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Microsoft to Buy Skype for $8.5 Billion to Add Web Calls
Microsoft agreed to buy Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion, using its cash pile to gain the world's most popular Web-calling service and help it catch up in online and mobile advertising
- Android Passes iPhone in Japan
- Record Profit Forecast for Toshiba
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Merkel Pushes Off Greek Aid Decision
German Chancellor Angela Merkel refused to commit to more aid for Greece, saying it is too early to decide whether the country needs additional financial help to stamp out the debt crisis
- Tesco Plans More Brands, Global Online Offer
- Record Exports Drive China's Surplus Higher
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London Airports Spend $6 Billion on Revamps
London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports are spending almost $6 billion on makeover projects to stem an exodus of passengers and airlines put off by their crowded lounges and faded concrete
- Emirates Sees Record Net as A380s Lure Flyers
- Patagonia Dam Approval Spurs Chile Protests
Featured Columnists
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Maha Hosain Aziz
Maha Hosain Aziz is the senior teaching fellow in South Asian Politics at London's School of Oriental &...
- Tackling Ethnic Inequality in Sri Lanka
- Defusing South Asia's Demographic Time Bomb
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Anil Gupta and Haiyan Wang
Anil K. Gupta (anil.gupta@insead.edu ) is the Insead Chaired Professor of Strategy at Insead.
- Why Barbie Flopped in Shanghai
- Comac: China's Challenge to Airbus and Boeing
More Global News & Features
- BNP’s Chairman Pebereau to Retire; Bonnafe Will Become CEO 11:23 AM
- Toyota May Stop ‘Insisting on Japan’ as Yen, Quake Hurt Profit 11:22 AM
- Biggest Oil-Gas Premium May Spark LNG Exports: Energy Markets 11:18 AM
- Syrian Army Shells Homs, Arrests Dozens as Crackdown Spreads 11:11 AM
- In Pakistan, Things Will Only Get Worse 10:40 AM
- Why China Fears Ai Weiwei
- Japan in Crisis
- Europe's Top B-Schools 2011
- China's Economy at an Inflection Point
- Ten Asset-Rich Japanese Companies Getting Crushed
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Asia
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In Pakistan, Things Will Only Get Worse 10:40 AM
While most countries feel relief over the death of Osama bin Laden, Pakistan will continue to suffer geopolitically, economically, and politically
- Tackling Ethnic Inequality in Sri Lanka
- Why Barbie Flopped in Shanghai
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Europe
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Social Media Burst into Europe's B-Schools
European MBA programs are using blogs, wikis, social networking, and other Web 2.0 tools to link students and explore new business strategies
- Study the World for a European MBA
- Europe's Top B-Schools 2011
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Companies
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Eye on Asia:
China Buys Gas-Tapping Technology
My colleague John Duce and I wrote in this week's issue of Bloomberg Businessweek about China's search for unconventional gas -- gas trapped in coal...
- Eye on Asia: Japan Can't Afford Fight with China
- Booming Africa: An Opportunity for Europe
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Economics & Policy
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Shadow Economies on the Rise Around the World
A report identifies countries with the largest shadow economies, many of which are half as large as official GDP—a huge loss in tax revenue
- EU Population Tops 500 Million
- Calls for EU to Halt Corrupt Defense Deals
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Energy & Environment
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Energy Efficiency Gaining Traction in Asia
More Asian companies need to follow the example of Philippine shopping-mall operator SM Prime Holdings, says columnist Dennis Posadas
- Green Energy: When Public Funds Dry Up
- Clean Energy's Bright Rebound
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Global Finance & Markets
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Mideast Private Equity Has Room to Run
The nascent private equity industry in the Middle East got slammed by the downturn. If it adheres to five core tactics, it could flourish again, says Booz & Co.
- Britain's Economy Faces Triple Whammy
- RBS Chief: New U.K. Banks May Struggle
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Investing
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Hungary Tells the IMF to Take a Hike
After a breakdown in weekend talks over its deficit-cutting plans, Hungary says it will work with the EU but not the IMF going forward
- RBS Chief: New U.K. Banks May Struggle
- EU Warns Nations on Bank Stress Tests
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Technology
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Eye on Asia:
The Indian Outsourcer to Watch is Based in Teaneck
(This post originally referred incorrectly to HCL Technology. The correct name is HCL Technologies.) Indian outsourcers are getting ready for more...
- Eye on Asia: In Electronics, Japan Still Matters
- Eye on Asia: Alibaba Replies on Piracy Claims
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After Work
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Europe May Rate Tourist Spots for Quality
The European Commission is considering a program to award rankings to hotels, cultural venues, and activities, but the travel industry has a mixed reaction
- U.K. Girds for New U.S. Fast Food Invasion
- How the World Cup Will Affect U.K. Retail
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- Syrian Army Shells Homs, Arrests Dozens as Crackdown... 11:11 AM
- Greek General Strike Halts Flights, Shuts Schools Over... 10:49 AM
- Pound Rallies, Gilts Slump After BOE Says Inflation to... 10:26 AM
- BNP Paribas Chairman Pebereau Will Retire; Bonnafe... 10:25 AM
- SocGen, Lazard Bankers Said to Be Probed for Parmalat... 10:25 AM
- European Stocks Advance for Second Day; Maersk, Hermes... 10:16 AM
- Euro Weakens as Greek Aid Concern Deepens; Pound... 9:59 AM
- Allied Irish Seeks Up to 90% Discount on $3. 9:43 AM
- Merkel Signals Support for Draghi as Trichet’s... 9:24 AM
- Poland Unexpectedly Raises Rates as Price Growth... 8:57 AM
- Finland May Demand Investors Share Burden in Portugal... 8:26 AM
- King Says Inflation May Reach 5% as BOE Cuts Growth... 8:03 AM
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