CORRECTED: Snowden-used Lavabit, Silent Circle email services shut down after US gov't order

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The sovereign wealth fund of Norway said it increased its share of equity holdings from 62.4% to 63.4%.
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Sojitz Corp said it will be investing JPY 35 billion to build four solar power plants in Japan. Japan-based general trading company Sojitz Corp said it will be initiating its first few solar power projects in the country.
Apple would be given the upper hand if the International Trade Commission decided to favor the US tech titan.
NQ Mobile Inc of China aimed to hire US tech talents through a corporate structure that includes two CEOs in two separate headquarters.