After accumulating nearly 6% of total shares in Talisman Energy, Carl Icahn has prepared to provide direction as to sales of assets of the Canadian energy firm.
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On Semi to cut jobs at Sanyo unit
On Semiconductor Corp said it would cut 870 jobs at its Sanyo Semiconductor unit as the company seeks to reduce its spending costs, said a Reuters report.
Mexico pushes for US to raise debt ceiling
On Tuesday, Finance Minister Luis Videgaray said that Mexico had urged the United States to reach an agreement to raise the nation's debt limits to avoid a possible default that could ruin the international reputation of the country.
Asian shares under pressure as US debt increases worries
Asian share prices fell as the US government shutdown would reach a deadline that would probably cause a first ever US debt default if left unresolved, said a Reuters report.
Obama nominates Yellen to become Fed Chair
US President Barack Obama would nominate the Vice Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve to replace outgoing chairman Ben Bernanke whose term ends in January next year.
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JP Morgan Chase & Co, the biggest bank in the US, would cut lending to some businesses as risks confronted the bank's reputation, said a report from the Wall Street Journal.
KFC parent company Yum Brands Inc said that the delay in sales recovery in China would take longer than expected, said Reuters.
Mark Cuban's insider trading trial saw emails he sent to then UBS SVP Charles McKinney support earlier testimony made by the Dallas Mavericks owner.
As reported by Dow Jones, Celesio shares increase after McKesson interest in buyout becomes public. After a report that the McKesson Corp was in discussions with Celesio AG majority shareholder Franz Haniel & Cie GmbH as to a possible buyout, share values of the German drug wholesaler rose to their highest in seventeen years.
Tele2 Russia and Rostelecom set to merge after an agreement was formalized to create the fourth largest mobile operator in Russia.
Lululemon Athletica, a yogawear manufacturer, had been looking into expansion as it sees the overseas market to have a promising growth, said a Reuters report.
Francisco Partners, a private equity firm focused on technology, announced today a strategic investment in NexTech that would be subject to customary closing conditions.
Tata Power buys a wind farm while DLF Ltd divests one in differing transactions in Indian wind power generation business.
Should Vodafone buy out its minority shareholders in its Indian subsidiary, it would be the first foreign telecommunications firm to do so after the new rules were implemented.
