News tagged with share price
LinkedIn raises IPO ante amid high investor demand
Investors are clamoring to connect with the online networking service LinkedIn Corp. in the latest sign of the fervor for Internet companies that specialize in bringing together people with common interests.
May 17, 2011 |
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RIM shares drop as PlayBook panned
Shares in Canada's Research In Motion fell on Thursday as the BlackBerry maker's new tablet computer, the PlayBook, received desultory initial reviews. ...
Apr 15, 2011 |
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EMC buying Isilon for $2.25 billion
(AP) -- The data storage company EMC Corp. has reached a deal to buy Isilon Systems Inc. for $2.25 billion in cash, betting on a surge in demand for space to put huge amounts of digital information.
Nov 15, 2010 |
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IBM rides market upswing to hit all-time high
(AP) -- IBM shares have hit an all-time high.
Oct 11, 2010 |
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AOL execs, some analysts see changes taking hold
(AP) -- AOL Inc. reported a $1 billion-plus second-quarter loss and tumbling revenue, yet the dismal-sounding numbers appear to belie a more positive reality: The troubled Internet company is actually chugging ...
Aug 04, 2010 |
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More is less: Complex computer models can involve thousands of variables
(PhysOrg.com) -- The architect Mies van der Rohe is famous for promoting the slogan "less is more." But if Venkat Chandrasekaran, a graduate student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ...
Jun 02, 2010 |
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Overstock's brash CEO delivers 1st annual profit
(AP) -- If Overstock.com's unconventional CEO had a defining moment, it might have been a conference call he had with investors five years ago.
Apr 05, 2010 |
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Micron to buy Numonyx in $1.3 billion stock deal
(AP) -- Micron Technology says it plans to buy fellow memory chip maker Numonyx in an all-stock transaction the companies value at $1.27 billion.
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Japan's Panasonic wins control of ailing Sanyo
Panasonic Corp. announced Thursday it had secured a controlling stake in smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co. in a 4.6-billion-dollar takeover that revamps Japan's troubled electronics industry.
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Study: Some stock repurchase plans just empty promises
A new study backs longtime speculation on Wall Street that companies sometimes ballyhoo stock repurchase programs they never plan to pursue, hoping to stir a buzz that will mislead investors and pump up sagging ...
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Oct 07, 2009 |
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Cisco uses cash hoard to buy Norwegian co. for $3B
(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. tapped its immense cash hoard and announced a deal Thursday to buy Norway's Tandberg ASA for $3 billion in a bid to dominate the global market for videoconferencing equipment.
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Scripps up sharply on Wall St on surprise profit
US media company EW Scripps Co. reported a surprise quarterly net profit on Monday, despite a 29 percent decline in advertising revenue, sending its shares sharply higher on Wall Street.
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Sprint Nextel to buy Virgin Mobile USA
(AP) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. is intensifying its focus on the fast-growing market for prepaid cell phone service with a $483 million deal to buy Virgin Mobile USA Inc.
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Japan's ex-IT mogul told to pay damages in Livedoor scam
A Japanese court on Thursday ordered disgraced dotcom tycoon Takafumi Horie and his aides to pay seven billion yen (74 million dollars) in damages to shareholders in his former firm over a fraud case.
May 21, 2009 |
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Broadcom launches hostile $764M bid for Emulex
(AP) -- Chip designer Broadcom Corp. is launching a $764 million hostile takeover offer for network gear maker Emulex Corp. Broadcom said Tuesday the deal would help it develop new technologies for corporate data centers.
Apr 21, 2009 |
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