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Holiday gadgets: Microsoft phone, Google events
Oct 26th, 2012
It's been a big week for tech gadgets. Microsoft started selling its Windows 8 operating system and Surface tablet computer. Apple announced new iPads and Mac computers. Samsung launched a giant smartphone. (Source: Associated Press) -
BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trading Friday as investors digested a slew of disappointing economic data and corporate results from the U.S. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp forecast its operating profit will rise 55 percent in the year to March 31 as it steps back from struggling operations in TVs and other consumer gadgets in favor of selling machinery, components and electronic equipment to other businesses. The company expects operating profit to rise to 250 billion yen ($2.52 billi... [Full Article]
By Phil Wahba and Ben Berkowitz (Reuters) - Shares in Barnes & Noble Inc soared 22 percent on Thursday after a report that Microsoft Corp is considering an offer to acquire the tablet and e-book business of B&N's Nook Media unit. The technology website TechCrunch reported that Microsoft, which already owns a 17 percent stake in Nook Me... [Full Article]
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. will be called back to the British parliament to clarify how its activities in the UK justify its low corporate income tax bill, two lawmakers told Reuters. Amazon will follow search giant Google, which attended another grilling by parliament's Public Affairs Committee (PAC) ov... [Full Article]
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares crept ahead on Monday, while the dollar lost ground to the yen as markets hunkered down for a busy week for economic data and central bank policy meetings in the euro zone and United States. Activity was sparse with Japanese markets closed for a holiday and China off until Thursday. The MSCI's broa... [Full Article]
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