News tagged with executive
GE to sell security unit to United Technologies
Nov 12, 2009 |
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US conglomerate General Electric on Thursday announced it would sell its security unit to United Technologies Corp. for 1.82 billion dollars.
'Cloud' computing market 14 bln dollars by 2014: Gartner
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Industry tracker Gartner forecast on Monday that revenue from Internet-based "cloud computing" will top 14 billion dollars annually by the end of 2013.
Fortune crowns Steve Jobs 'CEO of Decade'
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Fortune Magazine crowned Apple top dog Steve Jobs "CEO of the Decade" in its newest edition.
IBM puts executive on leave after charges
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- IBM Corp. has placed a top executive on leave after he was charged in an insider trading scandal for allegedly leaking secrets about IBM's earnings and financial dealings with corporate partners.
Philips posts surprise profit as cost cuts help
Oct 12, 2009 |
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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.
Tech industry takes unlikely lead on reforming executive pay
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Technology companies are hardly the most prominent villains in the ongoing drama over exorbitant executive pay.
Yahoo! extends reach into Arab world with Maktoob buy
Aug 25, 2009 |
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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.
Strong link found between concussions and brain tissue injury (w/ Video)
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Concussions, whether from an accident, sporting event, or combat, can lead to permanent loss of higher level mental processes. Scientists have debated for centuries whether concussions involve structural damage ...
Sprint Nextel posts wider 2Q loss, shares skid
Jul 29, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Apple CEO gets liver transplant: report
Jun 20, 2009 |
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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 ...
Sprint CEO: Palm Pre is 'coming out party'
Jun 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sprint's chief executive says the release of Palm's Pre smart phone represents a "coming out party" for Sprint.
Color Kindle 'multiple' years away: Amazon CEO
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 28, 2009 |
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Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos said Thursday that the online retail giant may never reveal sales figures for the Kindle and a color version of the electronic reader is "multiple" years away.
Twitter co-founders are mum on revenue plans
May 27, 2009 |
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(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.
Online magazine tries to be a lab for media future
May 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Web edition of a cover story from Fortune this spring took a sharp turn from what you might expect at a 79-year-old magazine.
IBM backs full-year profit forecast
May 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- IBM Corp. is again backing its forecast for profit of $9.20 per share this year.
