Singapore budget carrier Tiger Airways, 49 percent owned by Singapore Airlines, has tapped three banks for an initial public offering expected in January, sources said on Thursday.
Japan's Sony Corp said it is enjoying robust demand for its PlayStation 3 game console and other electronic products so far in this holiday shopping season in the key U.S. market.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc, facing criticism over its outsized profits and bonuses, will invest $61 million in the preservation of rental homes for low-income New Yorkers, the bank said on Wednesday.
Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc (TOL.N) posted a wider fourth-quarter loss, but said it was seeing some signs of recovery from a declining cancellation rate and improved pace of contract signings.
Belgian drugmaker Movetis priced its initial public offering at 12.25 euros on Thursday -- just below the middle an indicated range of 11.25-14.25 euros, in a signal of the resurgence of the European IPO market.
MTS, Russia's largest mobile phone operator, plans to buy the local, privately-owned telecoms network operator Eurotel to boost expansion of its Internet broadband business and reduce leasing costs.
The closure of four ailing Venezuelan banks, and threats by President Hugo Chavez to nationalize more, have unsettled the South American nation's financial sector and made investors jittery.
Comcast Corp struck a deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co, creating a media superpower that would control not just how TV shows and movies are made, but how they are delivered to the home.
National Beef Inc, a holding company that intends to buy a minority stake in the fourth largest U.S. beef company, said it will have an initial public offering of 17.25 million shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Wednesday.
The Delaware Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of appeals in a case over ownership rights at The Chicago Board Options Exchange, removing an obstacle to the CBOE's plan to turn itself into a for-profit shareholder company, the exchange said on Wednesday.
Footwear retailer Collective Brands Inc posted a third-quarter profit that beat market expectations, driven by a successful back-to-school season and strong boot sales, sending its shares up 8 percent in extended trade.
Australian fertiliser firm and takeover target Nufarm Ltd expects its first-half earnings to be lower than the previous corresponding period, the company told its shareholders meeting on Thursday.
Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc said it was yet to receive a notice from Diedrich Coffee Inc, terming Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc's latest offer as being superior to its bid.
General Motors Co's management team was surprised and saddened by the sudden departure of Chief Executive Fritz Henderson this week, GM's Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said on Wednesday.
Barclays Capital has appointed Tim Broadbent to lead its U.S. Leveraged Loan Syndicate team, according to an internal memo, filling a gap left when Bill Hughes departed to join Citigroup.
Footwear retailer Collective Brands Inc posted a third-quarter profit that beat market expectations, driven by strong operating margins and a successful back-to-school season, sending its shares up 7 percent in extended trade.
Mitsubishi Motors Corp and Peugeot-Citroen are in talks for a capital tie-up that would give Europe's second biggest carmaker a 30 percent to 50 percent stake in the Japanese automaker, the Nikkei business daily said.
More than one-fourth of U.S. households do not use traditional banking services, according to a study released by federal bank regulators on Wednesday.
The meltdown of the U.S. housing market is not over yet, and home prices will soon start trekking downward again as a flood of foreclosures looms, a well-known economist said on Wednesday.
French retail and luxury goods group PPR raised 806 million euros ($1.22 billion) from the oversubscribed listing of its Africa-focused CFAO unit, France's biggest public share offering in two years.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange could launch an initial public offering by May following a recent settlement of a protracted legal dispute, according to the Wall Street Journal.
A top Democratic lawmaker predicted on Wednesday that the government will be involved in shaping the future for struggling U.S. media organizations.
AutoNation Inc CEO Mike Jackson said he was surprised and concerned about the dismissal of Fritz Henderson as General Motors Co chief executive
General Motors Co's chief executive Fritz Henderson abruptly resigned on Tuesday, after the company's board decided the automaker needed to push its restructuring faster under new leadership.
General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre has been named the interim Chief Executive Officer of General Motors today, just after Fritz Henderson resigned from the company today.
General Motors Co's chief executive, Fritz Henderson, abruptly resigned on Tuesday, after the company's board decided it wanted to chart a new course for the restructuring automaker.
Women's apparel retailer Charming Shoppes Inc posted a narrower third-quarter loss as fewer discounts resulted in improved gross margins, and said it entered the fourth quarter with much less carry-over inventory.
Siemens AG has hired UBS to help sell its hearing-aid unit, with initial teaser documents on the business likely to reach bidders before Christmas, sources familiar with the matter said.
Belgian electronics group Option NV forecast a 44 percent drop in full-year revenue, worse than analysts had predicted, sending its shares down more than 8 percent to a three-week low in early trades.
Convenience store operator Pantry Inc's fourth-quarter earnings handily beat Wall Street estimates aided by a 28 percent fall in operating expenses, sending shares up 7 percent.
