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Allergan's David Pyott, back by shareholders, has again rejected Valeant Pharmaceutical's bid to buy the company. Image:

Valeant's higher offer rejected by Allergan again

11 Jun 2014

Uber has added $1.4bn to its funding and will use the money to expand services to other cities. Image:

Uber taxi app worth $17bn as new funds come in

9 Jun 2014

B&N has asked Samsung to help with its loss-making Nook range and a new Galaxy Nook tablet computer is being made exclusively for the bookselling company. Image:

Samsung looking into Nooks with Barnes & Noble

6 Jun 2014

Jeep sales in the US climbed by 58% in May and may indicate that conditions in the USA economy are improving fast. Image:

Chrysler's US sales jump 17% in May

4 Jun 2014

Jimmy Iovine is a music producer and he says that its the music producers who really know what is going on in the music industry. However, he's not saying anything about the Apple deal or its plans. Image: Wikipedia

Apple dances to new tune with Beats deal

30 May 2014

How market research serves the unique needs of industry investors

How market research serves the unique needs of industry investors

Lance Breastgoff 28 May 2014

Hachette Book Group's offices in New York. Hachette says it is not prepared to meet Amazon's demands for better terms and conditions particularly on pricing. Image:

Amazon.com 'not optimistic' about Hachette book deal

28 May 2014

Ben Silberman says the latest tranche of funding will be used to create new tools for Pinterest and incorporate advertising in the service. Image: Tumblr

Pinterest valued at US$5bn after fresh funding

19 May 2014

GM's Jeff Boyer says the company is taking all safety issues seriously and reacting promptly to any manufacturing defects. Image:

General Motors recalls 2,9m more cars worldwide

16 May 2014

Online shopping in the US is likely to be worth US$294bn this year according to Forrester Research. Image: Doomu

Mobile driving up US online retail sales

13 May 2014

Jack Ma, Founder of Alibaba, the world's biggest online retailer. Image:

Yahoo shares fall after Alibaba IPO filing

8 May 2014

Potomac Video, Washington's last video rental store, is closing down at the end of May. Image:

Washington's last video store calls it quits

5 May 2014

Apple splitting stock as iPhone sales soar

Apple splitting stock as iPhone sales soar

25 Apr 2014

Thomas Piketty's book on economic hoarding by the wealthy is now top of Amazon's best seller list. Image:

French economist's book on inequality tops Amazon list

23 Apr 2014