JPMorgan to pay FHFA USD5.1 billion as settlement for loans and mortgage backed securities issues. A settlement agreement was finalized between JPMorgan Chase & Co and the Federal Housing Finance Agency on claims over defective home loans and mortgage backed securities.
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Sources told Reuters that the end to the probe of JPMorgan's criminal liability about the mortgage bonds it issued in the financial crisis could be far from over.
HP files case against optical disk drive companies for rigging prices
HP sued three optical disk drive makers for fixing the prices it bought from 2004 to 2010. Hewlett-Packard Co has filed a case against three optical disk drive manufacturers.
Dendreon Corp seeks buyers- sources
Provenge-maker Dendreon Corp was in the process of finding buyers, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.
Bitstrips spurs mixed reactions on Facebook
Social media users love and hate Bitstrips. Bitstrips, a new smartphone application, allowed users to create cartoon versions of themselves. Users would be able to choose from over a thousand templates to create an avatar that looks like them or the people they know.
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The approval for a bridge loan was given to McKesson to facilitate its acquisition of Celesio AG. The largest pharmaceutical distributor in the United States, McKesson Corp, had recently obtained a USD5.
The amount of USD6 million was raised by Flint Mobile from its capital investors. The market leader in easy swipe free payments and mobile business integration, Flint Mobile, announced the receipt of USD6 million worth of new capital funds during the Street Fight Summit in New York.
Anonymous sources revealed the near completion status of the deal between Telefonica SA and PPF Group NV for the largest phone company in the Czech Republic.
Glencore Xstrata and Sumitomo Corp purchase 50.1% shareholdings in Clermont mine amidst increasing Asian demand for coal.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 hit Japan's east coast early Saturday morning but no immediate land damage was reported.
The consortium running the Cameron LNG Project has lined up loan financing for the capitalization needed for the project.
In twin moves, Swatch was able to identify the cause of its sales declines and increase the demand for its components by cutting back on deliveries.
A USD2 billion loan was paid off in full by state owned IPIC from RHB Capital. The International Petroleum Investment Co,. the Abu Dhabi tate owned fund, had paid in full a USD2 billion loan its unit had taken out last 2011.
Kampac International Chairman Charles Ampofo lauded the Philippines' economic growth. It was recently reported that a Dubai based oil firm is negotiating a deal to develop a USD5 billion Energy City project located in the Philippines.
