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.
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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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 share prices.
Economics & Business
Oct 7, 2009
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US authorities are probing allegations by Hewlett-Packard that a British software firm it bought out had fraudulent accounts, the US tech giant said in its annual report released Thursday.
Business
Dec 28, 2012
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Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Wednesday its share of the global mobile infrastructure market has surged from 32 percent in May to 36 percent today.
Business
Nov 9, 2011
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One of the most successful social networking companies in Silicon Valley saw tremendous growth last year, primarily because it's not a place for posting vacation photos, rating restaurants or playing online games with friends.
Internet
Apr 24, 2013
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(AP) -- A company started in a Harvard dorm room in 2004 has just raised $16 billion and is valued at $104 billion. All that from an initial public offering of stock.
Business
May 18, 2012
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(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.
Business
Apr 5, 2010
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A German court on Wednesday began hearing a lawsuit pitting Porsche SE, the majority shareholder in Volkswagen, against angry investors who say they were told too late about the diesel emissions cheating scandal.
Business
Sep 12, 2018
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Facebook already unleashed millions of shares to wary investors. Now the technology giant's early investors are about to see if they can force-feed millions more.
Business
Jun 4, 2012
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One-third of computers sold worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2012 were tablets, according to a survey released Wednesday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 6, 2013
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