Joy Covey, Amazon's former CFO, has passed away. The former Chief Financial Officer of Amazon was killed while riding her bicycle on Wednesday afternoon.
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Starboard Value supports Shanghui offer for Smithfield
Due to the lack of competitive offers, Starboard Value throws its support behind Shanghui's bid for the takeover of Smithfield.
Two hospitals have been transferred to Reliant Hospital Partners LLC
Senior Housing Properties Trust sells off its two hospitals to Reliant Hospital Partners LLC. Real estate investment trust Senior Housing Properties Trust said last Friday that had finalized an agreeent to sell to third parties the New England Rehabilitation Hospital and Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital.
Branding Brand raises USD9.5 million in funding
Branding Brand was chosen by investors to develop a mobile commerce platform for retailers. The largest mobile commerce platform to major retailers, Branding Brand, announced that it secured USD9.
Warren Buffett said current debt standoff is disturbing
Warren Buffett, the billionaire head of Berkshire Hathaway, said that a possible standoff on the debt ceiling would be costly.
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Venture capitalists mourned the death of colleague Joy Covey, first CFO of Amazon. Venture capitalists remember Joy Covey as woman who steered Amazon through its toddler years.
Synthetic antibodies maker Indi Molecular closed its seed round with USD 1.5 million. Indi Molecular announced the close of its seed funding with USD 1.
Cybersecurity software developer FireEye Inc raised USD 304 million for its IPO. Cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc was able to raise USD 304 million for its initial public offering.
Ballmer made an impassioned plea to investors of Microsoft stock as well as took stock of his work as CEO of Microsoft.
Global equity funds recorded the highest inflows the week before the US Federal Reserve announced its monetary policy.
JinkoSolar Holdings said it would be selling 3.8 million ADS. In an announcement, JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd said that its follow-on public offer of 3,800,000 American depositary shares or ADS.
The Canadian federal government together with two of the largest provinces are working towards a common securities regulator.
In a tell-all report, the Business Insider unravelled the sex scandals and the political intrigue that happen in the halls of Googleplex.
Twitter Inc. had been in talks to add more banks to its upcoming IPO, said sources. Twitter Inc. had been in discussion to add banks to its underwriting syndicate.
