News Corp received a five-year revolving line of credit amounting to USD 650 million.
Investment banks
A Wall Street Journal report cited sources who said Morgan Stanley plans to seek approval from the US Federal Reserve regarding its plans to widen its share repurchase program.
After accepting Yue Xiu Group's takeover bid, shares of Chong Hing Bank dropped the most in five weeks.
The US Justice Department scored a major win when a New York federal jury found the Countrywide unit of Bank of America guilty for mortgage fraud.
A source told Reuters that JPMorgan Chase & Co was nearing a settlement deal with institutional investors that included BlackRock, Pacific Investment Management and Neuberger Berman.
Sources told Reuters that the end to the probe of JPMorgan's criminal liability about the mortgage bonds it issued in the financial crisis could be far from over.
JPMorgan to pay FHFA USD5.1 billion as settlement for loans and mortgage backed securities issues.
The consortium running the Cameron LNG Project has lined up loan financing for the capitalization needed for the project.
TD Commercial Banking provided USD 1 million in financing to Pliteq Inc.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc and Giants Stadium LLC could not agree on the settlement amount of two interest-rate swap contracts the latter had cancelled.
Saudi Arabia borrowers hired HSBC to manage their debt and equity capital market deals.
HSBC Holdings plc failed to obtain regulatory approval from the State Bank of Pakistan to sell its banking business in Pakistan.
Grupo BTG Pactual was reportedly working up a bid to purchase the commodities unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
A report from the Daily Telegraph said the UK government would be deciding on the future of Royal Bank of Scotland by next month.
A UK court had started to hearing evidence about the alleged London Interbank Offered Rate or Libor manipulation brought against Barclays and Deutsche Bank.