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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.

New York-based private equity company KKR agreed to buy Avoca Capital for an undisclosed amount.

Constantia Flexibles Group would be holding an IPO to raise EUR 500 million, sources said.

Two firms owned by Li Ka-shing would be selling holdings in Extreme Selection, the firm that owns the company developing a real estate project in Lujiazui's financial district.

Schindler Holding's value rose to its highest share price after two years due to the company's news of its share repurchase plans

The European Union and Canada had agreed on a trade pact worth billions of dollar last Friday that would integrate two of the world's largest economies.

According to sources familiar with the matter, any deal that Chinese computer maker Lenovo would push through with BlackBerry would cause regulatory hurdles.

Blackstone Group's Vivint Inc raised USD 540 million to build home power systems.

Sutter Hill Ventures invested USD 3 million in the seed funding round of Boxer.

Russian oil firm Rosneft signed an agreement with China National Petroleum Corp for the latter to purchase a 49% stake in the Russian oil producer's East Siberian venture.

Oil firm Occidental Petroleum Corp would be selling minority shares in some of its operations to increase shareholder value.

Hyundai Rotem Co had priced its shares at a maximum amount of KRW 23,000 apiece after its IPO was oversubscribed.

On Friday, the European Central Bank said it would receive an early repayment of loans from banks next week valued at EUR5.199 billion.

People familiar with the bidding of ParknShop told Bloomberg that the Charoen Pokphand Group and Woolsworths Ltd were considering of abandoning their bids for the supermarket chain.