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New study finds catch shares improve consistency, not health, of fisheries
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Catch share programs result in more consistent and predictable fisheries but do not necessarily improve ecological conditions, according to a new study published online this week by the journal Proceedings of the National ...
Japan's Panasonic wins control of ailing Sanyo
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Panasonic Corp. announced Thursday it had secured a controlling stake in smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co. in a 4.6-billion-dollar takeover that revamps Japan's troubled electronics industry.
Student ordered to destroy downloaded music files
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A college student found guilty of copyright infringement has to destroy files he illegally downloaded years ago.
Microsoft search engine Bing suffers brief outage
Dec 04, 2009 |
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US software giant Microsoft has blamed a problem during testing for a half-hour outage of its new Web search engine Bing.
EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc.
Dell's profit, stock drop on weak quarterly report
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Some of the computer-industry's biggest players - such as IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. - have wowed Wall Street this fall with stronger-than-expected profits.
Bing gains search market share, nears 10 percent
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Microsoft's new Internet search engine Bing increased its share of the US search market in October, edging up half-a-point to nearly 10 percent, online tracking firm comScore said Tuesday.
Mobile phone sales rise in 3rd quarter: study
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Global sales of mobile phones reversed a slide that began late last year and turned positive in third quarter 2009, a trend expected to accelerate thanks to smartphones, a study disclosed Thursday.
Blackberry maker RIM to buy back $1.2 bln in stock
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Blackberry smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced Thursday it would buy back 1.2 billion US dollars worth of its stock to prop up the sagging share price amid heightened competition.
Los Angeles OKs plan to use Google Web services
Oct 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Los Angeles City Council has tentatively approved a multimillion-dollar proposal to tap Google Inc. for government e-mail and other Internet services.
Study: Some stock repurchase plans just empty promises
Oct 07, 2009 |
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A new study backs longtime speculation on Wall Street that companies sometimes ballyhoo stock repurchase programs they never plan to pursue, hoping to stir a buzz that will mislead investors and pump up sagging ...
Cisco uses cash hoard to buy Norwegian co. for $3B
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. tapped its immense cash hoard and announced a deal Thursday to buy Norway's Tandberg ASA for $3 billion in a bid to dominate the global market for videoconferencing equipment.
Voter group challenges Diebold voting machine sale
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A voter advocacy organization asked the U.S. Justice Department Tuesday to undo the sale by Diebold Inc. of its voting machine business, saying the transaction promotes a monopoly.
Microsoft's Bing increases US search share
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Microsoft's new search engine Bing posted a slight increase in its share of the US search market in August, the third month in a row of modest gains, according to online tracking firm comScore.
Oracle, Sun link up for new product; HP snubbed
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- With the fate of its proposed $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. uncertain amid antitrust scrutiny, Oracle Corp. is moving ahead with a new product incorporating both companies' technology, and snubbing ...
