A letter given by NSA Inspector General George Ellard to Senator Charles E. Grassley confirmed that some NSA employees used the agency's signals intelligence powers to spy on their romantic interests.
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Rockwood may be a possible takeover target - analysts
Analysts said Rockwood Holdings Inc had poised itself to be an attractive takeover target as it had sold USD4 billion of its businesses this year.
Lowered interest rates provide better business to Indian banks
The Fed Reserve's turnaround on tapering had opened better loan prospects for banks in India. IndusInd Bank is India's fourth largest private sector lender.
Panasonic Corp exits healthcare business courtesy of KKR
In a joint statement, Panasonic Healthcare Co would be sold to KKR & Co for JPY165 billion. According to a joint statement, a wholly owned subsidiary of KKR & Co would be buying the healthcare business of Panasonic Corp in a deal worth JPY165 billion.
JC Penney intends to raise cash in 84 million share sale
In a seemingly peculiar move, JC Penney Co announced yesterday that it would be selling 84 million of its shares to generate cash after saying that the company was liquid enough by the end of its fiscal year.
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In a bid to maximize benefit from high consumer demand, SABIC issues a five year dollar denominated bond projected to be worth USD1 billion.
The partnership structure proposal of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd got support from its shareholder Yahoo Inc.
Foreign ministers of the BRICS nations expressed concerns about cyber snooping reports on individuals, businesses and country leaders.
Hong Kong's adherence to its rules may force the IPO of Alibaba to be done elsewhere. The largest shareholders of the Alibaba Group have backed the partnership structure proposed by the company that was the central issue of a debate as to the permission to list its shares in the bourse.
On Friday, the board of directors of Singapore-based and London-listed Archipelago Resources agreed to the privatization proposal of its major investor PT Rajawali Corporation valued at GBP338 million or USD541 million.
The British government said on Friday that the initial public offering of the nation's Royal Mail postal service would value the company at GBP3.3 billion or USD5.3 billion.
Danish wind turbine producer Vestas Wind Systems announced that it would be forming a new joint venture with Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
A Reuters report said that Japanese-based firm Toray Industries Inc would be purchasing US-based company Zoltek Companies Inc for USD584 million.
Avianca Holdings SA Chairman German Efremovich had offered shares of his company to back up loans made for the airline's expansion.
