The world's largest genealogy website, Ancestry.com, has entered a merger agreement valued at $1.6 billion in a deal led by the European private equity firm Permira funds, and co-investors, the company announced Monday in a press release posted on its website.
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Who Won Third Presidential Debate? Obama Scores Clear Two-to-One Victory over Romney
A CBS News poll taken immediately following the debate showed that 53 percent of the more than 500 voters polled online said Mr. Obama won, 23 percent said Romney won, and 24 percent felt the debate was a tie.
What is Celiac Disease? Blue Bloods' Jennifer Esposito Tweets about CBS Treatment Relating to her Celiac Disease
CBS put Blue Bloods' Jennifer Esposito's character on a leave of absence, after the actress informed management that would only be able to work on "a very limited part-time schedule" due to Celiac disease.
U.S. Private Equity Investor FLAG Capital to Expand Asian Footprint with Squadron Capital Acquisition
The U.S. private equity investor FLAG Capital Management announced today that it will acquire Hong Kong-based Squadron Capital, which manages $1.5 million in assets, PRNewswire reported. Its acquisition of the private equity firm will give FLAG a presence in Asia, increasing its total assets under management to $6 billion.
Native American Activist Russell Means Dies at 72, Known for Stand-off with Government at Wounded Knee
Lakota Sioux activist Russell Charles Means died Monday of esophageal cancer at his ranch on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, according to a statement released by his family. He was 72.
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Those-in-the-know are now saying that the eagerly anticipated iPad "Mini" will be released on Nov. 2.
An admission that he had an affair with a patient back in 2000 and encouraged her to have an abortion may have dealt a deathblow to the campaign of Tennessee Tea Party Republican Congressman Scott DesJarlais.
The nationwide meningitis outbreak linked to a contaminated injectible steroid made by the New England Compounding Center has stalled the sale of an Illinois drug compounding company, the private equity backed Pharmedium Healthcare Corp., Dow Jones’ LBO Wire reported last week.
Rapid penetration of the mobile market is playing an increasingly critical role in an e-commerce company’s success, as more consumers shift to online shopping and to shopping using their mobile devices.
In an effort to make the retail giant feel their pain, Walmart workers have threatened to strike on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, if their demands for better working conditions, wages and benefits are not met.
An Indian lawmaker has filed a complaint with the government claiming that Walmart illegally invested in a local supermarket chain in violation of rules restricting direct foreign investment in the retail industry. Regulators have begun an informal inquiry into the matter, according to an article in Friday's New York Times.
A 52-foot talking cowboy statute that for 60 years has welcomed visitors to the fair, with a hearty "Howdy Folks" went up in flames today, as reported by The Dallas Morning News.
Two days after the evangelical magazine World accused conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza of having an affair, he resigned from his position as president of The King's College, though he denies the affair.
Consumers' growing love of mobile devices has created growing difficulties for technology companies as they seek to reach their audiences through advertising on smartphones and tablets.
