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Accenture PLC (ACN) has agreed to purchase Acquity Group Ltd. (AQ) for about $316 million in cash to expand the consulting company's range of digital marketing services.
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It was IPO Friday for the tech sector, as enthusiasm for the public debuts of Tableau Software Inc. and Marketo Inc. reached lofty levels, and Facebook Inc. managed to eke out a small gain on the...
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DirecTV, the second largest U.S. pay-TV provider, is weighing a potential bid for Hulu, the latest company to show interest in the six-year-old online video site, according to a person familiar...
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Retailers will be the dominant sector on next week's earnings calendar, with many big names in the space reporting.
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Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and...
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Tech stocks mostly held on to gains in afternoon trading Friday, with Facebook Inc. edging upward on its one-year anniversary of going public and two other tech companies posting strong gains in...
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The owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise have struck a tentative deal to sell the sought-after California team to local investors after the National Basketball Association denied a...
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Tech stocks showed strength in Friday's trading session, with several bellwethers rising and Facebook Inc. gaining ground on its one-year anniversary of becoming a public company.
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Target Corp. (TGT) has begun testing a video streaming service that has Netflix-like attributes.
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Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Friday's session are Aruba Networks Inc. (ARUN), J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) and Sina Corp. (SINA).
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Dish Network Corp asked U.S. regulators on Thursday to stop reviewing SoftBank Corp's proposed acquisition of Sprint Nextel Corp's , citing the Japanese company's reported attempt to thwart its...
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The cable network will launch a revamped version of its own social media technology, resisting an industry trend toward expanded Twitter integration.
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European anti-trust investigators on Thursday searched the offices of price agency Platts and at least one major oil company for a third day, hunting for evidence of possible price manipulation on...
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Department store chain Kohl's Corp reported a quarterly profit well ahead of analysts' expectations after cost cuts boosted margins, sending its shares up 7 percent in trading before the bell.
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Financial information publisher Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (ERM.LN) Thursday reported a fall in revenue for the six months to March 31 as financial institutions held off advertising in...
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German media group Bertelsmann SE (BRT.YY) said Thursday net profit surged in the first quarter of the year, supported by all core businesses and the acquisition of full ownership of music rights...
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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has won the right to demand the United States hand over all the evidence in its online piracy case against the internet entrepreneur, New Zealand's Supreme Court...
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Asian Pay Television Trust, owned by Taiwan's biggest pay-TV operator, Thursday priced its initial public offering in Singapore above the mid point of an indicative price range that will see it...
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At least two pay TV operators, including cable giant Time Warner Cable Inc., are weighing an investment in Hulu as the online video site considers a range of strategic options, according to people...
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) sold its stakes in defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. (GD) and agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) in the first quarter, the Omaha,...
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Google Inc. (GOOG), the top search engine in the U.S., ceded a sliver of its market share to Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) in April, according to market researcher comScore Inc....
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Members of Congress expressed concern Wednesday about the Justice Department's subpoena of Associated Press phone records at a hearing where Attorney General Eric Holder faced questions over his...
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Warner Bros. said it is realigning its television business and digital operations, as the studio, under a new chief executive, seeks to adapt to a shift in the way people seek entertainment.
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Google Inc. announced a new subscription-based music streaming service called All Access on Wednesday,as
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Time Warner Inc. (TWX) aims to fully exercise its voting rights in struggling broadcaster Central European Media Enterprises, or CETV, in which it has invested hundreds of millions of dollars and...
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A European investigation into alleged price rigging by major oil companies has drawn attention to leading price agency Platts and the way it sets oil price benchmarks.
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Cable company Liberty Global Inc. (LBTYA) said Wednesday that it will appoint Robert Dunn, currently managing director of UPC Netherlands, as chief financial officer of Virgin Media Inc. (VMED)...
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Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android unit is set to launch a paid subscription music-streaming service akin to that of Spotify AB as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter.
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French conglomerate Vivendi SA (VIV.FR) said Tuesday it is considering potential deals to sell some of its stake in videogame unit Activision Blizzard (ATVI), as the conglomerate looks to sell off...
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Deputy Attorney General James Cole on Tuesday wrote the Associated Press about the Justice Department's decision to subpoena the news agency's phone records, saying the subpoenas were "limited to...
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Real-estate website Zillow Inc. (Z) said its real-time rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose for a second straight week after a string of declines.
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Russia detained a diplomat from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow whom it accused of being an undercover Central Intelligence Agency officer attempting to recruit a member of the Russian intelligence...
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A sharp decline in French mobile-phone revenue dragged down profit by nearly a quarter at Vivendi SA (VIV.FR), underscoring the conglomerate's plans to slowly get rid of telecom assets and focus...
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A sharp decline in French mobile-phone revenue dragged down profit by nearly a quarter at Vivendi SA (VIV.FR), underscoring the conglomerate's plans to slowly get rid of telecom assets and focus...
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ESPN plans to post sports video highlights on Twitter in near real-time, as the sports network and micro-blogging service expand their partnership to create new opportunities for advertising...
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European authorities have raided offices of oil majors Shell, BP and Statoil as part of a probe into suspected manipulation of oil prices, one of the biggest cross-border actions since the Libor...
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Dish Network Corp. (DISH) plans to sell $2.5 billion in debt to help fund its proposed $25.5 billion acquisition of wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. (S).
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Billionaire hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb called on Sony to spin off part of its entertainment arm.
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Billionaire hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb on Tuesday called on Sony Corp to spin off its lucrative entertainment arm, setting the stage for a clash between his activist Wall Street fund and...
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Scrambling to catch U.S. and Asian rivals in the growing global smartphone market, Finnish mobile device-maker Nokia Corp. Tuesday launched another addition to its Lumia Windows phone lineup,...
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The French government is considering introducing a new tax on smartphones and tablets in efforts to fund its culture.
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More than 10,000 private messages sent by Bloomberg clients from their data terminals were reportedly leaked online during internal testing.
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ESPN and Twitter Inc. are announcing a major expansion of their collaboration to post sports-related videos on the short-messaging service--part of a growing wave of tie-ups as TV networks and...
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ESPN and Twitter Inc. are announcing a major expansion of their collaboration to post sports-related videos on the short-messaging service, part of a growing wave of tie ups as TV networks and...
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Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. swung to a profit on a strong jump in sales for its fourth fiscal quarter, thanks in large part to a successful debut of "Bioshock Infinite."
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Activist investor Guy Wyser-Pratte said he is seeking board seats at French phone directories company PagesJaunes to force its biggest shareholder - U.S. private equity firm Cerberus - to cut the...
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Proxy adviser Egan-Jones is recommending that Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) shareholders vote for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s (S) agreement to buy the smaller mobile broadband provider.
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