James Murdoch easily re-elected to BSkyB board
(AP)—James Murdoch has been re-elected to the board of British Sky Broadcasting with little opposition.
Business
Nov 1, 2012
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News tagged with share price
Farmbook: An app to re-empower farmers
A cell phone application enables Indian farmers to better negotiate the sale of their harvests. Farmbook is designed for use by this population segment, where illiteracy is very common.
Engineering
Nov 1, 2012
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'Digital eternity' beckons as death goes high-tech
Death is no longer the fusty business it once was: from swipeable bar codes on headstones to designer urns, webcam-based ceremonies and virtual memorials, funerals have shot into the 21st century.
Internet
Oct 31, 2012
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Permira buys Ancestry.com for $1.6 bn
European private equity group Permira will take over the popular Nasdaq-listed genealogy website Ancestry.com for $1.6 billion in cash, Permira announced on Monday.
Business
Oct 22, 2012
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Facebook lets people pay to give posts priority
Fresh from passing the billion-member mark, Facebook was letting members in the United States pay seven dollars each to have personal posts given priority in feeds seen by their friends.
Internet
Oct 5, 2012
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BlackBerry maker RIM's stock rebounds after results
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion's stock rallied sharply Friday a day after reporting a narrower-than-expected loss, as analysts debated whether the smartphone maker is poised for a rebound.
Business
Sep 29, 2012
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Google shares hit new high (Update)
Google shares rose more than two percent to a new high of $749.38 at the close of the Nasdaq exchange on Monday and continued to rise in after-hours trading.
Business
Sep 24, 2012
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Facebook tumbles on negative comments
Facebook shares plunged nearly 11 percent Monday after an influential markets publication said the stock is only worth $15.
Business
Sep 24, 2012
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Facebook stock jumps 7.7% after Zuckerberg's comments
They're calling it the Mark Zuckerberg bump. Facebook's stock didn't skyrocket, but it did rise nicely the day after Facebook's chief executive broke his silence and publicly proclaimed that he cares about its shareholders.
Business
Sep 13, 2012
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Facebook co-founder Moskovitz sells more stock
(AP)—Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz has sold 5.7 million shares of the company's stock, a small fraction of his total holdings.
Business
Sep 10, 2012
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