Last year saw a surge in stock repurchases — companies like ExxonMobil, Walmart and Microsoft bought back shares at record levels. Buybacks can be seen as a cash giveaway to investors, and they boost earnings per share. But th…
Apple has sued Amazon over the term “App Store.”
Apple says it holds the trademark and claims that an Amazon Appstore will confuse customers who will wonder if it is part of Apple.
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Oracle, Discover and Tiffany are all expected to report year-over-year growth for their most recent quarters this week. Meanwhile, many will be looking for an updated snapshot of the housing market, with three sets of real-esta…
Companies in the U.S. and elsewhere are ready with their donations to help the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan. But experts say hard cash, and not services and supplies, are needed most in the immediate aftermath of a m…
Microsoft has gained on Google in search engine rankings — if only by a little. But it is taking advantage of the momentum by launching a new Bing shopping product for phones and computers.
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