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Facebook seeks to revive advertiser base
Social network cannot afford to deploy aggressive sales teams to win advertising from small businesses, but must instead rely on data and design
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BMC to be taken private for $6.9bn
The deal signals growing interest in mature tech companies as targets for buyouts, thanks to steady cash flow and rock-bottom interest rates
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Chipmakers’ capacity restraint has sharp effect
New capacity for making D-Ram and Nand Flash chips is set to be restrained as the dominant companies change strategy despite the strength of demand
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BMC Software: neat surrender
Soaring equity prices have made laggard companies even more conspicuous. Elliott’s rout at BMC should have the CEOs of those also-rans trembling
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Facebook set to introduce video ads
Move by the social networking site is a bid to tap into the vast budgets that marketers spend on television that tower over online ad spending
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Shazam starts to make its own noise
Shazam, has joined a select group of UK technology start-ups seeking billion-dollar valuations on stock market, but must win over sceptical investors
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MediaTek profit up 51% in first quarter
Group’s China head Lu Hsiang-cheng faces insider trading probe linked to the $3.8bn merger with Taiwan-based chip company MStar Semiconductor
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Kickstarter stars face unforgiving world
Kickstarter companies that manage to raise the funds to launch products need to learn market discipline to take it to the mass market
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Symantec a key player against cybercrime
Security company estimates the total cost of cybercrime to business, government and consumers may have been as much as €338bn in 2011
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Clubcard pioneers to boost theatreland
The husband-and-wife team that created Tesco’s successful loyalty scheme are looking to use the same data-mining trick for live entertainment
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Asos an incongruous feature among gainers
Aim’s biggest company jumped 19.7% after it reported first-half earnings ahead of consensus expectations and said expansion remained on track
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US charges Algerian over malware
Bendelladj charged after he was extradited from Thailand to face charges of developing ‘SpyEye’ malware used to steal millions from bank accounts
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Apple feeds corporate bond appetite
In spite of record low yields, corporate bonds still pay more than Treasuries or cash, and fears of higher interest rates have receded for now
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Twitter appointment fuels IPO talk
Many analysts regard an IPO as the natural next step for the company, which launched in 2006 and has quickly risen to a valuation of $9bn
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Chip off the old block takes helm at Intel
Chief will have tough decisions on how far Intel should go in ‘renting out’ parts of manufacturing powerhouse on which number-one position has been built
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LinkedIn shares hit as forecast disappoints
The professional social network reported earnings per share of 45 cents on revenues of $324.7m, well ahead of consensus projections
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Intel names 30-year veteran as new chief
Krzanich is steeped in Intel’s core manufacturing operations, having joined in 1982 as an engineer and rising to manage one of its ‘fabs’
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Apple, leverage and tax avoidance
Tech company’s dividend points to need for reform. The rules that permit this are inefficient and discriminate against smaller companies
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Saddle up for a super-charged bike ride
If you long to leave fellow commuters standing at traffic lights, speed up hills and have. your own superhero red cape, this is the bike for you
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Dirigisme dies hard in France
Arnaud Montebourg’s blocking Yahoo from buying Dailymotion shows the definition of an important industry can be elastic, says Hugh Carnegy
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The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more