April 11, 2014 1:39 pm
The Heartbleed Web-security bug, which affected the hardware, connecting both homes and businesses to the Internet turned out to be more serious than initially expected. The encryption bug has been recently discovered by researchers at Google Inc. and officially disclosed on Monday this week. Two of the largest network equipment makers in the world – […]
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Activist investor Carl Icahn and eBay Inc. started breaking the ice about a month ago over a dinner at the apartment of Icahn in New York City, which was attended by the Chief Executive Officer of eBay – Mr. John Donahoe. They negotiated over the proposal of Icahn for a spin-off of the companys PayPal […]
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Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. made an official statement today, asking its customers to stop using its Vaio Fit 11A notebook computers as soon as possible due to a battery defect. The company explained there is a risk of batteries overheating that affects the DC jack inlet or LCD surrounding area. Sony Corp. […]
Read moreApril 11, 2014 9:29 am
Zynga Inc. made an official statement, announcing that it appointed Mr. David Lee, who is to take the position of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of the company, replacing Mr. Mark Vranesh, who leaves after a six-year cooperation. The change in the executive ranks of Zynga Inc. comes as one of the steps […]
Read moreApril 11, 2014 8:50 am
General Motors Co. made an official statement, revealing that it is charged 1.3 billion dollars for the cost of recall-related repairs during the financial quarter that was through on March 31st. This makes the situation for the company even tougher, as it may post its first quarterly loss since 2009. Before the recalls, the company […]
Read moreApril 11, 2014 8:22 am
Amazon.com Inc., the biggest online retailer globally, made a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the U.S., saying that Jeff Bezos, who is the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of the company, was paid a total of 1.68 million dollars in 2013. The payment was not changed for a second straight year […]
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The largest clothing retailer in Asia – Fast Retailing Co. – made an official statement today, revealing that it reduced its initial projection for its annual profit due to increasing costs and decreasing demand. The company posted a net profit decline, which amounted to 1.4% during the first half of its financial year. Fast Retailing […]
Read moreApril 10, 2014 12:10 pm
Vodafone Group Plc made an official announcement, that it has reached an agreement with Piramal Enterprises Ltd to buy out Piramals stake in its mobile-phone unit in India. The deal equals 11% of Vodafone India and is estimated to 89 billion rupees (1.48 billion dollars). According to Piramal, the company is valued at 1,960 rupees […]
Read moreApril 10, 2014 11:44 am
The biggest retailer in France and the second-largest one by sales worldwide – Carrefour SA made an official announcement today, posting a revenue for the first quarter of the financial year that matches analysts forecasts. The company, however, explained that its sales were influenced by losses from weakening currencies of emerging markets and lower fuel […]
Read moreApril 10, 2014 8:40 am
The largest apparel retailer on the territory of the U.K. – Marks and Spencer Group Plc, made an official statement today, revealing that it has managed to post a lesser than projected drop in general merchandise sales during the last quarter of 2013, as demand for womens clothing increased. Non-food sales at stores open at […]
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