UNITED STATES
NEW YORK, USA: US computer company Dell said last week its quarterly profits plunged 79% from a year ago, as a shift away from personal computers hammered the company's bottom line.
20 May 2013 09:08UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, USA: American authorities said on Monday (13 May) that a US$500m fine would be imposed on Indian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Ranbaxy after it pleaded guilty to selling adulterated drugs in the United States.
15 May 2013 10:08UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, USA: The road is getting bumpier for electric cars. Coda Automotive, one of what had been a promising crop of electric car companies, filed for bankruptcy protection this month, and said it would reorganise its operations around the electric storage market.
14 May 2013 06:54UNITED STATES
NEW YORK, USA: Corporate raider Carl Icahn and other investors made a new offer last week for US computer giant Dell, calling a planned private equity buyout led by company founder Michael Dell a "giveaway".
13 May 2013 07:10UNITED STATES
LOS ANGELES, USA: Fed up with Twitter friends ruining the plots of her favorite TV shows, high school senior and budding software engineer Jennie Lamere took matters into her own hands.
10 May 2013 07:47UNITED STATES
SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla Motors said on Wednesday it posted its first-ever quarterly profit as the electric carmaker beat its own forecasts and surprised market analysts.
10 May 2013 08:02UNITED STATES
SHANGHAI, CHINA: Chinese authorities have approved a US$1.3bn General Motors plan to make luxury Cadillac cars, the US auto giant said on Tuesday (7 May) as it seeks to boost sales of its premium brand cars in the world's biggest vehicle market.
8 May 2013 08:24UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, USA: Computer files to create a hand-gun almost entirely from parts made with a 3D printer were published online on Monday (6 May), alarming gun control advocates after it was successfully test-fired by its inventor.
7 May 2013 12:08UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, USA: Google's Android mobile operating system extended its dominance in smartphones in the US and other major markets in the first quarter of 2013, according to a survey published this week.
2 May 2013 06:36UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, USA: Global sales of tablet computers climbed in the first quarter of 2013, led by Android-powered devices that outpaced gains by Apple's iPads, a research firm said on Wednesday (1 May).
2 May 2013 08:19UNITED STATES
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Fitness wristband maker Jawbone added muscle to its lineup of fitness lifestyle devices on Tuesday (30 April) with a deal to buy the company behind armbands that measure how many calories people are burning.
2 May 2013 06:11UNITED STATES
NEW YORK, USA: Apple on Monday (29 April) moved towards its first-ever debt issue, filing documents describing plans for bond sales, which would be used to pay dividends in an effort to stem the slide in its share price.
30 Apr 2013 09:45UNITED STATES
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: American company AT&T has launched software that allows customers to use smartphones or tablets to activate alarm systems, switch on lights, open doors for guests or adjust the temperature inside the home.
30 Apr 2013 06:45UNITED STATES
NEW YORK, USA: Chrysler reported on Monday (29 April) that its profits had fallen by 65% in the first quarter. It blames the weak performance on poor sales in Europe and a number of new product launches.
30 Apr 2013 08:20UNITED STATES
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple reported on Tuesday (23 April) that its quarterly profit dipped for the first time in nearly a decade as it squeezed less money from the competitive smartphone and tablet markets.
26 Apr 2013 10:44
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