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Apple Yet to Penetrate Into Asia

Investors in Apple Inc. have a one-word answer for those who wonder whether this corporate juggernaut can maintain its phenomenal momentum in the years ahead: Asia.

Ford Accounting Change Signals Profit Outlook

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Ford Motor Co is poised to report its biggest annual profit in 13 years on Friday after an accounting change that signals the No. 2 U.S. automaker's belief it can remain profitable.
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The Big Lead on the USA Today Acquisition: A Q&A with TBL Editor in Chief Jason McIntyre

Take a look at The Big Lead's site and you'll see a list of the Top 15 online sports properties along the side. It's a measure of how far the once-fledgling site started in 2006 by former newspaper and magazine journalist Jason McIntyre has come in those five years. Now, Big Lead Sports by FSV ranks No. 6 in online sports properties, in front of the sports media group that just took over a majority stake in it -- USA Today. The Big Lead makes up the centerpiece for USA Today and Gannett...
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Motorola Mobility Posts Quarterly Loss

Motorola Mobility Inc posted a quarterly loss after it warned earlier this month that it was having a tough time competing in the smartphone market amid intense competition from rivals such as the Apple Inc iPhone.
Nokia Lumia 900

Nokia Clawing its Way Into Smartphone War With Lumia Windows Phones

Before the iPhone debuted in 2007, Nokia was virtually alone in the smartphone world, and ever since then, it (and everyone else) has been chasing Apple. Nokia still sells more mobile phones than any other company, but mostly they are of the feature phone variety that don't have touchscreens and data plans. Nokia announced Jan. 26 they had lost over a billion dollars worth of business in the last three months of 2011, but their new line of Windows Phone-powered Lumia smartph...
Coffee May Cause High Achievers To Slack Off

Starbucks Beats Street View, Revenue up 16%

Starbucks Corp's reported a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street's view after global economic worries failed to weaken demand for drinks and other products from the world's biggest coffee chain.
Possible Apple TV prototype design

Apple TV Plus Siri Could Be on Sale by May

Apple could ship a 42-inch TV set featuring organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays as well as controls activated by the Siri “voice assistant” in the iPhone 4S, a report said.It could Apple TV or iTV.
A Ecuadorean Cleans Up The Amazon

U.S. Appeals Court Explains Chevron-Ecuador Case Decision

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday explained why a New York judge did not have the authority to order an injunction last year prohibiting Ecuadorean plaintiffs from collecting on a ruling against Chevron Corp.
NFL #ProBowl Will Be Tweeted

NFL Pro Bowl 2012 will be Tweeted, but can it Save a Meaningless Game?

In a desperate attempt to make their all-star event relevant, last year the National Football League (NFL) moved the Pro Bowl to the week before the Super Bowl and even displaced it from Hawaii. Reviews of the change were generally unfavorable, as the game was still played at half the speed as normal, but the NFL did get the ratings boost it was looking for.
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Nucor 4Q up 25% on Rising Prices and Shipments

Nucor Corp. beat weak expectations for its fourth quarter profit on Thursday with a 25 percent increase in earnings, marking a swing to profitability fueled by an uptick in steel prices and shipments.
China Southern Airlines Gets the First A380 in the Country

Airbus Confirms Cause of A380 Wing Cracks

Cracks in the wings of the world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, stem from stresses caused by unsuitable materials and the way engineers designed the bolts to fit into certain brackets -- not stresses caused by flying, Airbus said.
Email, Dropbox and Skype has made international communication much easier and cheaper

Small Business Ideas for 2012: Why not go Global?

Social media is booming, the IT revolution is stronger than ever and emerging market countries are the engines for global economic growth. For small businesses, a bright idea could be expanding internationally.
Flames from Chevron Nigeria's natural gas well

Chevron Nigeria Natural Gas Well Burning Underwater

A natural gas offshore exploration rig that caught fire off the coast of Nigeria, killed two contractors and sank, is still burning causing flames to rise up from the surface of the water, and Chevron a official expects the fire will not be put out for another month.
Tim Cook

Apple CEO Tim Cook Faces a $98 Billion Problem

Apple CEO Tim Cook has a problem, a $98 billion problem. Just 18 months ago, Apple's $46 billion mountain of cash, while huge by most standards, attracted only muted complaints from investors, who did call for a dividend or share buyback, but were mostly happy with the meteoric rise in the stock price.
iPhone 4S

Unlocking iPhone: How to Reset Factory Settings (Easy Tutorial)

Restoring the factory settings of your device is very easy to perform and can help you if your device is not functioning properly, or some applications are not working, or the device has been hit by a virus. Here is a complete tutorial for you to proceed with the restoring.
Caterpillar

Caterpillar 4Q up 58% on Rising Global Demand

Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) reported a 58 percent rise in quarterly earnings that far exceeded Wall Street expectations on Thursday due to increased global demand for construction machinery and mining equipment.
People shop in the newly opened Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) store in Moscow

Hennes & Mauritz Issues Gloomy Outlook

World No.2 fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (HMb.ST) said a gloomy economic outlook would keep demand subdued this year and discounting to shift unsold stock, which led to a surprise drop in fourth-quarter profit, had continued into January.

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