Ikea's overall sales rose 3.1% to EUR 1.27 billion for the financial year to August. The home decor and building materials company recorded an impressive 29% increase in online sales, which allowed Ikea to reach new demographics.
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New York bets USD225 million on green energy
The New York governor announced that the state is investing USD225 million in clean tech startups Soraa and Silevo to build two research and development facilities in Buffalo.
Bitcoin is the new asset class - Secondmarket
The creation of The Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT) by online marketplace SecondMarket was reportedly a precursor to more vehicles for investors intending to bet in Bitcoin at its popularity.
Odebrecht and Changi to buy Rio Airport for USD8.3 billion
The Galeao airport in Rio de Janeiro was sold to Odebrecht and its partner Changi Airports International for USD8.3 billion, a value almost four times the minimum bid.
Accounting firm regulator see deficiencies in Deloitte for the second time
Although accounting regulator the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) said Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited failed to correct its irregularities in its audit work seen in 2009, it lauded the accounting firm for making efforts to rectify irregularities found by the board during its review in 2010 and 2011.
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TPG Capital believes there are still many opportunities can still be found in the cost-saving goal of the country's current health-care reform, as stated by a principal at the megafirm.
Observers said the delay in Sprout Farmers Market Inc's stock offering is a rare occurrence, but the said plan is expected to push through next week.
Buyers of new homes in CastleRock Communities would be having the choice of equipping their homes with solar power with the agreement signed by the homebuilder and solar power provider SolarCity.
Norway's Aker Solutions ASA on Friday announced that it will divest its well intervention business to Swedish private equity firm EQT Partners. The transaction is worth USD654.31 million, including debt.
Kareem Serageldin, a former banker of Credit Suisse, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in the scheme that inflated the prices of subprime mortgage bonds artificially at a time when housing and credit conditions were taking a turn for the worse.
California-based Green Dot Corp. intends to buy GE Capital's Wal-Mart branded prepaid debit cards. The deal will bring in over USD276 million in total deposits to Green Dot's bank in Utah.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is confident that the Model S vehicle would soon be cleared and deemed safe by federal investigators. He isn't expecting a recall and said Tesla engineers are not currently working on any fixes for the vehicles and has instead amended its warranty to cover fire loss in crashes.
AT&T, Verizon Communications, and even tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo had been pushing for the US government to allow them to publish surveillance orders to appease shareholders in light of the revelations by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Chinese real estate developer Sichuan Xinglida Group Enterprises Co bought the Torrance Marriott hotel in South Bay, California for USD74 million, according real estate broker John Strauss.
