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Illinois educators file class action lawsuit to invalidate pension reform law

Educators in Illinois filed a class action lawsuit in the Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago asking the court to void a new state pension reform law, Reuters reported.


Seagate to pick up UK firm Xyratex in $374M deal

US-based digital content storage company Seagate announced that it is acquiring UK-based network and storage equipment maker Xyratex in an all-cash transaction valued at $374 million.

Two Detroit pension funds file expedited appeal for city's bankruptcy eligibility

Detroit pension funds, the General Retirement System and Police and Fire Retirement System, submitted an expedited appeal with the US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on a judge's ruling about Detroit's bankruptcy.

California analytics firm Tidemark secures $1M in funding

California, US-based business applications vendor Tidemark has raised more than $1 million in a new funding round, according to a filing submitted to the US regulators.


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Massachusetts, US-based private equity firm Brookwood Financial Partners has acquired The Embassy, a 10-storey office property located in the Las Colinas complex in Irving, Texas, for an undisclosed amount.
Illinois, Chicago-based multimedia corporation Tribune Co has completed its $2.73-billion acquisition of television broadcasting firm Local TV after emerging from a four-year Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December.
US-based utilities MidAmerican Energy holdings Co and NV Energy completed their merger after gaining state and federal approvals fro
Japan-based gaming company Nintendo will temporarily take down its eShop for 12 hours beginning 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time to remedy high traffic and merger issues, according to The Next Web.
A CNET report detailed how big the decisions the next chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp needs to make in order to get back into the technology race.
Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao expressed his confidence about Asia's economy should US Federal Reserve proceed with its plans to reduce its quantitative easing program.
A recent rating by New York-based Macquarie analyst Ben Schachter urges investors that the time to sell shares in Twitter Inc is now despite its positive performance after debuting on the New York Stock Exchange last month.
Singapore-based asset management company Black River Capital Partners Food Fund Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd has increased its holding in Philippine-based food exporter AgriNurture Inc, according to a stock exchange disclosure.
Textron Inc Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Scott Donnelly disclosed to analysts and investors in a teleconference today that it will be financing its acquisition of Beech Holdings LLC via debt.
Sprint Corp's shares climbed as much as 15% earlier in trading day today as speculation that it will be merging with rival T-Mobile US Inc rises, said a Bloomberg report.
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