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Flurry of IPOs signals IPO rebound to continue
NEW YORK (AP) -- The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors continue to be careful about where they place their bets....
GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price....
Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's....
Microsoft offers about 24K training vouchers in NC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force....
EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27
BRUSSELS (AP) -- European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc....
Dell's profit, stock drop on weak quarterly report
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Some of the computer industry's biggest players - such as IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. - have wowed Wall Street this fall with stronger-than-expected profits....
Library group offers text search to 4.6M books
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes....
Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty
TOKYO (AP) -- Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday....
Obama answers questions from top Cuban blogger
HAVANA (AP) -- President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways....
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