Reuters said that Apple CEO Tim Cook and China Mobile chairman Xi Guohua recently met to talk about "matters of cooperation."
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Ageas to give back EUR200 million to company investors via share buyback
Ageas SA announced that the company will return EUR200 million to shareholders and investors. Ageas SA announced that they will return an additional EUR200 million euros or US$264 million to its investors through a buyback deal.
Private investments in the Philippines soar
Reports said that investments in the Philippines increased by almost 40% after six months. Asia's 'rising economic tiger' posted another increase in local and foreign investments as four major placement agencies approved businesses today.
Lower claims from investments boosts Direct Line
Direct Line Insurance Group gained profits after lower claims mitigated offset placements. The United Kingdom's largest insurance provider for homes and automobiles, Direct Line Insurance Group, said that weather events in the country prevented the lowering of investment returns.
Cyclospora from 2 cases to possible outbreak
Two confirmed cases of cyclospora in Louisiana were confirmed and now the disease could become an outbreak.
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Analysts said that China Mobile would play a huge part in China's explosive mobile growth which would allow investors to continuously gain profit.
H&M finally launched its online store after its 13-year stay in the country. H&M, a Swedish fashion retailer, finally launched its own e-commerce site August 1.
The managed assets of the largest publicly-traded hedge fund in the world shrunk by as much as USD 52 billion in the first half.
Thomson & Reuters data revealed 2013 to be a weak year so far for international mergers and acquisitions.
IAG's restructuring of Iberia started paying for itself as the company posted operating profits of EUR 245 million this quarter.
The boards of Kabel Deutschland formally endorsed Vodafone's EUR 7.7 billion bid to acquire Germany's largest cable operator.
The state government of Queensland announced that they are currently evaluating the proposal of billionaire Tony Fung for a AUD4.2 billion hotel and casino project.
Activision Blizzard Inc's CEO Bobby Kotick said that the video game publisher would conduct "business as usual."
BioShock Infinite will be coming to Mac App Store on August 29. Apple Macbook users have something to look forward to come August 29. On this date, the new BioShock Infinite will become available to Mac App Store and Steam.
