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Source: © The Media Leader In a move termed, "an excellent outcome for WPP" by Mark Read, WPP CEO, WPP will sell its entire majority stake in FGS Global

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Ascential, the Cannes Lions festival owner, as been bought out by its rival Informa

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Google remains at the top of the digital advertising spend, with Microsoft showing strong growth alongside Facebook and Twitter, while Yahoo's share continues to drop. Image: Isolated Images

Microsoft gets more ads than Yahoo

16 Jul 2014

eBay Markeplaces President Devin Wenig says the tie-up with Sotheby's will allow themed and special online auctions to be held alongside the traditional sales of art and collectibles. Image:

Sotheby's join eBay to offer online sales of art, collectibles

15 Jul 2014

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto has opened up Mexico's telecommunications to other companies that may want to compete in a market dominated by two companies. Image: Wikipedia

Telecoms sector can compete in Mexico

15 Jul 2014

A museum recording Nikolai Tesla's contribution to electricity generation is being built in New York and Tesla Motor's Founder, Elon Musk has donated $1m to its establishment. Image: Wikipedia

Musk donates $1m to Tesla museum

14 Jul 2014

Twitter is to buy Tap Commerce for $100m to boost advertising from clients and re-engage with users. Image:

Twitter buys mobile advertising firm Tap Commerce

2 Jul 2014

Oracle's President Mark Hurd says the purchase of Micros Systems will boost profitability immediately. Image:

'Big data' deal sees Oracle buy Micros Systems

24 Jun 2014

Matt Rogers of Nest Labs has confirmed that the company has bought Dropcam but hasn't confirmed the price paid. Image: Nest

Google's Nest Labs buys Dropcam for $555m

23 Jun 2014

BlackBerry's Chief Executive John Chen says the company is on track to return to profitability. Image:

BlackBerry makes a small profit

20 Jun 2014

Twitter's Chief Operating Officer Ali Rowghani has unexpectedly quit his job after selling 300,000 of his shares. Image: Twitter

Twitter's Rowghani quits

13 Jun 2014

Skybox Imaging produces high resolution images that are used in a wide number of applications ranging from mapping to natural disaster monitoring. Image: Skybox Imaging

Google buys Skybox Imaging for $500m

11 Jun 2014

Allergan's David Pyott, back by shareholders, has again rejected Valeant Pharmaceutical's bid to buy the company. Image:

Valeant's higher offer rejected by Allergan again

11 Jun 2014

Uber has added $1.4bn to its funding and will use the money to expand services to other cities. Image:

Uber taxi app worth $17bn as new funds come in

9 Jun 2014

B&N has asked Samsung to help with its loss-making Nook range and a new Galaxy Nook tablet computer is being made exclusively for the bookselling company. Image:

Samsung looking into Nooks with Barnes & Noble

6 Jun 2014

Jeep sales in the US climbed by 58% in May and may indicate that conditions in the USA economy are improving fast. Image:

Chrysler's US sales jump 17% in May

4 Jun 2014

Jimmy Iovine is a music producer and he says that its the music producers who really know what is going on in the music industry. However, he's not saying anything about the Apple deal or its plans. Image: Wikipedia

Apple dances to new tune with Beats deal

30 May 2014

How market research serves the unique needs of industry investors

How market research serves the unique needs of industry investors

Lance Breastgoff 28 May 2014

Hachette Book Group's offices in New York. Hachette says it is not prepared to meet Amazon's demands for better terms and conditions particularly on pricing. Image:

Amazon.com 'not optimistic' about Hachette book deal

28 May 2014

Ben Silberman says the latest tranche of funding will be used to create new tools for Pinterest and incorporate advertising in the service. Image: Tumblr

Pinterest valued at US$5bn after fresh funding

19 May 2014

GM's Jeff Boyer says the company is taking all safety issues seriously and reacting promptly to any manufacturing defects. Image:

General Motors recalls 2,9m more cars worldwide

16 May 2014

Online shopping in the US is likely to be worth US$294bn this year according to Forrester Research. Image: Doomu

Mobile driving up US online retail sales

13 May 2014

Jack Ma, Founder of Alibaba, the world's biggest online retailer. Image:

