COMPANIES

Sequoia Capital, one of Silicon Valley's best-known venture capital firms, is one of the investors in the online mobile-recharge provider.

Cantor, considered a link between Wall Street and the GOP, had raised nearly $1.4 million since 2012 from several financial firms.

Fast-food workers have launched a series of protests over the last nearly two years to bring awareness to their demands.

Alibaba's roadshow may get under way Sept. 8, as the company gets ready for what might be the biggest IPO in U.S. history.

Apple is reportedly working on deals to sign up credit-card companies such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express as partners.

India's Micromax has upstaged Apple to sell more tablets in Q2, taking second spot in overall market share in the country, behind Samsung.

Even as tablet demand levels out in mature markets, new operating systems are expected to keep demand for PCs going in these markets.

Monday's deal, which caught investors by surprise, sent shares in both companies surging.

Amazon, having recently announced plans to invest $2 billion to expand in India, finds itself in a tax dispute with a local government.

The SAIC questioned Microsoft Vice President David Chen and gave the company a deadline to make an explanation.

The six-passenger plane crashed about 100 yards from the runway creating a small cloud of smoke over the crash site.

Wipro Gulf Llc, which was established in 2011, will double its staff in Muscat, Oman, as demand rises for its services in the region.

India's Reliance Industries and Microsoft will reportedly join hands to boost the country's startup ecosystem with seed money and advice.

Stores and websites are offering special promo codes for online shoppers over Labor Day weekend.

The measure would require Californian employers to provide at least three days of annual paid sick leave to workers.

Novartis plans to file an application for marketing authorization of LCZ696 with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this year.

A sinkhole that swallowed eight Corvettes at a sports-car museum in Kentucky will be filled in, reps said Saturday.

"The most likely date for the listing in the U.S. is October 13," Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne said Saturday.

Labor Day 2014 will see the highest number of Americans on the road since 2008.

Chrysler surpasses Honda this month. Labor Day weekend should pump sales for August to 1.5 million vehicles.

Several big franchise movies underperformed in North America and, among those films that did well, none broke the crucial $300 million barrier.

Ebola research has been funded far more by the government than by drug companies.

"It means we can preserve our independence," says Vice CEO Shane Smith.

Chinese car enthusiasts got their first glimpse of a Rolls Royce with features that give a nod to the local culture.

The average price at the pump is $3.45 per gallon, but prices vary widely by region.

Questions about missing oil funds run rampant in Nigeria, but the group tasked with policing the industry is struggling to do its job.

Tesla has partnered with China’s second-largest mobile phone company to build charging stations for electric cars in 120 cities.

Continued cautious household spending could hold back economic growth this fall.

Some airlines ban the new device that protects knees from reclining seats, but there's no FAA prohibition against it.