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Dunkin Donuts Opens First Location In Drive To Enter India

Following on its previous, highly-sucessful roll-out of the Dominos Pizza brand in that country, India's Jubilant FoodWorks has opened a Dunkin' Donuts in New Delhi, the first store in what the company expects to be a hundred-location chain within five years. The operation is a joint venture between that company and Dunkin' Brands International in the United States.

Ebay to Open Bangalore, India Software Development Center

A general view of eBay headquarters in San Jose
EBay Incorporated (NASDAQ: EBAY) will open a new software development center in Bangalore, India which will employ as many as 1,000 engineers to support its eBay Marketplaces and PayPal products, the company announced Tuesday.
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Apple Files Complaint Over iPhone5.com Domain: Will It Name Next iPhone 'iPhone 5'?

How will the next Apple iPhone be named - New iPhone, iPhone 6 or iPhone 5? Nobody has enough clues to bet on any of them, until Apple makes an official announcement. But a recent complaint the Cupertino tech giant filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hints that the company could be interested in the name iPhone 5.
The new Toyota RAV4 EV drives.

Toyota RAV4 EV Impresses, But $50,000 Price Shocks

Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM) debuted the new 2012 RAV4 EV on Monday in Los Angeles at the 26th annual Electric Vehicle Symposium. The new electric RAV4 will have a range of approximately 100 miles with a charging time of roughly 6 hours, but the high price of $49,800 MSRP could leave some would-by buyers shocked.
Ally Financial

Ally Received Treasury Approval on ResCap Bankruptcy: Report

Ally Financial Inc., the auto lender majority-owned by U.S. taxpayers, has received conditional approval from the U.S. Treasury Department on plans to put its struggling mortgage servicing and lending unit into bankruptcy, Bloomberg reported, citing an anonymous Obama administration official.
machinima

Google, Determined To Kill TV, Invests In Machinima

Google has invested in Machinima according to a new AllThingsD report. The announcement was made in the wake of the company's $200 million commitment to promoting YouTube across the Google content network.
LNG tanker

Singapore's Temasek Investing $468M in US LNG Venture

Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd., the Singaporean sovereign-investment vehicle and RRJ Capital, a private equity fund run by former Temasek executive Richard Ong, will jointly invest about $468 million in Houston's Cheniere Energy Incorporated (Nyseamex: LNG), as Singapore pursues its goal of becoming an Asian hub for liquid natural gas (LNG).
Carl C. Icahn

Icahn Sells LightSquared Debt, Creditors Extend Talks

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sold his $250 million debt holdings in Philip Falcone's telecom start-up LightSquared MOSAV.UL, while Falcone continues to negotiate with creditors to avoid a debt default, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Walt Disney Green Ranking.

32 Key Earnings Reports To Watch This Week, May 7 - 11

First-quarter earnings season is winding down, with about 84 percent of the S&P 500 constituents already out with their results. However, we will still see a number of bellwether companies reporting results this week, including: Walt Disney, Macy's, Kohl's, OfficeMax, Cisco Systems, Nvidia, News Corp., AOL, Tyson Foods and Priceline.
Samsung Galaxy S3 vs LG Optimus LTE 2: Can LG Revamp Its Status And Beat The Biggie With 2GB RAM And 2150mAh Battery?

Samsung Galaxy S3 Vs LG Optimus LTE 2: Can LG Revamp Its Status And Beat The Biggie With 2GB RAM And 2150mAh Battery?

The successor to Galaxy S2 has come with impressive features. While the tech enthusiasts of the industry are really excited about the new smartphone, there are many others who are somewhat disappointed with the Galaxy S3's features and specs. Many reports claim that the industry expert are not so satisfied with the design and build of the device. They had expected better specifications and features.
Thousands of shareholders gather in the Century Link Center arena during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, May 5, 2012.

Buffett Assures Shareholders At Berkshire Hathaway 2012 Annual Meeting

Warren Buffett attempted to assure Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders at their annual meeting Saturday that the company will be in good hands whenever he steps down, in an effort to counter fears surrounding its succession plan following the news that the legendary businessman has prostate cancer.

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