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An S-1 document filing by Twitter Inc revealed that the date of its initial public offering would be on November 15.
Biotech startups in the UK got a much-needed capital boost, thanks to Invesco Fund Managers Ltd's USD51 billion purse.
Some investors of AT&T Inc were wary about the US telecom company's plans to acquire European carriers.
Citigroup Inc. had hired Leopoldo Attolico and Pierpaolo di Stefano to run its investment banking operations in Italy, said a Bloomberg report.
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zaidan had been kidnapped by a revolutionary group from Tripoli and was taken at dawn into an unknown destination, said a Bloomberg report.
BlackBerry, a Canada based struggling smartphone manufacturer, had been more open to a company breakup amid concerns that its biggest shareholder Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd would not be able to find funds or partners for a proposed USD4.7 billion buyout deal.
Indian Oil Corporation remained to be the sole bidder for the 31% stake of Haldia Petrochemicals, said The Economic Times report.
US President Barack Obama directed government lawyers to find an immediate way to resume payments for the families of killed soldiers in Afghanistan, said a Reuters report.
The privatization deal for Royal Mail had received a government estimated number of more than 700,000 applications for the company's shares, said a Reuters report.
Barclays Plc promoted investment banker John Miller as head of banking for the Americas division of the bank, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.
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