Kenko.com Inc unit files suit against proposed ban on online drug sales

Rakuten Inc sought court action to stop the passage of the bill to prohibit the over the counter sales of certain drugs over the Internet.


Carlyle Group announces the closure of a collateralized loan obligation worth USD517 million

The Carlyle Group announced the closure of the latest collateralized loan obligation, which is the company's way of investing into the market through global market strategies and solutions, real assets and corporate private equity.

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Cisco is expected to report higher quarterly profit for its fiscal first quarter of 2014. The report may uncover any evidence of sales pressure from the U.S. federal government shutdown and weakness in China.

NorthEdge Capital invests in Fine Industries

NorthEdge Capital invests GBP25.5 million in chemicals manufacturer Fine Industries Ltd of the Teeside, UK area to boost the company's presence and production for its future.


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Contingent Network Services, a global technology services company, today announced the acquisition of Tampa-based IVANS Network Services, a non-healthcare business unit of Minneapolis-based ABILITY Network Inc.
ProsiebenSat.1 shareholders KKR and Permira are selling a stake worth up to 1.12 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in the German free-to-air broadcaster, the offer document, which was seen by Reuters on Tuesday, shows.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Tuesday. Top Russian oil firm Rosneft said it would sell about $6 billion worth of refined products to BP, establishing the British major among its biggest buyers after years without any such deal.
Solicore announced the first closure of its preferred shares A1 financing round with the participation of both new and existing investors to raise USD4 million in funding.
Oil and gas producer Harvest Natural Resources Inc said near-term liquidity constraints could hurt its ability to negotiate best possible terms to sell itself or its assets, sending its shares down as much as 32 percent.
General Sales and Leasing, Inc (GSL) and Xenetic Biosciences plc announced that they have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended proposal for the Acquisition
Activist investor Dan Loeb, founder of hedge fund Third Point LLC, said Tuesday that his investment firm owns shares of FedEx Corp and remains bullish on Japan.
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, representing 16,000 flight attendants at American Airlines, cheered the announcement today that the Justice Department has accepted a settlement in its antitrust suit against American Airlines and US Airways.
Project A's Managing Director joins the board of Tictail for strategic and operational cooperation, whose membership includes experts in the social media and ecommerce platform.
U.S. AIRWAYS-NEW AMERICAN AIRLINES AGREED TO MAINTAIN ITS HUBS IN CHARLOTTE, NY, LA, MIAMI, CHICAGO, PHILADELPHIA, AND PHOENIX FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS