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Report: Yahoo nearing $1.1B acquisition of Tumblr

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:56:14 PDT

Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company's website and mobile applications. Read comments

Marketo jumps in 1st day trading on Nasdaq

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:50:05 PDT

Shares of Marketo, a provider of cloud-based marketing software, leaped in their trading debut on Friday. Read comments

US rig count is unchanged at 1,769

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:30 PDT

Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. remains unchanged this week, at 1,769. Read comments

'Sonic' video games coming to Nintendo

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:50:06 PDT

Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo. Read comments

Beckham brought credibility, visibility to MLS

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:10:00 PDT

Ask someone in Asia or Europe a decade ago what they knew about the Galaxy, and odds are the answer would have been limited to planets or stars. Nowadays, it's likely to include a reference to "Beckham's team," the Major League Soccer franchise in Los Angeles. Read comments

Apple says App Store hit 50 billion downloads

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:20:56 PDT

Apple says its customers have downloaded more than 50 billon applications from its App Store since its launch in 2008. Read comments

William Lyon Homes rises in 1st day on NYSE

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:46:09 PDT

Shares of homebuilder William Lyon Homes rose 2 percent after the company's stock was sold to the public Thursday. Read comments

William Lyon Homes raises $217.5M from its IPO

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:35:56 PDT

William Lyon Homes has raised $217.5 million from its initial public offering of 8.7 million shares. Read comments

Cisco 3Q net income rises 14 percent

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:39:32 PDT

Cisco's net income jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter as revenue at all four of its divisions rose for the first time in a year and a half. Read comments

Google boosts photo offerings to rival Facebook

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:19:02 PDT

Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its photo features at a time when sharing snapshots online and on mobile gadgets is growing more popular. Read comments