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ISS backs call for Apple CEO succession plan

Influential investor advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services has thrown its weight behind a shareholder proposal to require Apple Inc to disclose a succession plan for Chief Executive Steve Jobs.

Verizon iPhone 4 available for pre-orders from Feb. 3

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Apple Inc. said its CDMA iPhone 4 will be available for pre-orders from Thursday at Apple stores and Verizon Wireless. Apple said orders will be fulfilled on a first come, first served basis due to strong demand.
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Google shares rise as investors look past shuffle

Investors brushed aside concerns that a surprise shake-up at Google Inc putting co-founder Larry Page back in the top job would prove a distraction at a critical time and focused instead on the company's stellar results.
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Will Eric Schmidt Become Apple CEO?

As the market will be concerned in the near-term with the management shuffle, an analyst at Jefferies hinted at a possibility that Eric Schmidt could become the Chief Executive of Apple.

Apple adds properitary screw to iPhone to curb DIY repairs

Apple's walled garden approach is not merely limited to its Ios or Apps Store but even extends to its hardware as it just fenced its iPhone, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with new screw design, called Pentalobular, which cannot be opened using a standard screwdriver.
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Green group accuses Apple of lax supplier oversight

iPhone maker Apple was criticized by Chinese green groups for lax corporate oversight of its suppliers in China, leading to poor environmental and work safety standards that poisoned dozens of factory workers.

Apple criticized for lax green standards in China

Chinese green groups on Thursday accused iPhone maker Apple of failing to properly oversee its Chinese suppliers, leading to poor environmental and safety standards, and dozens of poisoned factory workers.

US futures decline after Goldman earnings, housing data

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a lower opening on Wednesday after Goldman Sachs reported a decline in quarterly profit and a government report showed that U.S. housing starts fell more than expected in December.
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Futures little changed as bank earnings eyed

Stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors awaited results from Goldman Sachs Group and Wells Fargo after financial stocks fell in the previous session on disappointing results from Citigroup.
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Futures flat as investors await banks' earnings

Stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors awaited results from Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo after financial stocks were weighed in the previous session by disappointing results from Citigroup.
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Apple's bright view outshines Jobs's plight

Apple Inc landed blockbuster results and a strong outlook on dazzling sales of the iPhone and iPad, reassuring investors that visionary CEO Steve Jobs's medical leave will have no impact on growth.

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