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Charter observes options on possible acquisition of Time Warner Cable

Charter Communications has reviewed a $25 billion financing deal that may clear the road for its increasingly public battle to acquire rival cable-TV provider Time Warner Cable. The US fourth largest cable operator which has been interested in Time Warner rival since the summer, has been in talks about debt financing for the deal with […] Read more

Three Japan chip plants to be sold by Panasonic

The chips production capacities will be bought by the Israeli TowerJazz company Panasonic is obviously about to sell three of its Japan chip plants to the Israeli TowerJazz company. This was announced by some of Reuthers sources, who are familiar with the negotiations. The sale is expected to happen until the end of the current […] Read more

US stocks climb on positive economic data, advancing tecnology shares

US stocks rose, for a second day, extending gains for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as better than forecast earnings boosted Hewlett-Packard Co. shares and led a technology rally while economic jobs data consumer confidence showed good numbers. The S&P 500 added 0.3% to a record 1,807.23 at 4 p.m. in New York. The […] Read more

The bid for Australian GrainCorp taken under ADM’s wing with spending pledge

Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) has been investing its efforts in overcoming the Australian political and grower opposition, making a bid that equals 3 billion Australian dollars for the GrainCorp Ltd., which is one of the key grain handlers in Australia. More money are promised to be invested by the company when it comes to […] Read more

Sony files patent for “SmartWig” smart-hair technology

Sony Corp., which for a long time is a synonym for quality of electronic products, is seeking a US patent for “SmartWig” hairpieces that according to the company could help navigate roads, check blood pressure or flip through slides in a presentation. The wig device communicates through wireless signal with another device and may give […] Read more

Zoetis becomes more competitive on the vast pharma market

Zoetis, the largest animal health company, became public in February, which resulted in to a close monitoring on the company carried out by some big investors interested in the animal health industry. This automatically means that Zoetis was forced to prove that it is a stable and independent enough to exist on its own without […] Read more

US stock futures rose amid jobless claims, confidence data

US stock-index futures advanced, with benchmarks heading for a third straight monthly gain, as investors awaited initial jobless claims data to asses the strength of consumer confidence in the world’s largest economy. Futures on the S&P 500 expiring next month added 0.1% to 1,804.10 at 12:22 a.m. in London. The S&P 500 has rallied 26 […] Read more

Twitter looks towards Asian markets for growth

Twitter Inc., the microblogging social site with more than 200 million members worldwide which recently became public company, is at investors focus, as they want to know when the company will be profitable. As globally, trends point to a mobile shift, successful social media companies need to emphasize mobile technology. Twitter is already prepared for […] Read more

Hewlett-Packard earnings beat estimates, shares jump 8% in after-trade

Investors, who had been worried that Hewlett-Packard would follow IBM, and disappoint in the last quarter, were surprised that HP had already included weakness in China and had performed well in other emerging markets. Shares in Hewlett-Packard jumped as much as 8% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the technology company reported earnings at the […] Read more

US stocks compensate early gains, Nasdaq hits 4000

US stocks erased early morning gains in the final minutes of trading before close, causing main indexes to finish flat on Tuesday. The Nasdaq Composite Index topped 4,000 for first time in 13 years. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained less than 1 point to 1,802.75 after earlier rising as much as 0.3%. The […] Read more