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April 18 2012 1:18 PM

The conservative American Legislative Exchange Council disbanded a task force that had advocated for “Stand Your Ground” laws in states as well as voter identification laws.

April 18 2012 6:54 AM

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, is expected to report slightly lower third-quarter results Thursday, despite the slight uptick in PC sales.

April 16 2012 10:06 AM

Moody’s Investors Service on Monday downgraded the rating of Finland-based mobile maker Nokia from Baa3 to Baa2, a move in response to the company’s announcement of sharp decline in mobile sales in the first quarter this year.

April 12 2012 4:20 PM

Google reported first-quarter financial results that beat analysts' estimates by a wide margin.

April 11 2012 12:51 PM

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer services provider, announced a new campaign called “PureSystems” to sell computers and software for cloud computing.

April 11 2012 10:48 AM

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Apple and publishers worked to eliminate competition. Three publishers settled the case.

April 09 2012 3:17 PM

Dataminr, a social media software developer that detected the attack on Osama Bin Laden’s compound and reported it first, said it established an alliance with Twitter.

April 09 2012 11:55 AM

Splunk Inc., a developer of software that helps companies analyze data, plans to sell 13.5 million shares for $8 to $10 in its initial public offering.

April 09 2012 8:41 AM

More than 40,000 employees at AT&T Inc will keep working under the terms of an expired labor contract while their union continues negotiations with the telephone company, averting a potentially costly strike for now.