Winfrey has selected two Charles Dickens classics, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations, which will be reissued together in one 800-page volume with the Oprah’s Book Club sticker from Penguin Classics. But readers can ge…
Hedge fund manger Bill Ackman says he will finance a takeover bid for rival bookseller Barnes & Noble at $16 a share — a 20.5% premium over Friday’s closing price. Faced with increased competition, B&N has seen sales plunge in…
While news that Groupon has rebuffed Google’s $6 billion offer has stolen the limelight, Amazon’s $175 million investment in LivingSocial could end up shaking up the daily-deal business and helping the No. 2 e-coupon company ga…
Groupon has turned down Google’s acquisition offer of roughly $6 billion. It might be holding out for more money, but columnist Alex Salkever thinks it’s more likely to be aiming for a big IPO. Here’s why he believes its offeri…
Cloud computing is the new hot trend, but anyone business that has tried to move itself into the cloud has generally been in for a shock. Yes, the cloud may be cheaper than owning servers, but it has its own painful issues. Ent…