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World Newspaper Congress opens in India (AP)

World Newspaper Congress opens in India

Technology / Internet

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Newspaper executives and editors gathered in India from around the world Tuesday heard calls to seek more payment for their content on the Internet as they decried their industry's sharply falling ...


TSMC said China's top chip maker will settle a long-running dispute over theft of trade secrets

China chip maker to pay $200 mln to settle TSMC claims

Technology / Business

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said Tuesday China's top chip maker will pay it 200 million US dollars cash after they settled a long-running dispute over alleged theft of trade secrets.


Irrational exuberance behind recent stock gains, says finance expert

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A second straight week of stronger-than-expected third quarter earnings from a broad cross section of U.S. industries has held the nation's Dow Jones Industrial Average above the psychological benchmark of 10,000 points for ...


Q&A: What does Wall Street?s recovery mean to Main Street?

What does Wall Street's recovery mean to Main Street?

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average, among the world?s most closely watched stock indexes, closed above the 10,000-point mark last week for the first time since October 2008, a milestone that ...


Away from the financial bust, tech stocks boomed

Technology / Business

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Intel Corp. and other technology stocks helped lead the way as markets climbed out of the trough they fell into in March - even as the recession kept many big corporations and consumers sitting on their wallets instead ...


Yahoo! sells stake in Alibaba.com for 150 mln dlrs

Technology / Internet

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US Internet company Yahoo! announced on Monday that it has sold its one percent stake in Hong Kong-listed e-commerce company Alibaba.com for some 150 million dollars.


German professional software giant posted a better than expected second quarter profit

SAP posts better-than-expected net profit

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

SAP, the German professional software giant, posted a better than expected second quarter profit on Wednesday, and said it would maintain tight cost controls for the remainder of the year.


Cisco addition increases technology clout in Dow

Technology / Business

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Miles per hour - out. Bits per second - in.


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.