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Obama to host China's president on September 25

President Barack Obama is hosting his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, for an official state visit next week. A state dinner will be held at the White House on September 25 to welcome Xi, who will be accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, a Chinese folk singing superstar.


Vista Equity Partners to buy Solera Holdings Inc. for $6.5 B

Vista Equity Partner is nearing to close a deal to buy a Texas-based company, Solera Holdings for $55.85 per share in cash. The total valuation of the deal including Solera's net debt is said to be worth $6.5 billion. The purchase price represents a 13 percent premium to the company's stock value.

$40 Oil Price and its Impact on U.S Economy

Commodities such as oil is slowly declining following the Black Monday selling pressure on 24th August raising concern among investors regarding current world economics. China stock took a plunge and Dow Jones Industrial average hit its lowest value for 2015 on that day.

Malware for jailbroken iOS devices steal Apple IDs from 225,000 people

Another data theft involving Apple was reported over the weekend where some 225,000 Apple account login data were stolen. The attacks originated from a malware of a family known as KeyRaider. It was distributed widely through an alternative App Store website known as Cydia in China.


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Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Canada has partnered with AstraZeneca for the selling rights of psoriasis drug brodalumab. Amgen Inc. ended its partnership with AstraZeneca due to its worries over the drug's side effects.
Uber Technologies China is drawing near their $1 billion goal of raising funds to help support their fight against wealthier Chinese rival Didi Kuaidi Joint Co.
Starkist Tuna settled a class action lawsuit for under filling its five-ounce tuna by few tenths of an ounce, and is now required to pay back consumers with cash or tuna.
Uber recently announced that it has allocated $1 billion to expand its operations in China. Like that is not big enough, the company will also be setting aside another $1 billion to strengthen its business in India.
Japan's economy has been facing tough times when its economy began to contract by 0.4% in the year's second quarter. It was an official data shown on Monday emphasizing how the prime minister's 'Abenomics' growth program doesn't work.
Members of the Baby Boomer generation may have too much of their retirement savings being invested heavily in stocks.
KKR is about to lose its cash investment in Samson Resources worth $4.1 billion from its $7.2 billion buyout four years ago. The unexpected and prolonged downward move of oil and gas pushed Samson to file for Chapter 11.
Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt is the preferred by a majority of Americans to be featured in the $10 bill, expected to be circulating in the year 2020, according to a recent survey done by The Marist Poll.
Based on the July jobs data, the United States may be headed for an interest rate hike, a sign the economy is in good health.
Abercrombie & Fitch confirmed it would end on-call scheduling to its employees on September in response to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's letter regarding the 'illegal' irregular work shift.
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