Alibaba reveals US flotation plan
Craig TaylorChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announces plans for a flotation in the US, saying the move will make it “a more global company”. BBC News – US & Canada
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US accuses 16 banks of Libor fraud
A US regulator sues 16 banks – including some of the world’s largest – for allegedly manipulating the London interbank offered rate (Libor). BBC News – US & Canada
Eighth victim at New York blast site
Rescuers find the body of an eighth victim following a gas leak and explosion that demolished two buildings in Harlem, New York City. BBC News – US & Canada
Three killed in NY buildings blast
Three people are killed and nine are still missing as a gas leak sparks an explosion which razes two buildings in New York City. BBC News – US & Canada
CIA ‘searched US Senate computers’
The head of the US Senate intelligence committee accuses the CIA of improperly accessing computers used by congressional staff amid an investigation. BBC News – US & Canada
Henry Ford’s last grandson dies
The last surviving grandson of Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, William Clay Ford Snr, dies at the age of 88. BBC News – US & Canada