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GoPro ready for initial public offering on Thursday

GoPro, the maker of wearable sports cameras, is expected to sell its shares publicly for the first time and begin trading on the Nasdaq stock market Thursday.

Federal judge: No-fly list violates U.S. Constitution

The U.S. government deprived 13 people on its no-fly list of their constitutional right to travel and gave them no adequate way to challenge their placement on the list, a federal judge said Tuesday.

 
Defective airbags prompt recalls for Honda, Mazda, Nissan

Honda, Mazda and Nissan are recalling millions of vehicles globally for defective airbags manufactured by supplier Takata Corp. that could possibly explode. No accidents have been reported related to Monday’s recalls.

 
Video shows man ‘flipping out’ on NYC-to-Las Vegas flight

A hollering, agitated passenger who ignored pleas to calm down spurred a pilot to divert a New York-to-Las Vegas JetBlue plane to Detroit over the weekend, according to the airline and a passenger’s video.

Priceline makes $2.6B deal for reservation company OpenTable

Priceline is buying online restaurant reservation company OpenTable for $2.6 billion. The deal should help Priceline, the online travel company, branch out into a new business segment.

US Marshals to auction seized bitcoin

The U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday it will auction roughly $18 million in bitcoins seized last fall from Silk Road, a website that was effectively the eBay of illegal drugs.

Report: Feds investigating Walters, Icahn, Mickelson in possible insider-trading inquiry

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating possible insider trading involving high-profile Las Vegas developer and gambler Bill Walters, billionaire investor Carl Icahn, and golfer Phil Mickelson, a source familiar with the matter said.

Median CEO pay crosses $10 million in latest survey

They’re the $10 million men and women. Propelled by a soaring stock market, the median pay package for a CEO rose above eight figures for the first time last year. The head of a Standard & Poor’s 500 company earned a record $10.5 million, an increase of 8.8 percent from $9.6 million in 2012.

 
Visa, MasterCard renew push for chips in credit cards

Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, including this week’s revelation that hackers stole consumer data from eBay’s computer systems.

 
AT&T to buy DirecTV for $48.5 billion

AT&T says it views its planned $48.5 billion purchase of DirecTV as a way to help redefine the video entertainment industry, giving it opportunities to bundle services and tap into growing Latin American markets.