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The highly anticipated DLC - Dawnguard - for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is finally here, much to the joy of the frenetic fan community.

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) will seek €3.4bn in bonds backed by the government and possibly another one billion in private investor cash

Italy's third largest bank to cut 4,600 jobs and to close down 400 branches.

Porsche accused of hiding Volkswagen takeover plan, causing investors to lose billions.

Qatar's sovereign wealth fund ramped up its demands for better Xstrata price from mining giant Glencore

Bank considers action against CA Technologies after computer glitch blocked account access for millions of users.

Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut DLC got its due release after the Mass Effect fan community expressed its dissatisfaction over the original ending with broken storyline.

The $65bn merger between commodities trader Glencore and miner Xstrata is on the verge of collapse.

London-based Standard Chartered expects pretax profit in the first half of this year to grow by less than 10 percent, following a slowdown in Asia growth and weakening local currencies

Zynga with Friends aims to bring together gamers irrespective of the platform such as mobile device, company website or Facebook.

The University of Exeter, SSE, Consumer Focus and WWF, along with representatives from 12 other organisations, release results of a series of roundtables on UK energy policy.

Petrofac shares took a dip today on the FTSE 100 despite the oil and gas group issuing an update in which it predicted net profit growth of at least 15 per cent in 2012.

As Harry Potter enters 15th publishing anniversary, IBTimes UK looks at how it spawned global franchise.

It’s all wizards, muggles and quidditch in IBTimes HQ, as we take a quick look at the Harry Potter franchise which put a spell on audiences around the world.

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is the first Italian bank to receive some form of state aid, after the Italian cabinet have offered to back the banks bonds, similar to Tremonti bonds.

Rupert Murdoch is planning to split News Corp's publishing and entertainment businesses, the company has confirmed.

The Swiss banks plans to slash one third of its senior employees in its European investment banking department (IBD) due to tighter regulation eating into its capital raising quest, say sources

Ocado, the online grocer, posted solid first half sales, but said the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations were disruptive and London 2012 brings uncertainty.

Dell's latest attempt resembles a similar effort by the company to acquire data-storage maker, 3Par in 2010 which became unsuccessful in the face of Hewlett-Packard's $1.6 bn bid.

Microsoft has announced the purchase of office networking service Yammer for $1.2bn in cash.

Shares in Italy's largest banks plummet after the head of Italy's banking association called on the European Central Bank to buy bonds

Italy's third largest bank rushes to government for aid, in order to plug €1bn funding gap

Mass Effect (ME) fans' relentless efforts in campaigning against the controversial ending of the epic-space-shooter trilogy is finally paying off dividends, thanks to BioWare's decision to release the new ending - "Extended Cut" DLC - that promises to bring more clarity to the game ending.

The Reserve Bank of India unveils a number of measures to relax rules and limits on qualified foreign investors investing in India.

Bank of International Settlements (BIS) official warns that unconventional measures used to stimulate the economy could create problems in the future.

Despite vowing to improve risk management following the $2bn "London Whale" loss, sources say that JPM's Chief Investment Office will hold and trade many other risk derivatives instruments.

Larry Page sends email communication stating there is nothing serious with his illness.

Finally, the Mass Effect fans can rejoice with news of the much awaited DLC for Mass Effect 3 ending coming soon across all three platforms - PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Global franchise reveals how products are made to look tastier with use of 'food-styling' and Photoshop.