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Another Down Day for Apple Shares

John Paczkowski in News on April 16 at 12:33 pm PT

The stock is off for the fifth straight session after hitting an all-time high.

Will CafePress Impress Wall Street in Its Public Market Debut?

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 28 at 3:30 pm PT

CafePress, which can print just about anything on a mug, poster or T-shirt, is now trying to print money.

Japan’s Rakuten Set to Challenge Amazon With Help From Kobo

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 27 at 11:40 am PT

Who is Amazon’s biggest competitor? It may be a Japanese-based company you’ve never heard of.

Is Nexon’s Lukewarm IPO Reception a Bad Sign for Zynga?

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 14, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Is Nexon’s experience of raising $1.2 billion on the Tokyo stock exchange this week a sign of what’s to come for Zynga?

Zynga’s Valuation Withers 30 Percent Since February

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 2, 2011 at 4:34 pm PT

Zynga’s initial public offering remains on track to raise $1 billion, but the social games company may not be worth as much as it was hoping for.

Zynga Ups the Ante on IPO to Raise as Much as $1.15 Billion

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 2, 2011 at 3:16 am PT

Zynga is officially on its way to IPO-Ville.

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HTC's Net Profit Nearly Triples

Lorraine Luk, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 8, 2011 at 9:45 am PT

HTC Corp. said Friday its first-quarter net profit nearly tripled, driven by strong growth in handset shipments. The Taiwan-based company is now neck-and neck with Nokia Corp. in terms of market capitalization.

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Websense Explores Sale of Company

Anupreeta Das and Dennis K. Berman, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 16, 2011 at 2:38 pm PT

Web security software company Websense Inc. is exploring a sale with the aid of investment bank Qatalyst Partners, people familiar with the matter said. San Diego-based Websense has a market capitalization of $826 million and could fetch around $1 billion in a sale, these people said.