Beijing Aims Big Booster Shot at Teetering Stock Market 

China's central bank will indirectly help investors borrow to buy shares in an effort to rescue the country's stock market.

 
Philip Morris Seeks $1 Billion From Indonesia Stake Sale 

Philip Morris International plans to sell over $1 billion worth of shares in its Indonesian operation.

 
Manulife Unit Delays Singapore Listing 

Manulife US Real Estate Management has delayed its $465 million plan for an initial public offering in Singapore due to volatile global market conditions.

 
Rolls-Royce Suspends Share Buybacks 

Rolls-Royce is suspending its share-buyback program after sluggish demand for its less powerful aircraft turbines and marine engines have weighed unexpectedly heavily on profit so far this year.

 
Far EasTone, Morgan Stanley Group Near $2.3 Billion Taiwan Cable-TV Deal 

The $2.3 billion deal, to buy Taiwan's largest cable-television operator, would be a step in consolidating Taiwan's telecommunications industry.

 
Regulators Probe Marketing of Hot Private Tech Shares 

Securities regulators have launched a broad investigation into whether hedge funds and other investors are improperly selling hot private technology stocks amid a boom in the trading of such shares.

 
Blackstone Group Hires New China Chairman 

Private-equity firm Blackstone Group said it has hired Zhang Liping, a senior Credit Suisse Group banker, to head its operations in China.

 
Silvercup Studios Buys Bronx Site 

The film-production company, which has two studios in the city, plans a third facility in Port Morris.