New York TimesGo Daddy in $2bn-plus buy-out talksFinancial TimesGo Daddy, the world's biggest registrar of internet domain names by volume, is close to agreeing to a buy-out valuing the US private company at $2bn-$2.5bn, according to people familia…

USA TodayDow slides for seventh week out of eightCNNMoneyNEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Stocks slid deep into the red Friday, as disappointing news from Oracle and Micron Technology weighed heavily on tech stocks, offsetting slightly positive economic reports …

Globe and MailFTC opens formal probe against GoogleFinancial TimesThe US government has opened a formal investigation into the influence over the internet that Google has amassed as a result of its dominance of the search business. The move marks Washi…

Nikkei hurt by weak machinery data, global econ worriesReutersTOKYO, June 13 (Reuters) – The Nikkei benchmark lost ground on Monday, hurt by a surprise fall in domestic machinery orders, further signs of a global economic slowdown and losses for Toyota…

Telegraph.co.ukIs Hong Kong's IPO window closing?MarketWatchHONG KONG (MarketWatch) — It is a nervous time for the queue of companies waiting to list in Hong Kong. The initial-public-offering window that has attracted companies from all corners o…

USA TodayIMF Mum on Details of Network CyberattackWall Street JournalThe International Monetary Fund wouldn't say Sunday if any confidential information had been compromised in a recent cyber attack that infiltrated its computer network, the latest…

RTT NewsJapan Machinery Orders Post Unexpected DropWall Street JournalTOKYO—Japanese core machinery orders posted an unexpected 3.3% drop from a month earlier in April on the back of a decline in demand from manufacturers, the Cabinet Office said Mon…

Euro Touches Month's Low as Debt Concerns Counter Rate Increase ProspectsBloombergThe euro traded 0.3 percent from a two-week low against the dollar after Luxembourg's Jean-Claude Juncker said a bailout for Greece must include “voluntary” i…

Allied World agrees to buy Transatlantic for $3.2blnReutersNEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) – Allied World Assurance Co Holdings agreed to buy Transatlantic Holdings Inc for $3.2billion in stock on Sunday. The transaction is structured as a merger of equals…

Allied World to buy Transatlantic for $3.2 blnReutersNEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) – Allied World Assurance Co Holdings agreed to buy Transatlantic Holdings for $3.2 billion in stock, creating a specialty insurer and reinsurer with broader reach and prod…