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WWF urges banks to block Sakhalin oil plan and save whales

Environment group WWF on Thursday urged three European banks to block Russian giant Sakhalin Energy's plan to build an oil drilling platform that the group claims could harm the endangered grey whale.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Groupon distancing itself from rivals: CEO

Groupon chief executive Andrew Mason said Wednesday in his first comments since the online daily deals site went public that he believes the company is distancing itself from its rivals.

Technology / Business

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Banks 'lent 232 bn euros to coal industry'

Leading banks around the world lent 232 billion euros ($308 billion) to the coal industry, one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases, from 2005 to 2010, campaigners said here on Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Sony to slash suppliers as CEO's mettle tested

(AP) -- Sony Corp. said it will halve the number of parts suppliers to slash costs under a turnaround plan that's testing the mettle of Chief Executive Howard Stringer.

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The 'CES curse?' Gadget show has poor record

The largest trade show in the Americas must be a great place to show off new products, right? Wrong. The International Consumer Electronics Show is quickly becoming a launch pad for products that fall flat.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Groupon raises $700M with IPO at $20 per share

(AP) -- Daily deals pioneer Groupon raised about $700 million with an initial public offering of stock priced well above expectations.

Technology / Business

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Eggs in the wrong basket? Global rules for trade but diverging rules for finance

Comment piece by Dr. Heribert Dieter, Senior Fellow in Global Economic Relations, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin, currently a visiting Fellow at Murdoch University, and Murdoch Vice Chancellor, Professor Richard ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HP shares plunge on Wall Street

Hewlett-Packard shares plunged 20 percent on Wall Street on Friday after the world's top personal computer maker announced a strategic shakeup that includes spinning off its PC business. ...

Technology / Business

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Malone's Barnes & Noble bid a bet on the Nook

Why buy a bookstore? John Malone, who made a fortune in cable television, is offering $1 billion for Barnes & Noble - trying to jump into a business so sick that its No. 2 competitor, Borders Group Inc., is ...

Technology / Business

created May 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google launches $3 billion debt offering

Google Inc. added to its cash hoard Monday by issuing $3 billion in corporate debt at low interest rates. It's the first time Google has tapped the corporate bond market for money.

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Pfizer says patient died in oral RA drug study

(AP) -- Pfizer Inc. confirmed that one patient who was taking its drug candidate tofacitinib, a pill designed to treat rheumatoid arthritis, died during a recent clinical trial and said the death was connected to the drug.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India's IT leader Wipro revamps leadership

Indian software major Wipro announced Friday a change in leadership to bolster its profit performance after releasing quarterly earnings that lagged its IT peers.

Technology / Business

created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

J&J sales of OTC products plunges 40 pct in 3Q

(AP) -- U.S. sales of Johnson & Johnson's nonprescription medicines plunged 40 percent in the third quarter as an embarrassing string of product recalls hurt sales and consumer trust. That, combined with the ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Corn syrup producers want sweeter name: corn sugar

(AP) -- The makers of high fructose corn syrup want to sweeten its image with a new name: corn sugar.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 8


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