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Staples 4Q hit by charges, forecast misses view
Costs related to Staples turnaround plan helped drive down the office supplier's fourth-quarter net income by 72 percent. Its quarterly revenue and ...
Amazon orders 6th children's series pilot
Amazon.com Inc. is continuing its push into producing original children's series, ordering its sixth pilot of shows aimed at kids. The online retailer ...
Barnes & Noble chair wants to buy retail business
The last remaining national bookstore chain is being taken off the shelf and dusted off for sale. Barnes & Noble's founder Leonard Riggio disclosed ...
Google adds new touch to line of Chrome laptops
Google is adding a new and more expensive touch to its line of Chrome laptops in an attempt to outshine personal computers running on software made ...
Office Depot agrees to buy OfficeMax in stock deal
Office Depot and OfficeMax are being collated. The retailers said Wednesday they have agreed to combine in an all-stock deal worth about $1.2 billion ...
Comcast doubles down on TV in $16.7B deal for NBCU
Comcast's $16.7 billion deal to buy the remaining half of NBCUniversal ahead of schedule represents a resounding vote of confidence in the future of ...
IDC: Apple dominates in tablets, but share shrinks
Apple continues to dominate in tablet computers, although its market share is shrinking because of growing competition from Samsung and others, ...
Amazon posts lower 4Q net income but stock jumps
Amazon's fourth-quarter net income fell 45 percent, as sharply higher revenue failed to keep pace with increased spending on order fulfillment and ...
Ahead of the Bell: Amazon.com to post 4Q results
Amazon.com Inc. is expected to post strong revenue growth from the holidays when it reports fourth-quarter results after the market closes Tuesday, ...
MBAs play poker in Vegas to win job at Caesars
Forget the firm handshake and networking chit chat. Business students who want a job at Caesars Entertainment need to work on their poker faces.
Netflix enjoys marquee day as stock soars 42 pct
Netflix's rollercoaster ride on Wall Street surged to new heights Thursday. The company's stock climbed $43.60 to close at $146.86 as investors ...
Netflix's 4Q restores company's investment luster
Netflix has re-emerged as a stock-market star after a fourth-quarter performance that demonstrated its success in broadening the appeal of its ...
Amazon makes MP3 catalog available to iPhone users
Amazon says iPhone and iPod Touch users will be able to buy music from its digital store for the first time beginning Thursday. Amazon.com Inc.
Target unveils year-round online price match
Target Corp. is pledging to match prices of select online rivals year-round, a move that underscores how physical and online retailing are being ...
Will retailers rebound after weak holiday season?
As signs emerge that holiday sales this year grew at the weakest pace since 2008, investors are dumping retail stocks. Analysts are crowing about the ...
Netflix streaming service back online after outage
Those hoping to spend the holiday watching streaming video from Netflix can now get back in front of their TVs, tablets and PCs after a Christmas Eve ...
It's all-hands-on-deck for final retail push
With the final retail push under way, L.L. Bean CEO Chris McCormick is playing Santa's helper against a backdrop of conveyor belts and beeping ...
Kodak sells digital imaging patents for $525M
Eastman Kodak is selling its digital imaging patents for about $525 million, money the struggling photo pioneer says will help it emerge from ...
Nintendo's TVii a replacement for the remote
Nintendo is switching on a television service that transforms the tablet-like controller for its new Wii U game console into a remote that changes the ...
Redbox Instant streaming plan takes on Netflix
DVD kiosk operator Redbox is launching a challenge to Netflix's streaming-video supremacy. Later this month, Redbox will offer an unlimited ...
Deep divides in Dubai at UN talks on Internet
Talks over possible new U.N. regulations for the Internet were deeply divided Monday, with Russia and others advocating for more government control, ...
Why is Wall Street losing its appetite for Apple?
This holiday season is shaping up to be a record-breaking period for Apple as shoppers snap up iPhones and iPads. So, why is the world's most valuable ...
Amazon launches Kindle content service for kids
Amazon is launching a subscription service for children's games, videos and books aimed at getting more kids to use its Kindle Fire tablet devices.
Netflix outbids Starz for rights to Disney movies
Netflix's Internet video service has landed the U.S. rights to show Disney movies shortly after they leave theaters, a coup that could turn into a ...
Britain to clamp down on corporate tax avoidance
The British government said Monday it would spend more money catching tax avoiders, after a lawmakers' committee accused major multinational companies ...