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Coca-Cola Americas management shaken up

The senior management of Coca-Cola Co. was seriously shaken late Thursday, when the company announced that its Americas chief is leaving. The news of the resignation of Steve Cahillane, who was once expected to be the successor of Chief Executive Muhtar Kent, stroke all departments of the company, especially taking into account the fact that […] Read more

Samsung being rejected the patent case against Apple by court

Samsung Electronics Co. lost the case against Apple Inc., as the court in Seoul ruled that Apple Inc. did not violated some of the Samsungs patents. The case was considered one of the top legal battles of the year, because it managed to highlight the difficulties the company faces when trying to build its cases […] Read more

Intel threatened by Google’s plans for server chips

For years now Intel Corp. has been known as a leader on the market of computing and communication components. The company designs, manufactures and sells computer components and related products, such as: microprocessors, chipsets, motherboards, wireless and wired connectivity products, etc. The company controls about 95% of the market for chips in servers that use […] Read more

US stocks retreat amid speculations of Fed tapering stimulus

US stocks fell for a third day on Thursday as investors continued to asses the prospects of stimulus tapering by Fed and the appeal of taking money off the table after the markets record-breaking rally. The S&P 500 lost 6.72 points, or 0.4%, to 1775.50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 104.10 points, or 0.7%, […] Read more

Avon ceases the implementation of its new order management system

Avon Products Inc. is putting an end to a 125-million-dollar software overhaul the company has been working on for four years now. Complicated utilization of the system forced many of the companys salespeople to quit their jobs after a test of the software in Canada, causing the company to pull the plug on the project. […] Read more

Facebook replaces Teradyne in the S&P 500 Index

It seems that Facebook has put an end to the hard time it experienced after last years disappointing initial public offering. The company announced that it will join the benchmark Standard & Poors 500 Index (SPX) next week, replacing Teradyne Inc., a manufacturer of products for testing computer chips worth $3.2 billion. The replacement will […] Read more

Samsung plants shifted to Vietnam to protect margins

Samsung Electronics Co. has managed to build the largest smartphone business in the world by taking advantage of the cheap and abundant workforce in China. This, however, will not last much longer, because the company is shifting its production to Vietnam. This decision was prompted by the fact that Vietnam offers even cheaper workforce, which […] Read more

5.6 billion dollars ad revenue expected by YouTube this year

Yesterday it became clear that more than 5.6 billion dollars will be spent by some advertisers on YouTube in 2013. Companiess advertisement expenditures are expected to exceed the amount spent in 2012 by more than 50%. This considerable rise is due to the fact that most advertisers are constantly trying to reach more and more […] Read more

BWM intends to invest in a North American engine plant

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, one of the largest manufacturers and sellers of luxury cars and motorcycle worldwide, has announced that it is considering to start building engines in North America and make steps towards expanding its vehicle production in the region. The company hopes its efforts will result in capitalizing on the growing customers demand […] Read more