US retailer Walmart fired and then gave an employee his job back after he helped woman who was assaulted in a company store parking lot.
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NYSE to allow trading firms to test systems in preparation for Twitter IPO
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) had approved a dry run on October 26 for trading firms to test its systems to check whether there are technical issues that could affect trading in the upcoming Twitter Inc IPO.
3D printer Voxeljet shares jump after German bourse debut
Voxeljet, whose technology was used to design Aston Martin cars for the James Bond film "Skyfall", traded as high as USD29.06 from its initial USD13 per share price after its debut on the German stock exchange.
Crisis over US debt ceiling may result to another recession - analysis
An impending economic crisis could have happened to Americans should US Congress and the government had not arrived at a debt ceiling agreement.
CVM suspends public listing of Ser Educacional due to lack of prospectus data
Grupo Ser Educacional SA had 30 days to comply with Brazilian regulator CVM in order to life the suspension of its planned initial public offering.
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Small business IT administrators were not pleased with manually updating each Windows 8 device to Windows 8.1.
For PCMag's Matthew Murray, Windows 8.1 won't be worth the upgrade for desktop fans. Matthew Murray, in an article in PCMag, said the recently-released upgrade to Windows 8 doesn't do much for traditional desktop users.
JPMorgan is nearing settlement of a suit filed by FHFA for mortgage related securities fraud. JPMorgan Chase & Co had reached a tentative agreement for the settlement of USD4 billion with the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
According to Previ CIO, the goal of the investments is not diversification and not returns. The largest pension fund in Latin America, Banco do Brasil SA, would be investing in US and European stocks.
With an average of USD6 billion revenues on 10% cost on equity, Morgan Stanley's CFO said the business is doing good.
Due to the statement by US District Court Judge Ronald A. Guzman, the USD2.46 billion judgment payment charged to HSBC Holdings for improprieties of its unit International Household, may increase due to interest on amounts due.
CBOE Holdings Inc, the largest US options exchange owner, announced on its website the schedule for trading using the VIX.
An agreement was signed between NRG Energy and Edison Mission for assets worth USD2.64 billion. The largest independent power producer in the United States, NRG Energy Inc, had entered into an agreement to purchase most of the assets of the bankrupt Edison Mission Energy.
Judge Eileen Bransten dismissed the complaint of Dexia AG as it had no right to sue or claim on securities that were bought at face value.
