Apollo Tyres and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co had been on a disagreement over a proposed decrease in price offered by Apollo to take over the US firm, reported Reuters.

China Resources, a state backed conglomerate, had been studying its options including a possible sale for its Hong Kong meat distribution unit, said a report from Bloomberg News.

Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Ltd. had agreed on a takeover deal from Saputo Inc. to be paid in an all cash transaction, reported Reuters.

The shares of Talisman Energy Inc had moved forward following the announcement of Carl Icahn's acquisition of around 61 million shares in the company, said a Reuters report.

On Monday, Spain’s Santander said that it had agreed to buy a 51% stake in the largest consumer finance business from El Corte Ingles.

BlackBerry shares rose last Monday after reports of potential strategic buyers taking interest in the struggling smartphone maker, said a Reuters report.

Twitter Inc got a "buy" rating from a brokerage company even before the social media platform went public, said a Reuters report.

Vitol SA obtains favorable LIbOR for its one year and three year credit lines. The world's largest independent oil trader, Vitol SA, would be raising USD7 billion worth of loans at the same rate pegged for its nearest competitor, Glencore Xstrata Plc.

DukeNet serves as the gateway to the Southeast United States, thus an acquisition of this magnitude was an easy choice to make.

The dismissal, which is a win for telephone companies, upheld the FCC mandated rules on fees charging and infrastructure use.