A Wall Street Journal report about a possible bid from rival Sprint Corp spurred the rise of T-Mobile shares, the largest increase since October 2012, Bloomberg reported.
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Honeywell's board authorizes $5 billion share buyback program
Honeywell International Inc.'s board of directors has approved the buyback of as much as $5 billion in stock. The American conglomerate has 784.7 million shares outstanding and a market value of $67.7 billion.
Louisiana Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund sues IBM over NSA cooperation
The Louisiana Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund sued IBM for its cooperation with the National Security Agency over a spying program that allegedly hurt investors, Bloomberg reported.
Coca-Cola splits its US businesses, analysts at odds with decision
Coca-Cola Co's decision to split its bottling division and franchising unit had elicited mixed reactions from analysts and the financial markets. Coca-Cola Co reasoned that it intends to go back to its traditional franchising model after the separation has been completed.
Court approves asset sale of Hospitality Staffing Solutions to HS Solutions Corporation
Hospitality Staffing Solutions said it had obtained approval from the court to sell its assets to HS Solutions Corporation. Financial details about the deal were not disclosed.
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Judge Katherine Forrest dismissed the lawsuit filed by investors led by two pension funds against UBS, which accused the bank of fraud regarding the latter's risk management practices, Bloomberg said.
Bidders William Morris Endeavor, ICM Partners and a consortium led by former News Corporation executive Peter Chernin are expected to submit their takeover offers for IMG Worldwide on Friday. New York Times said that William Morris will likely emerge as top bidder for the sports agency.
Dallas-based restaurant and arcade operator Dave & Buster's is looking to exit from the company through a sale or an initial public offering. Dave & Buster's is controlled by private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners.
According to the South China Morning Post, the growing popularity of the Bitcoin has also led to a boom of sorts in bitcoin software for smartphones, the South China Morning Post reported.
A Nielsen study showed that Asian American households spend more than US households by an estimated 19%. They were also the top online shoppers. the South China Morning Post reported.
Pharmaceutical company Ikaria Inc. is seeking an exit reportedly worth $2 billion. Private equity firms American Securities LLC, GTCR LLC and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC have tendered their bids to acquire the American specialty drug manufacturer.
A letter written by state securities regulators asked US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White not to erode their power to police smaller public offerings, Reuters reported.
A US Bankruptcy Court gave its approval to Savient Pharmaceuticals to sell all substantially all its assets to Crealta Pharmaceuticals, a firm backed by private equity company GTCR.
San Francisco-based advertising technology company Delivery Agent Inc has picked Credit Suisse Group AG and Deutsche Bank AG to lead its planned initial public offering (IPO) in 2014.
