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Amazon to Acquire Online Retailer BuyVip

Eyk Henning, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 4, 2010 at 2:50 pm PT

Amazon.com Inc. has reached an agreement to buy the Spanish internet retailer BuyVip for around €70 million ($96.5 million), a person close to the matter said Monday, as the company seeks to break into premium online retail. The deal will be announced this week, the person added. BuyVip offers overstock items from brands like Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton or Levi’s for steep discounts.

A Service to Make 401(k) Tweaking a Piece of Cake

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on August 19, 2009 at 6:09 pm PT

Cake Premium may be a helpful tool in confusing times. But its limitations make it an incomplete solution that’s no threat to a really good, honest investment adviser, writes Walt Mossberg.

A Go-To Web Site for Home Buyers

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on February 17, 2009 at 5:20 pm PT

Dipping a toe into the real-estate market these days can be tricky. Thankfully, the Web’s ability to demystify intimidating topics has brought what was once considered insider real-estate knowledge to the masses.