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U.S. companies search for growth overseas

July 28th, 2014 (0)
Big U.S. companies are searching for corporate growth overseas for better financial opportunities. Technology trendsetters Apple Inc., Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and Netflix Inc. all mined foreign countries to produce earnings or revenue that exceeded analysts’ projections in their ...

Wonga-style fake letters means headaches for in-house lawyers

July 25th, 2014 (0)
After Wonga and others were caught sending fake legal letters, what are the professional risk implications for in-house lawyers of using pseudo-solicitors to chase debts? The profession needs to grapple with serious legal and ethical issues following recent reports ...

Stock futures tick up on earnings, world conflicts eyed

July 23rd, 2014 (0)
U.S. stock index futures edged up on Wednesday, boosted by bullish earnings from companies like Microsoft and Boeing, though conflicts in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip weighed on investor confidence. Microsoft (MSFT.O) shares rose 2.4 percent in premarket trading ...

Microsoft sees end to Nokia losses, shares rise after hours

July 23rd, 2014 (0)
Microsoft Corp said it aims to get its loss-making Nokia phone unit to break even within two years, helping its stock rise in after-hours trade. The world’s largest software company reported a 7 percent dip in quarterly profit on ...

Yahoo buys app analytics firm Flurry

July 22nd, 2014 (0)
Yahoo has acquired an app analytics firm, Flurry, to help boost its advertising revenue from smartphones. Flurry helps app developers analyse data about their users and deliver more personalised ads to them. Some of Yahoo’s rivals have also bought ...

Asia stocks mostly higher, optimistic on U.S. earnings

July 21st, 2014 (0)
Most Asian stock markets edged higher on Monday as investors set aside geopolitical concerns for the moment to focus on the generally upbeat flow of U.S. corporate earnings ahead of a host of results due this week. Volumes were ...

Amazon Sued Over Billing for App Store Purchases

July 11th, 2014 (0)
Settling isn’t the Amazon way, whether the dispute is with book publishers or the federal government. The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday filed a suit in a Federal District Court in Seattle, contending that Amazon improperly billed customers for ...

How Much Did Google Pay For Songza?

July 2nd, 2014 (0)
Seeking to make Google Play Music a top competitor, Google Inc. bought music streaming service Songza, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Google revealed it will discover how to integrate aspects of Songza into its existing streaming service in the coming ...

JPMorgan Investors Show Support for Dimon in Cancer Fight

July 2nd, 2014 (0)
Jamie Dimon, whose eight years atop JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) have made him one of Wall Street’s most powerful leaders, said he’ll start treatment for throat cancer, raising new questions about succession plans at the biggest U.S. bank. ...

The Pros and Cons of Buying Buyback ETFs

June 25th, 2014 (0)
Companies splurged on share buybacks in 2014’s first quarter, and investors splurged on buyback funds. The amount companies spent buying back their own shares jumped 59 percent compared to a year ago, according to Standard & Poor’s. Over that ...
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