Sunday, May 26th, 2013

Technology

Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start

By Poornima Gupta and Padraic Halpin
SAN FRANCISCO/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Apple has operated almost tax-free in Ireland since 1980, welcomed by a government keen to bring jobs to what was t...
May 23, 2013, 9:54 pm
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HSBC says Robertson to head remuneration committee

LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings named Simon Robertson, a former Goldman Sachs banker and chairman of Rolls-Royce, as the new chairman of its remuneration committee to replace John Thornton.
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May 23, 2013, 11:16 pm
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ChannelAdvisor soars in debut

By Alistair Barr and Tanya Agrawal
(Reuters) - ChannelAdvisor Corp shares soared more than 40 percent in their market debut on Thursday as investors bet the e-commerce software company ...
May 23, 2013, 11:11 pm
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E-commerce software maker ChannelAdvisor shares soar in debut

(Reuters) - Shares of cloud-based e-commerce software provider ChannelAdvisor Corp soared as much as 39 percent in their debut, as enterprise software makers continue to draw investor attention with t...
May 23, 2013, 11:02 pm
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GameStop says 2013 outlook improved after Xbox One news

By Chandni Doulatramani and Malathi Nayak
(Reuters) - GameStop Corp raised the lower end of its full-year earnings forecast on Thursday after beating fourth-quarter estimates, counting ...
May 23, 2013, 8:49 pm
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Aixtron shake-up aims for LED equipment top spot

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Aixtron's new chief executive laid out a strategy focused on returning to profit and wrestling back leadership of the global market for LED chip-making equipment from U.S. rival ...
May 23, 2013, 8:23 pm
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EU wants big companies to reveal national tax bills

By John O'Donnell
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top regulatory official is seeking to force large companies to disclose how much tax they pay in each country where they operate, a measu...
May 23, 2013, 7:56 pm

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Huawei's Middle East revenue rose 18 pct in 2012 - executive

By Matt Smith
DUBAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent to $2.08 billion in 2012 and the roll-out of 4G mobile networks and IT outsourcing w...
May 23, 2013, 7:43 pm
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Huawei's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent in 2012: executive

By Matt Smith
DUBAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent to $2.08 billion in 2012 and the roll-out of 4G mobile networks and IT outsourcing w...
May 23, 2013, 7:43 pm

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Aixtron to cut more than 20 pct of German staff

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chip equipment maker Aixtron is cutting more than 20 percent of its staff in Germany in response to weak demand for its products.
The group, which last mont...
May 23, 2013, 1:42 pm
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Lenovo shares jump more than 4 percent after earnings beat forecast

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd jumped more than 4 percent after it reported a forecast-beating 90 percent rise in quarterly profit, its fastest in sev...
May 23, 2013, 1:16 pm

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China's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals

By Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh Desai
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load ar...
May 23, 2013, 12:30 pm

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SoftBank would add 'security director' to Sprint board

(Reuters) - SoftBank Corp would appoint a "security director" to Sprint Nextel Corp's board if its takeover bid succeeds and give the U.S. government right of approval on the appointment in hopes of e...
May 23, 2013, 11:57 am

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HP hit by plunge in PC sales

Hewlett-Packard says its quarterly profit has been hit by a dramatic slump in sales of personal computers, but maintains its reorganisation is making progress.
May 23, 2013, 10:27 am

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Telstra jobs on the line in restructure

Telstra is not saying how many jobs may be lost as part of a major restructure of its internal operations.
May 23, 2013, 10:16 am

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Samsung says fast-selling Galaxy S4 sales hit 10 million

Samsung said sales of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone have reached 10 million since its launch in late April - its fastest selling smartphone.
May 23, 2013, 10:13 am

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Kim Dotcom mulls suing tech giants for 'copyright breach'

WELLINGTON (AFP) - Internet mogul Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was considering taking legal action against tech giants such as Twitter, Google and Facebook for infringing copyright on a security measure he invented.
May 23, 2013, 9:35 am
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Apple, former Washington wallflower, now at center of tax fight

By Andy Sullivan, Gabriel Debenedetti and Poornima Gupta
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For years, Apple Inc kept a low profile in Washington as it grew into one of the most valuable companies ...
May 23, 2013, 7:02 am

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