth $166.5 million to capitalize on growing demand, Bloomberg reported.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority has selected Westfield Group to lease out stores at the Fulton Street Transit Center. This would make the Australian shopping center owner a dominant retail landlord in lower Manhattan.
Chicago-based tutoring services provider WyzAnt has received $21.5 million in a Series A funding round from Accel Partners to expand its services and develop new digital tools for student-tutor interaction.
As part of a $1.3-billion investment in five US plants, General Motors (GM) is pouring in $600 million in its oldest assembly plant in Flint, Michigan, to set up a state-of-the-art paint facility and other upgrades.
UK-based lender Barclays denied allegations that it manipulated electricity prices in California. It asked the the court to stop the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from collecting fines.
