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SEC seeks $13.9m penalty, life ban on Rajat Gupta
22 Mar 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission wants Rajat Gupta to be banned for life from serving as director of a public corporation
HP revenues beat forecasts
21 Feb 2014
Google briefly overtakes ExxonMobil as world's 2nd most valuable company
08 Feb 2014
Internet giant Google yesterday briefly overtook energy giant ExxonMobil to become the world’s second most valuable company after iPhone maker Apple.
Google briefly overtakes ExxonMobil as world's 2nd most valuable company
08 Feb 2014
Internet giant Google yesterday briefly overtook energy giant ExxonMobil to become the world’s second most valuable company after iPhone maker Apple.
Apple buys back $14 bn stock in two weeks after weak results
07 Feb 2014
Including the latest share buyback, Apple had bought back share worth more than $40 billion over the past 12 months, which was a record for any company over a similar time period
Twitter value down $8 bn on slowing growth
07 Feb 2014
Twitter, which went public last November, disappointed investors with its first set of results that revealed a dramatic slowdown in growth
ARM revenues take a hit on slow smartphone sales
06 Feb 2014
Google Q4-2013 net up 17% at $3.38 bn
31 Jan 2014
Google said the results were boosted by rising advertisement revenues and play store sales, which were consistent with sales, on a gross basis
Facebook shares rise 17% to record $62.50 on increasing ad revenue
31 Jan 2014
Facebook Inc reached a key milestone last quarter with over half of its advertising revenue coming from mobile devices
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