Several industry observers believed that Alibaba's upcoming IPO on November 15 would not be eclipsed by the media frenzy of Twitter Inc's recent public listing.
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Photos: Veterans Day ceremony
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Bitcasa raises USD11 million in venture round
Bitcasa Inc., a cloud storage company based in California, raised USD11 million in its venture round funding. Bitcasa has raised USD19.5 million since it's launch in September 2011.
Toll Brothers postpones boost on investment-grade rating, offers debt to buy Shapell
Toll Brothers Inc would be seeking to acquire the amount needed to finance its USD1.6 billion acquisition of Shapell Industries Inc and refinance its 4.95 notes due next year.
Social media sites work across platforms and uses
After Twitter's IPO and the expansion of Facebook, other social media services such as SnapChat, WhatsApp and other social networking sites compete against one another.
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The USD25 million funding Jessica Alba's The Honest Company had raised would go towards implementing its growth plans, including a potential expansion in the Canadian market.
Democrats urged Republicans to limit tax breaks, executive stock options and other tax preferences enjoyed by hedge fund managers and private equity advisers.
Analyst Andrew Temming of US-based investment firm Renaissance Investment Management said the firm had yet to find a stock on the Philippine Stock Exchange that they'd like to invest on.
Wood Group said it would be buying Elkhorn Holdings Inc for an undisclosed amount. International energy services company Wood Group said it would be purchasing Wyoming-based Elkhorn Holdings Inc.
London-listed drugmaker Shire announced its intention to buy U.S. pharmaceutical company for USD4.2 billion.
Transocean Ltd announced on Monday its plans to appoint new members of its board of directors in Switzerland, an initial public offering of a Master Limited Partnership, and an equity payout of USD3 dividend.
Basel-based Novartis AG sold its California blood unit to Spain's Grifol's SA for USD1.68 billion.
The Nikkei said the registration of Third Point LLC ownership in Sony was strategic as hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb intended to pursue management changes and shareholder resolutions in the electronics company.
