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'Cyber Monday' sales set to hit record: analysts

U.S. online sales are expected to hit $2 billion on "Cyber Monday," for the first time since the data firm comScore has been tracking such information.


U.S. Chamber seeks changes to financial risk council

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday called for changes to the U.S. financial risk council that could slow the process by which it designates large financial firms as "systemic," subjecting them to tougher supervision.

BlackBerry is "here to stay" - interim CEO

BlackBerry Ltd is "very much alive, thank you," Interim Chief Executive John Chen affirmed in an open letter on Monday in which the smartphone maker committed itself to rebuilding as a niche player concentrating on the enterprise market.

DigitalOcean's new Amsterdam data center signals European expansion, eyes Singapore as its next target

A second data center in Amsterdam was launched by software Design Description (SDD)-only web hosting and cloud infrastructure provider DigitalOcean as part of its strategy to meet customer demand in cloud services.


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Wipro Ltd announced today in a statement that it is set to acquire Opus Capital Markets Consultants LLC, a US-based mortgage services provider in order to expand its offerings to its financial services clients.
Dow Chemical revealed its plans today to divest its USD5 billion worth of assets, which was way more than the range chief executive Andrew Liveris initially declared in October.
Akamai Technologies Inc said it will spend about $370 million to acquire Prolexic Technologies Inc, a pioneer in fighting distributed denial of service attacks, cyberthreats that cripple networks by overwhelming them with Internet traffic.
An article on Forbes detailed how e-commerce giant Amazon manages to dominate the market despite embarking on new ventures like its plans for 30-minute delivery services via aerial drone as revealed on the eve of Cyber Monday.
London-listed Kolar Gold expects the Indian government to finalise details for the tender to run the historic Kolar mine before the end of 2013, it said on Monday, paving the way for what it hopes is the revival of Indian gold mining.
After more than two years since it filed for bankruptcy due to lack of cash and halting production, Swedish car automaker Saab AB via its parent company National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEV) AB started making cars today.
Apple Insider points out how the tech giant fared less than expected in light of analysts' predictions last year that it would hit a thousand per share.
Monday's announcement of executive promotions at Samsung Group stood out when the Group announced Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee's daughter, Seo-hyun, as a division president at holding company Samsung Everland Inc.
Stem Inc. today announced the closing of a $15 million Series B financing round. Iberdrola, GE Ventures joined Series A investor Angeleno Group in committing financing for the round.
Unilever attributes its declining sales to the slowdown in emerging markets, and Chief Executive Officer Paul Polman urges countries in these markets to create structured economic policies real soon.