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McGraw Hill Financial to sell McGraw Hill Construction to PE firm

Standard & Poor's owner McGraw Hill Financial Inc (MHFI.N) said it would sell McGraw Hill Construction to a private equity firm for $320 million.


U.S. FTC mulling antitrust lawsuit against Sysco, US Foods deal

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is considering a possible antitrust lawsuit against Sysco Corp's (SYY.N) $3.5 billion deal to buy debt-ridden US Foods from private equity, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Blackstone agrees to buy stake in Chinese medical implant firm

Blackstone Group L.P. (BX.N) has agreed to buy a stake in China's Xinrong Best Medical Instrument Co, the U.S. private equity firm said in a statement on Tuesday. Blackstone did not give the size of the stake or other financial details.

StanChart in advanced talks to sell HK consumer unit to Australia's Pepper

Standard Chartered (STAN.L) is in advanced talks to sell its Hong Kong consumer finance business to finance firm Pepper Australia Pty Ltd in a deal that could fetch between $500 million to $700 million, people familiar with the deal said.


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The technology trends this year give us a picture of the future landscape of technology. With these current trends, forecasts and predictions of future technology appear right before our eyes.
“Height is might” in basketball as they say. If you have the height, you will excel. However, there have been a selected few who broke this philosophy and found success in the world’s greatest basketball league. Here we will look at five of the shortest players in NBA history.
The stage musical of "The Lion King" has generated the highest total box office of any production in any entertainment medium, with worldwide takings of more than $6.2 billion, a spokesman for Walt Disney Co said on Monday.
Football is one of the most popular sports in the world. Some elite names have made a living out of playing the game they love. Here are five players who made it to the top of the salary charts for the year 2014.
Being updated is what keep us to roam around the boundaries of the internet. And to stay updated, there are ways to find the hottest trending topics across the internet.
Otter Media, a joint venture between telecom giant AT&T Inc and The Chernin Group, has agreed to buy a majority stake in Fullscreen, one of the largest networks on YouTube, the companies announced on Monday.
Jonathan Mosen, who has been blind since birth, spent his evening snapping photos of packages in the mail, his son's school report and labels on bottles in the fridge. In seconds, he was listening to audio of the printed words the camera captured, courtesy of a new app on his Apple Inc iPhone.
Israel's finance and economy ministries on Monday approved a plan by Intel Corp to invest $6 billion in the upgrade of its chip manufacturing plant, in what would be the largest single investment by a foreign company in the country.
Sony Corp said PlayStation TV set-top box, which allows users to access movies and TV episodes from the PlayStation store, will hit stores in the United States and Canada on Oct. 14.
Apple iPhone has always been a sleek and sophisticated smartphone that everyone wants to have. With its elite features, it is no wonder that most people wanted so much to hear the latest innovation and product of Apple. This list aims to enumerate the top 8 feature of iPhone 6 and iPhone Plus.