Microsoft allows Xbox music service to iOS and Android devices. In its latest move, Microsoft is allowing its Xbox Music service available to its Android and iOS devices in order to better compete with iTunes services from Apple, as well as Spotify Ltd and Pandora Media Inc.
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Icahn gives up, relents to founder,Silver Lake buyout of Dell
In a letter to shareholders on Monday, septuagenarian billionaire Carl Icahn said he would be giving up the fight against Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners's buyout of Dell Inc.
Spain's interest rates hurting small businesses
The higher interest rates imposed on small businesses hurt the Spanish recovery program. Despite the expansion of Spanish manufacturing and services sectors of the country, which is the first time in the past two years, the lack of available funds for lending clearly hindered the growth of the country.
CrowdStrike closes Series B with USD 30 million
CrowdStrike scored USD 30 million in its Series B round. CrowdStrike announced the closing of its Series B round with USD 30 million. The financing was led by Accel Partners.
Carlyle Group to purchase Red Oak power plant, buys five others
The Carlyle Group said it would buy the Red Oak power plant in New Jersey and announced the completion of the acquisition of five other facilities in California.
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GM George Steel found supporters in New York's Opera board for his demand for USD7 million for the year.
Tyres on the Drive scored GBP 1.5 million in a round led by MMC Ventures. Tyres on the Drive (TOTD) announced that it received an additional GBP 1. 5 million in a funding round.
Standard and Poor's analysts have criticized the practice of Scandinavian banks. The biggest banks of Scandinavia have failed to curb risks of financial innovation and would avoid downgrades unless national regulators requiring stricter measures, according ratings agency to Standard & Poor's.
The law firms provided able legal support to the American Tower and MIP Tower Holdings. The largest operator of cellular towers in the United States, American Tower Corp, had entered into an agreement to purchase the parent firm of its rival Global Tower Partners.
The China Business News reported five officials of PetroChina were detained, a report that was denied by the oil company as 'inaccurate.'
Apollo Global Management would be buying Evo Banco for USD 79 million. Apollo Global Management agreed to acquire Evo Banco for EUR 60 million or USD 79 million.
Krehbiel family-founded Molex had agreed to be bought out by Koch Industries for USD7.2 billion. On Monday, Koch Industries had agreed to acquire Molex for USD7.
Although "Big Bang Theory" has yet to reveal its guest stars for its seventh season, CBS's comedy sitcom would be expecting to get a call from stars like William Shatner of "Star Trek" fame and even "Batman" TV series actor Adam West.
LeapFrog Investments gathered USD 204 million in capital commitments for Fund II. LeapFrog Investments collected USD 204 million for its second fund in just eight months.
