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Kodak to Sell Patents for $525 Million

Dana Mattioli and Mike Spector, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 19, 2012 at 10:37 am PT

Eastman Kodak Co.’s $525 million patent sale disclosed Wednesday involved a Who’s Who of the global technology industry, as usually fierce rivals came together to take off the market patents governing the digital cameras now ubiquitous in mobile devices.

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Stores Bring Black Friday to the Web

Ann Zimmerman, Shelly Banjo and Dana Mattioli, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on November 15, 2012 at 8:30 am PT

As retailers gear up for the traditional shop-fest known as Black Friday, they are focusing on the mobs that line up outside stores and — increasingly — on the masses that shop online from home.

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Kodak Reaches Financing Deal With Bondholders

Mike Spector and Dana Mattioli, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 12, 2012 at 11:17 am PT

Eastman Kodak Co. reached a deal with bondholders for $793 million in loans that could take the onetime photography icon out of bankruptcy proceedings on the condition it sell a trove of patents for a certain amount, said people familiar with the discussions.

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Gilt’s Flash Hunt: New Chief for IPO

Spencer E. Ante and Dana Mattioli, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on November 8, 2012 at 4:18 pm PT

Online luxury retailer Gilt Groupe Inc. quietly launched a search for a new chief executive to replace co-founder Kevin Ryan as its strives to shore up its financial performance to support a possible initial public offering.

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Don’t Like This Price? Wait a Minute.

Julia Angwin and Dana Mattioli, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on September 5, 2012 at 4:13 am PT

The fast-moving Internet pricing games used by airlines and hotels are now moving deeper into the most mundane nooks of the consumer economy.

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Kodak Patent Bidding Is Tame

Dana Mattioli, Mike Spector and Ashby Jones, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 10, 2012 at 5:40 pm PT

Eastman Kodak Co.’s patent auction has failed to generate the premium bids that the company and creditors had hoped for, with some suitors leaving Manhattan for home in the past few days, people familiar with the matter said.

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Apple, Google Line Up to Bid for Kodak’s Patents

Ashby Jones, Dana Mattioli and Mike Spector, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 27, 2012 at 1:34 pm PT

Battle lines are forming in Eastman Kodak Co.’s patent sale ahead of Monday’s initial bid deadline.

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On Orbitz, Mac Users Steered to Pricier Hotels

Dana Mattioli, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on June 26, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Orbitz Worldwide Inc. has found that people who use Apple Inc.’s Mac computers spend as much as 30 percent more a night on hotels, so the online travel agency is starting to show them different, and sometimes costlier, travel options than Windows visitors see.

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Stores Smarten Up Amid Spam Flood

Dana Mattioli, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on March 10, 2012 at 2:00 pm PT

Retailers have started to wear out their welcome in customers’ email inboxes, forcing stores to rethink their spam strategies.

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Kodak Considers Restructuring Chief, Sues Samsung

Dana Mattioli and Mike Spector, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 18, 2012 at 2:31 pm PT

Eastman Kodak Co. is preparing to appoint a chief restructuring officer, a move that could help the company secure financing needed to stay afloat during bankruptcy proceedings, people familiar with the matter said.