Europe's markets closed mixed on Thursday after a profit warning from retail heavyweight Tesco and weak U.S. retail and labor data more than offset relief from successful Spanish and Italian debt auctions.
Retail sales rose at the weakest pace in seven months in December as consumers pulled back late in the holiday shopping season, cutting purchases at department stores and spending less on electronic gadgets.
Julius Genachowski, the top U.S. telecommunications regulator, said on Wednesday that he has received bi-partisan support from a group of U.S. senators for so-called incentive auctions of wireless spectrum without legislative restrictions.
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is planning to shakeup its marketing unit as the company grows increasingly unhappy with the results, a move that could lead to hundreds of job cuts.
Companies and law enforcement agencies nervous about a huge expansion in Internet domains - adding to .com, .net and others - will have many ways to protect trademarks and identify website owners, the head of the organization that organizes the Internet said on Tuesday.
Disney confirmed the exit of movie marketing chief MT Carney on Monday after news of her departure spread throughout the media over the weekend.
Intel plans to make its biggest marketing push since 2003 for a new, super-thin category of laptops it has dubbed ultrabooks, hoping to fend off major strides made by Apple Inc and its MacBook Air into the high-end personal computing market.
Intel plans to make its biggest marketing push since 2003 for a new, super-thin category of laptops it has dubbed ultrabooks, hoping to fend off major strides made by Apple Inc and its MacBook Air into the high-end personal computing market.
As tax season begins, a decision by Wal-Mart Stores Inc to offer some free and discounted tax preparation in conjunction with its check-cashing services at more than 3,000 U.S. stores is less about giving back and more about bringing in, experts cautioned.
Sprint Nextel , the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, is merging sales and marketing for its business and consumer operations as part of a streamlining that includes the departures of four top executives, according to Sprint CEO Dan Hesse.
Sprint Nextel , the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, is merging sales and marketing for its business and consumer operations as part of a streamlining that includes the departures of four top executives, according to Sprint CEO Dan Hesse.
Best Buy Co stood by its profit outlook for the financial year despite a 1.2 percent same-store sales decline in the key selling month of December, allaying some concerns that all its holiday sales were driven by profit-sapping discounts.
The results indicate that more routine purchases were made online this holiday season.
Benchmark Co analysts downgraded Google Inc to hold from buy, citing a decline in advertising revenue from Europe and an uncertain outlook for the first half of this year.
Ancestry.com Inc reported a 22 percent jump in subscribers in 2011 and forecast strong 2012 sales, allaying investor concerns about the company's new pricing scheme.
Many retailers had to discount more than they wanted to draw customers over the holidays, cutting into profits even as December sales came in slightly better than expected overall.
The first batch of December sales results suggests that people were willing and able to shop if retailers made it worth the effort with discounts.
The first batch of December sales results suggests that people were willing and able to shop if U.S. retailers made it worth the effort with discounts.
Groupon Inc's main business grew in November as the largest daily deal company extended its lead over rival LivingSocial, according to estimates released on Wednesday.
Groupon Inc shares fell more than 6 percent on Tuesday on concern the company may not have as many daily deals to offer due to some merchants pulling back.
According to a survey of approximately 400 merchants who have worked with daily deal sites, 52 percent say they have no plans to feature deals in the next six months.
Shaky economy notwithstanding, Americans intend to travel farther and spend more in 2012, according to a nationwide poll.
