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Intel Wins Ruling in Antitrust Class-Action Case

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 11:55pm
Intel won a key ruling in a suit against the company on behalf of computer buyers, which found no evidence that consumers have been hurt by the company's discounting practices in the market for computer chips.

Samsung's Results Jump

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 11:54pm
Samsung Electronics reported a record profit, but executives said that may have been the peak for the year as pricing pressures are likely to overwhelm sales growth in the second half.

The Buy Cycle Funnel Part II

Selling Power feed - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 10:00pm
Selling Power TV Daily Report Video Featuring Mark Sellers

Winning Bids

Selling Power feed - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 10:00pm
Selling Power Daily Audio Featuring Selling Editors

Droid Sales Drive Motorola

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 9:43pm
Motorola reported higher profit and stabilized its long revenue decline, as the company's wager on smart-phones running Google's software began to pay off.

Google: Service in China Operating Normally

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 9:15pm
Google said its Internet services in China are functioning properly after a minor overnight disruption.

Microsoft Working on iPad's Rivals

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 9:01pm
CEO Steve Ballmer said Microsoft needs to do better in the market for tablet computers that Apple has found success in with the iPad.

Cuomo Probing MetLife, Prudential Financial

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 8:54pm
Cuomo launched a fraud investigation into the life-insurance industry for practices that allegedly denied families of deceased military personnel and others from collecting cash from their policies.

Panasonic To Buy Out Two Units

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 8:52pm
Panasonic said it will spend up to $9.4 billion to buy all remaining shares in Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works.

Can Free Games Make More Money?

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 8:29pm
More videogame companies, angling for larger audiences for big-budget online games, are making their products free to play in the hopes they can make more money by charging players for virtual goods.

Latin America Lifts Telefónica

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 8:19pm
Telefónica said net profit rose 16% as revenue growth in its Latin American business compensated for a weaker Spanish market.

PartyGaming, Bwin Merge

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 7:51pm
PartyGaming plans to merge with Austrian sports-book operator Bwin Interactive Entertainment, creating the world's largest listed online-gambling business.

Justice Department Sues Oracle

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 7:36pm
The U.S. Justice Department accused Oracle of defrauding the federal government on a software contract that involved more than $1 billion in sales.

Yen Pulls Nintendo to a Loss

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 5:54pm
Nintendo reported its first quarterly loss in more than two years, as Japan's strong currency and a lack of major new products further pinched the videogame maker.

Sony Swings to Profit

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 4:43pm
Sony swung to a net profit in the April-June quarter, and raised its earnings forecasts despite the yen's strength that could undermine its competitiveness overseas.

Goldman Bans Swearing in Emails

Wall Street Journal Careers - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 2:59pm
Goldman Sachs is telling employees that they will no longer be able to get away with profanity in emails.
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Top 25 Highest Paid CEOs

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 1:29pm
Oracle's Larry Ellison topped the list of best-paid executives of public companies during the past decade, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of CEO pay.

SK Telecom Gains From Smartphone Boom

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:53pm
The increasing popularity of smartphones has helped Korea's SK Telecom post a 17% increase in its second-quarter net profit.

Chicago Names New Business School Dean

Wall Street Journal Careers - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 12:07pm
The University of Chicago's Booth School of Business ended its months-long search for a new dean, naming a Stanford University associate dean to head the school.
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Best Buy to Offer 4G Laptop Cards

Wall Street Journal Tech News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 10:59am
Best Buy plans to use Clearwire's higher speed network to power its recently launched Best Buy Connect mobile broadband service, as the consumer-electronics retailer wades further into its wireless industry.