Apple Earnings Are Set to Shine on iPhone and iPad Sales

As usual, expectations are high, but Apple has a way of exceeding optimistic hopes, partially because it tends to low-ball financial expectations. The only possible hitch: Apple is having trouble making enough products to meet …

BHP, Rio Scrap Plans to Form World’s Biggest Iron Ore Exporter

BHP Billiton (BHP) and Rio Tinto (RIO) gave up on plans to form the world’s biggest iron-ore exporter, citing regulatory requirements.

Regulators in Asia and Europe wanted the companies to implement changes, including asset sales, that the companies could not accept, Bloomberg News said. The regulators were worried that the deal would limit competition.

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Will Yahoo Buy Groupon?

Rumors are flying that Yahoo is hot on the heels of deal-of-the-day website Groupon, with valuations pegged at $2 billion and higher. But is this a good way for Yahoo to spend its cash?
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