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A chief executive officer (CEO) or chief executive is one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators in charge of total management. An individual selected as president and CEO of a corporation, company, organization, or agency, reports to the board of directors. In internal communication and press releases, many companies capitalize the term and those of other high positions, even when they are not proper nouns.

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Philip's net profit of 176 mln euros ($259 million) was nearly triple the year-earlier result

Philips posts surprise profit as cost cuts help

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dutch electronics giant Philips reported on Monday a surprise profit for the third quarter as a series of cost cutting measures to cope with the global slump helped the bottomline.


Yahoo! buys jordan-based portal Maktoob

Yahoo! extends reach into Arab world with Maktoob buy

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created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US Internet giant Yahoo! said Tuesday it had signed a deal to purchase popular Jordan-based web portal Maktoob, expanding its reach to millions of consumers across the Arab world.


Sprint Nextel posts wider 2Q loss, shares skid (AP)

Sprint Nextel posts wider 2Q loss, shares skid

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless provider, on Wednesday said its loss widened in the second quarter as revenue and subscribers continued to decline. Its shares skidded 10 percent ...


Jobs has been recovering well and was expected to return to work on schedule later this month

Apple CEO gets liver transplant: report

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created Jun 20, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, on medical leave since January for treatment of an undisclosed condition, received a liver transplant about two months ago in Tennessee, The Wall Street Journal reported ...


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Twitter co-founders are mum on revenue plans

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created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Twitter Inc.'s co-founders say the rapidly growing online communications company will eventually charge fees for its services, but it's unclear which ones and what will drive revenue.


Thomson Reuters said operating profit rose two percent in the first quarter of the year

Thomson Reuters says profits rise in first quarter

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created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Financial information provider Thomson Reuters said Thursday that profits climbed in the first quarter of the year despite challenging market conditions.


Despite prepaid lift, Sprint Nextel loss widens (AP)

Despite prepaid lift, Sprint Nextel loss widens

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created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Despite a widening net loss, Sprint Nextel Corp. finally got some good news in its long recovery Monday, as a big surge in "prepaid" customers offset another nightmarish drop in valuable subscribers ...


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Fox News taps MySpace for citizen journalists

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created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

MySpace on Monday invited its members to become volunteer "uReporters" by supplying news pictures or videos for use at the social networking website and Fox News network.


eBay's Jae Lee (centre), shakes hands with executives Park Joo-man (left) and Ku Young-Bae

eBay to take controlling stake in SKorea site for 1.2 bln dlrs

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created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US online auction giant eBay will take a controlling stake in South Korea's biggest online marketplace Gmarket in a deal worth up to 1.2 billion dollars, the two companies announced on Thursday.


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Proton goes Dutch in electric car tie-up

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created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Malaysian automaker Proton has said it will manufacture electric cars for eco-conscious markets in Europe and the United States, in a deal with Netherlands-based Detroit Electric.


Ann Arbor News to publish its last edition in July

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created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Ann Arbor News will cease publication in July after 174 years and will be replaced by a Web-focused community news operation built from the ground up.