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The British software company Misys said on Friday that it was in talks with Temenos, a software maker in Switzerland, for a potential all-share merger that would create a company with a market value of roughly $3 billion.
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Don
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The largest PC maker in the world is — Apple?
Hard to believe, maybe, but according to the latest analysis from Canalys, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company shipped 120 million PCs last year, if you include the iPad.
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Don
Apple Inc. (AAPL), without much effort on its part, is making rapid headway in selling to corporations.
After years of being the also-ran to Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) in the workplace, Apple has seen its iPad become a standard business tool. According to an IDG Connect survey, 51 percent of managers with iPads say they “always” use the device at work, and another 40 percent sometimes do. Seventy-nine percent of the respondents use the iPad for business when outside the office.
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Don
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Mark Zuckerberg may sell about $1.67 billion of Facebook Inc. stock in the company’s initial public offering to pay off taxes he will owe when he exercises options to buy 120 million shares.
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Don
AutoTrader.com Inc. (ATDC), which runs a website linking buyers and sellers of new and used cars, is talking to banks about a potential initial public offering, a person with knowledge of the discussions said.
The company’s owners, including Cox Enterprises Inc. and Providence Equity Partners, may be trying to capitalize on rising demand for cars and trucks as well as momentum from Facebook Inc.’s filing for a $5 billion IPO this week.
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Don
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A surge in hiring in the world’s largest economy last month drove the Nasdaq to an 11-year high on Friday as optimism grew that the labor market is on a steady path to recovery.
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Don
Hungary is seeking an international credit line of 15 to 20 billion ($20 to $26.3 billion) euros, the secretary of state heading the prime minister’s office, Mihaly Varga, was quoted on Saturday as saying.
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Don
Stock-picking once again matters on Wall Street.
After a year in which stocks moved in near-lockstep regardless of individual merit, the herd mentality is crumbling away.
The move away from a frenzied rush in and then back out of the market is a welcome sign for stressed-out fund managers and lay investors alike.
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Don
After a blockbuster January for both equities and bonds – rallies that caught many in the market by surprise – investors will be paying keen attention to the world’s central banks in the coming week for signs of continued easy money.
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Don
Greece has agreed with euro zone partners on how to recapitalize Greek banks after a planned bond swap, but has yet to resolve issues related to labor reform and spending cuts in talks with lenders, the country’s finance minister said on Saturday.
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Don
January was the market’s best month in over a decade as both the S&P 500 and Dow Industrials posted their strongest start to the new year since 1997.However, these gains came on the back of considerably light volume.
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Don
U.S. stocks rallied Friday, following a stronger-than-expected jobs report, showing the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent — its lowest level since February 2009.The Dow Jones Industrial Average [.DJI 12862.23 
156.82 (+1.23%) 
] finished the session at its highest level since May 19, 2008, while the NASDAQ Composite [COMP 2905.66 45.98 (+1.61%) ] settled at an 11-year high.
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Don
