(AP) -- Alibaba.com's parent company wants to take the Chinese e-commerce company private for $2.5 billion, the firms said Tuesday, part of a shift in business strategy that also includes plans to buy back a stake from Yahoo ...
Business
Feb 21, 2012
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Three of Japan's biggest electronics companies are to join forces in a chip-making venture, according to reports, days after a swathe of dire results from a sector struggling to compete globally.
Business
Feb 8, 2012
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College students need not feel guilty about spending hours each day on Facebook or other social networks. Turns out it might help them get a job.
Business
Jan 20, 2012
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Going online was once a considerable achievement for a business. Now it's a given and what makes for success is how well a business exploits its online capabilities, according to a recent study.
Business
Oct 26, 2011
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The world's biggest book fair, which opened Tuesday, wants to put paid to fears for the survival of the book in its traditional, bound form in the face of its digital rival's growing popularity.
Other
Oct 11, 2011
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Authors once just had to deal with a publisher but are now being forced to embrace the digital age and negotiate the rights to their works for TV, films and ebooks.
Internet
Oct 9, 2011
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The following is an interview with ESG expert professor Kim Schumacher of Kyushu University.
Economics & Business
Mar 14, 2023
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A new book documents the "transformation" of climate activism, arguing it has gone beyond the streets to exist in new and unexpected forms.
Environment
Nov 11, 2022
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Energy majors are exaggerating their green credentials in public messaging while continuing to allocate the majority of new investment to oil and gas projects, according to an industry analysis released Thursday.
Environment
Sep 8, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic led to a massive economic downturn on a par with that experienced in the 2008 financial crash. Work published in the Global Business and Economics Review looks at this crisis from the perspective of ...
Economics & Business
Feb 23, 2022
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