Yahoo shares fall after Alibaba IPO filing

8 May 2014

BlackBerry has sold its Canadian properties, including its head office in Ottawa, for Can$305m as part of a turnaround plan. Image:

BlackBerry sells Canadian properties for Can$305m

6 May 2014

Potomac Video, Washington's last video rental store, is closing down at the end of May. Image:

Washington's last video store calls it quits

5 May 2014

Apple splitting stock as iPhone sales soar

Apple splitting stock as iPhone sales soar

25 Apr 2014

Thomas Piketty's book on economic hoarding by the wealthy is now top of Amazon's best seller list. Image:

French economist's book on inequality tops Amazon list

23 Apr 2014

IBM's boss Ginni Rometty says the company's performance will improve in the next year.Image: Wikipedia

IBM hammered on earnings slump

22 Apr 2014

Zynga has released a new version of FarmVille tailored to smartphones and tablet computers. Image: Google

Zynga seeks to harvest players with mobile FarmVille game

22 Apr 2014

Yahoo sees signs of growth in core business

Yahoo sees signs of growth in core business

16 Apr 2014

Titan Aerospace's high-flying drone that can provide monitor deforestation and disasters as well as deploy atmospheric satellites to provide Internet access to millions. Image:

Google buys drone for its stable

15 Apr 2014

Weibo's initial public offering is likely to raise US$340m for the company. Image: Annakml

Weibo seeks to raise at least US$340m in US IPO

7 Apr 2014

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Google remains at the top of the digital advertising spend, with Microsoft showing strong growth alongside Facebook and Twitter, while Yahoo's share continues to drop. Image: Isolated Images

Microsoft gets more ads than Yahoo

16 Jul 2014

eBay Markeplaces President Devin Wenig says the tie-up with Sotheby's will allow themed and special online auctions to be held alongside the traditional sales of art and collectibles. Image:

Sotheby's join eBay to offer online sales of art, collectibles

15 Jul 2014

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto has opened up Mexico's telecommunications to other companies that may want to compete in a market dominated by two companies. Image: Wikipedia

Telecoms sector can compete in Mexico

15 Jul 2014

A museum recording Nikolai Tesla's contribution to electricity generation is being built in New York and Tesla Motor's Founder, Elon Musk has donated $1m to its establishment. Image: Wikipedia

Musk donates $1m to Tesla museum

14 Jul 2014

Twitter is to buy Tap Commerce for $100m to boost advertising from clients and re-engage with users. Image:

Twitter buys mobile advertising firm Tap Commerce

2 Jul 2014

Oracle's President Mark Hurd says the purchase of Micros Systems will boost profitability immediately. Image:

'Big data' deal sees Oracle buy Micros Systems

24 Jun 2014

Matt Rogers of Nest Labs has confirmed that the company has bought Dropcam but hasn't confirmed the price paid. Image: Nest

Google's Nest Labs buys Dropcam for $555m

23 Jun 2014

BlackBerry's Chief Executive John Chen says the company is on track to return to profitability. Image:

BlackBerry makes a small profit

20 Jun 2014

Twitter's Chief Operating Officer Ali Rowghani has unexpectedly quit his job after selling 300,000 of his shares. Image: Twitter

Twitter's Rowghani quits

13 Jun 2014

Skybox Imaging produces high resolution images that are used in a wide number of applications ranging from mapping to natural disaster monitoring. Image: Skybox Imaging

Google buys Skybox Imaging for $500m

11 Jun 2014

Allergan's David Pyott, back by shareholders, has again rejected Valeant Pharmaceutical's bid to buy the company. Image:

Valeant's higher offer rejected by Allergan again

11 Jun 2014

Uber has added $1.4bn to its funding and will use the money to expand services to other cities. Image:

Uber taxi app worth $17bn as new funds come in

9 Jun 2014

B&N has asked Samsung to help with its loss-making Nook range and a new Galaxy Nook tablet computer is being made exclusively for the bookselling company. Image:

Samsung looking into Nooks with Barnes & Noble

6 Jun 2014

Jeep sales in the US climbed by 58% in May and may indicate that conditions in the USA economy are improving fast. Image:

