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Windows 8 Hardly Hurts Ballmer’s CEO Job Security at Microsoft

It is very easy to say that problems with Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows 8 are the last straw for investors and the firm's board as the future of CEO ...
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Nvidia Starts Taking Orders for Android Video Game Console

Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) has begun taking orders for its new SHIELD hand-held video game console, which is expected to beginning shipping next month. The device was introduced at this ...
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BlackBerry, Nokia Push New Mobile Phones

You can be forgiven if you forgot that BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) announced a new mobile phone dubbed the Q10 in its late January announcement that included the announcement of its ...
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Microsoft Nook Stock Rumors Already Fading, aQuantive Legacy Carries On

Is Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) reconsidering how much it really wants to spend on yet another digital media effort? Shares of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) are getting clipped ...
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Fifty Billion Apple App Downloads

Another day, another countdown. This one touts the success of the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store. Last week Apple launched a real-time counter as downloads from the App Store ...
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Among Actively Traded Stocks, Short Interest Doubles in Apple

We have tracked the key short interest changes as of April 30 in these large cap stocks: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. ...
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Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Nissan's fiscal fourth-quarter profit rises 46%. (Reuters) Carl Icahn and Southeastern will offer an alternative to the Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) buyout. (WSJ) ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) earnings are hit by ...
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Microsoft Mulls Acquisition of Nook Media

Almost exactly a year ago, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) agreed to pay $300 for a 17.6% stake in a joint venture with Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) that was ...
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Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomerg

China's inflation rises more than expected in April, although factory prices drop. (Reuters) High revenue at Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) sends shares up by double digits. (Reuters) Tesla Motors Inc.'s ...
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Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

China's trade surplus is better than expected in April. (Reuters) With inflation below Federal Reserve targets, the central bank may have to increase bond buying. (Reuters) Some hedge funds move ...
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Yahoo! Posts New 52-Week High After Microsoft Renews Search Revenue Deal

The 2009 agreement between Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is scheduled to run for 10 years, but the agreement contains provisions to allow the two companies ...
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Microsoft’s New Windows 8 Can Be Competing Mobile OS

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to release a major upgrade of Windows 8 to help weak sales. At the same time, analysts say that telecom providers want to find one ...
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Media Digest: Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

The U.S. government accuses China of stealing military secrets. (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to upgrade Windows 8 to boost sales. (Reuters) New York state will file charges against ...
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Apple Tops Exxon in Market Cap

For most of the past two years, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) held the top spot as the most valuable company in the world as measured by market cap, having wrestled ...
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Barnes & Noble Nook Accepts Google Apps

Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) may have gotten an investment for Nook, its e-reader and e-book operation, from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) as the software company presses into tablets. ...
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