Caterpillar Inc (CAT) agreed to buy German company MWM Holding, a maker of engines that can run on alternative fuels, for 580 million euros ($810 million).
MWM engines operate on fuels including diesel, biogas, and industrial waste gas, and can be us…
Walmart Stores (WMT) will start selling the Kobo Inc. digital book reader in U.S. stores next week, as it moves to increase its hand-held electronic product line.
U.S. stores will begin selling the Kobo device as early as Oct. 24, Walmart CEO Michael Serbinis told Bloomberg News.
Kobo is a joint venture between Indigo Books & Music and Borders Group (BGP). The e-readers have…
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Walmart to Sell Kobo E-Reader Starting Next Week originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:01:00.
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Microsoft says its Windows 7 operating system is the fastest-growing in history after the company sells more than 240 million licenses in the past year. According to Net Applications data, 93% of new personal computers are equi…
Amazon.com Inc. and Facebook are among partners in a $250 million fund run by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers that will support entrepreneurs creating social-media applications and services.
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Apple has accumulated tons of cash, but how should it spend that money? A smart bet would be to use it to bring in the next Steve Jobs — but there isn’t one. Which leads to this thought: Maybe Apple should pay out a big divide…