Verizon and Vodafone discussing future of Verizon Wireless. Verizon Communications Inc, which is now deep in a battle for control with Vodafone Group Plc, has proposed to dissolve their relationship through the wireless joint venture.

Nasdaq and SharesPost to create new market for privately held securities. A new marketplace for shares trading of unlisted companies would be rolled out as a joint venture between Nasdaq and SharesPost Inc.

ISS and Glass Lane calling for heads to roll in Autonomy takeover loss. Two proxy advisers have called out to fellow Hewlett Packard shareholders to move for the ouster of several board directors.

Southeastern Asset Management has formally filed notice for Dell to open its books for review. (Photo : Reuters) The image is Michael Dell making a presentation to shareholders.

Shareholders of Roche have agreed on a company pay plan after Swiss citizens voted on the imposition of a ban on big pays for managers in the country.

Government competition bureau approves sale of Astral to BCE. Approval has been issued by the Competition Bureau of Canada for the purchase of BCE Inc of Astral Media Inc.

Facebook to answer lawsuit over IPO misinformation. Facebook, still reeling from the fiascos of its IPO, is now facing another shareholder lawsuit. The world's biggest social networking company's executives, namely founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, its board and other officers for the damage sustained.

Corvex and Related lose court fight to restrain stock offer by Commonwealth REIT. Despite the objections by investors in CommonWealth REIT, the sale of thirty million shares valued at US$19 per share would proceed as planned.

China Fishery Group offered to purchase Copeinca, thus moving the Peruvian firm to seek proper financial advice.

MetroPCS faces pressure from P. Schoenfeld Asset Management, which owns about 2% of its shares, to update the merger documents with the Deustche Telekom AG's unit T-Mobile USA to reflect T-Mobile's earnings.