The dispute has cost it up to 20 million euros ($25.70 million) a day and has come under political pressure within France to make concessions.
Bill Gross, the co-founder and chief investment officer of Pimco, and other executives have been interviewed by the SEC as part of the probe.
IKEA's sales boomed in part because it kept costs down by cleverly convincing customers to piece their purchases together themselves.
Ma reaped more than $800 million selling shares in the company he set up 15 years ago as Alibaba listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
The musical, which has been running on Broadway since 1997 and has been playing around the world, has exceeded the takings of the animated film of the same name, which are almost $1 billion.
A debate over the sustainability of record production and burgeoning orders for jetliners dominated an aviation gathering in Istanbul, where a minority of participants expressed fears of a glut while most remained confident about air transport growth.<br />
The deal is the biggest takeover in the German pharmaceutical company's history.
The whistleblower program was mandated by the Wall Street overhaul law enacted in 2010 in response to the financial crisis.
The equipment fuels human rights abuses by law enforcement authorities in African and Southeast Asian states, rights group Amnesty International said.
Apple Inc said it sold a record 10 million iPhones in the first weekend after its new, larger phone models went on sale in 10 countries on Friday.<br />
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and some of its shareholders have sold an additional 48 million shares to make the company's IPO the biggest in the world.
The move is expected to significantly boost Siemen's oil and gas business in North America.
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Thursday's winning bid for the land sent shares in Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors and Hyundai Mobis plunging, wiping out $8 billion in shareholder value.
The G20's goal has seemed ever more distant as members from China to Japan, Germany and Russia have all stumbled in recent months.
The sharp demand for shares sent the market value of the e-commerce giant soaring well beyond that of Amazon, eBay and even Facebook.
Most experts believe Alibaba's US invasion is a forgone conclusion.
The billionaire tech pioneer, who has built Oracle into one of the world's largest data-software businesses, will now serve as the company's executive chairman and chief technology officer.
Thursday's cuts were spread over different countries and teams, a Microsoft spokesman said.
South Asia is expected to add1,750 new aircraft worth USD 230 billion and recruit 33,000 pilots and 30,000 technicians during the next 20 years, says a projection by Boeing.
Apple CEO Tim Cook provided details of how the company handles users' personal information and reassured customers about Apple's commitment toward their privacy, in a letter published on its website.
The $4.2 billion, five-year contract allows Boeing to sell rides to tourists, Boeing Commercial Crew Program Manager John Mulholland said.
A dearth of major new diamond finds means that production might not keep up with ever-increasing demand from the United States, China and India, De Beers claimed.<br />
The IPO, which could value Jimmy Choo at more than 700 million pounds ($1.14 billion), will be the first in the luxury sector since Moncler's successful flotation in Milan last year
The Fed also released a new blueprint for how it plans to exit the extraordinary monetary stimulus
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday could offer fresh clues on when it plans to begin lifting interest rates and how quickly it will move, as it prepares for a momentous policy turn after years of aggressive monetary stimulus.
Most reviewers say that the iPhone 6 is the best smartphone available or "ever made", while the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus has been described as a "phablet" that will give competition to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy S line of 'big' Android phones.
"Leaving the Hunger Map is a historic milestone for Brazil. We are very proud because overcoming hunger was a priority for the Brazilian state," Social Development Minister Tereza Campello said in a statement.
Over the last two decades, India's urban population has increased from 217 million to 377 million and this is expected to reach 600 million, or 40 per cent of the population by 2031.