MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s most powerful business lobby moved to clamp down on Skype and its peers this week, telling lawmakers that the Internet phone services are a threat to Russian businesses and to national security.
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Skype singled out as threat to Russia’s security
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News Corp sees MySpace as place for videogames
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PASADENA, California (Reuters) – News Corp hopes to transform MySpace, which has been losing users to Facebook, into a stronger online videogaming platform as it works to reposition the six-year-old site as an entertainment destination.
New York Times profit rises, studies Web access charge
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Times reported higher quarterly profit on cost cuts on Thursday, beating forecasts, but advertising revenue fell 30 percent and a recovery for U.S. newspaper publishers still looks a long way off.
Microsoft raises specter of doubt on tech recovery
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The tech sector’s road to recovery just got a lot bumpier.
China’s Beijing Auto says fails in bid for GM’s Opel
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Beijing Auto said intellectual property issues were behind its failure to reach an deal with General Motors over its Opel unit.
Citigroup names 3 directors, gives Grundhofer job
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc said it had appointed three new directors, including a former New York State banking superintendent, and given board member Jerry Grundhofer the job of chairman of its retail banking unit.
Schlumberger profit falls; no quick rebound seen
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Schlumberger Ltd, the world’s largest oilfield services provider, posted a sharp drop in earnings on Friday and warned it did not expect any rebound in spending by its oil- and gas-producing customers this year.
CIT amends debt offer to attract creditors
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – CIT Group Inc amended a debt restructuring on Friday to lure more bondholders to tender their notes early, but the lender to 1 million companies said it could file for bankruptcy if the plan failed.
Futures drop as results weigh
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures dropped on Friday as disappointing results from Microsoft Corp and American Express Co sparked caution one day after the Dow industrials closed above the key 9,000 mark.