Chrysler's US sales jump 17% in May

4 Jun 2014

Jimmy Iovine is a music producer and he says that its the music producers who really know what is going on in the music industry. However, he's not saying anything about the Apple deal or its plans. Image: Wikipedia

Apple dances to new tune with Beats deal

30 May 2014

How market research serves the unique needs of industry investors

How market research serves the unique needs of industry investors

Lance Breastgoff 28 May 2014

Hachette Book Group's offices in New York. Hachette says it is not prepared to meet Amazon's demands for better terms and conditions particularly on pricing. Image:

Amazon.com 'not optimistic' about Hachette book deal

28 May 2014

Ben Silberman says the latest tranche of funding will be used to create new tools for Pinterest and incorporate advertising in the service. Image: Tumblr

Pinterest valued at US$5bn after fresh funding

19 May 2014

GM's Jeff Boyer says the company is taking all safety issues seriously and reacting promptly to any manufacturing defects. Image:

General Motors recalls 2,9m more cars worldwide

16 May 2014

Online shopping in the US is likely to be worth US$294bn this year according to Forrester Research. Image: Doomu

Mobile driving up US online retail sales

13 May 2014

Jack Ma, Founder of Alibaba, the world's biggest online retailer. Image:

Yahoo shares fall after Alibaba IPO filing

8 May 2014

BlackBerry has sold its Canadian properties, including its head office in Ottawa, for Can$305m as part of a turnaround plan. Image:

BlackBerry sells Canadian properties for Can$305m

6 May 2014

Potomac Video, Washington's last video rental store, is closing down at the end of May. Image:

Washington's last video store calls it quits

5 May 2014

Apple splitting stock as iPhone sales soar

Apple splitting stock as iPhone sales soar

25 Apr 2014

Thomas Piketty's book on economic hoarding by the wealthy is now top of Amazon's best seller list. Image:

French economist's book on inequality tops Amazon list

23 Apr 2014

IBM's boss Ginni Rometty says the company's performance will improve in the next year.Image: Wikipedia

IBM hammered on earnings slump

22 Apr 2014

Zynga has released a new version of FarmVille tailored to smartphones and tablet computers. Image: Google

Zynga seeks to harvest players with mobile FarmVille game

22 Apr 2014

Yahoo sees signs of growth in core business

Yahoo sees signs of growth in core business

16 Apr 2014

Titan Aerospace's high-flying drone that can provide monitor deforestation and disasters as well as deploy atmospheric satellites to provide Internet access to millions. Image:

Google buys drone for its stable

15 Apr 2014

Weibo's initial public offering is likely to raise US$340m for the company. Image: Annakml

Weibo seeks to raise at least US$340m in US IPO

7 Apr 2014

GM's chief executive Mary Barra has apologised to people affected by the safety recall and met with those who lost loved one in accidents. Image: LinkedIn

GM boss 'deeply sorry' after deadly crashes

3 Apr 2014

There has been a slight improvement in the US manufacturing outlook for the coming year after years of depressed conditions in industry. Image: Beeboys

US manufacturing activity picks up in March

2 Apr 2014

Intel has invested heavily in Cloudera as the pace of cloud computing increases dramatically. Image: V. Poth

Intel buys stake in Cloudera

1 Apr 2014

John Chen says that BlackBerry is on track to return to profitability. Image:

BlackBerry still bleeding with US423m loss

31 Mar 2014

Microsoft's Satya Nadella says Office for iPads is Apple's top selling app. Image: Wikipedia

Microsoft's Nadella crows over iPad Office release

31 Mar 2014

Cyber-crime is now a well organised 'economy' says Juniper Networks. Image: Chanpipat

Cybercrime is part of online economy says study

26 Mar 2014

GM has recalled its Chevrolet Cobalt model over a faulty ignition. Image: GM

GM recalls another 1.8m cars amid safety probe

18 Mar 2014

Softbank's Masayoshi Son want to buy T-Mobile. Image:

SoftBank woos US, with T-Mobile in view

18 Mar 2014

AT&T wins clearance to buy Leap Wireless

17 Mar 2014

Masayoshi San, chairman of Softbank. Image:

Japan's Sprint owner eyes US telecom price war

12 Mar 2014