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Sony Board to Discuss Third Point Plan
Under pressure from an activist investor to take part of its entertainment business public, Sony said it plans to discuss the proposal with its board.Voices
Best Buy Posts Loss on Lower Revenue
Best Buy Co. ramped up cost-cutting during its fiscal first quarter as its retail revenue continued to slide. Online sales improved, however.Voices
Vodafone to Spend Verizon Dividend on Business
Vodafone Group said Tuesday it will keep the $3.15 billion dividend payment it will receive from Verizon Wireless and plow it into its flagging operations in Europe, which weighed heavily on the mobile giant’s full-year profit.Voices
Fab Raising at Least $250 Million
Online design retailer Fab Inc. is in advanced talks to raise $250 million to $300 million in venture capital in a deal that would value the fast-growing but unprofitable company at $1 billion not including the new capital, people familiar with the matter said.Voices
Vista Equity Partners to Buy Websense
Buyout firm Vista Equity Partners agreed to pay about $1 billion to acquire Websense Inc., a maker of software and services designed to help protect companies against cyber attacks and data theft.Voices
Wanted: Apps for Galaxy Smartphones
As part of its efforts to strengthen its software capabilities Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will be hosting a global competition to lure developers to create apps for its Galaxy smartphones.Voices
Day Traders Steer Tesla Higher
For weeks, Anne-Marie Baiynd kept a close eye on shares of Tesla Motors Inc. On May 9, a day after the company posted its first-ever quarterly profit, the stock exploded higher in heavy trading. Ms. Baiynd, a full-time short-term trader since 2006, pounced.Voices
Social Media Pose New Riddle for CIA
Effective spycraft has long called for cover — a job, family or routine that would keep a government agent from drawing undue attention. Now, that calculation extends to spies’ use of social media.Voices
Laurene Powell Jobs Goes Public to Promote Dream Act
Laurene Powell Jobs has taken on a public role, backing one of the most contentious causes in the U.S. today: immigration reform. And she is doing it using some of the tactics that her late husband, Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, employed to great effect at the technology giant.Voices