Bitcoin has fueled a rise in cyberattacks where computers and data are held hostage until the owner pays the ransom in the digital currency, according to a report.

Los Angeles has filed a case against Bank of America for discriminatory mortgage lending among the minority communities in the city, Reuters reported citing a court filing.

American book chain Barnes & Noble made public an on-going US Securities and Exchange Commission investigation on its accounting practices. Barnes & Noble recently restated its earnings for fiscal year 2011 and 2012.

An article by the International Business Times provided an insight on the growing trend of conscious investing among private equity firms, which based their investment decisions on environmental, social and corporate governance (or ESG) factors.

Thirteen defendants said they were guilty of the cyber attack against PayPal three years ago. They were members of a hacker group known as Anonymous.

According to an article by published on Forbes, even senior private equity leaders confirm the need of women in leader roles in order to gain advantage in dealmaking.

California dealership Lamborghini Newport Beach marketing director Cedric Davy clarified that its sale of a Tesla Motors Inc. Model S electric car via Bitcoin did not mean the company is in the business of speculation.

A report cited an example on how private equity had benefited greatly from US Federal Reserve's quantitative easing policy instead of the monetary policy's true beneficiaries - US companies and the American people.

The late Nelson Mandela's economic legacy in South Africa will be challenged as the country has yet to reduce its high unemployment rate and inequality in races.

A column written by money manager and former professional market strategist Barry Ritholtz challenges the definition of bubble and the misconceptions of its use in specific stocks that had experienced sharp surges in the financial markets.