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Friday, August 22, 2008 10:07 PM

How they boost income: 22-August-08

Apple, converging technology company which launched its 3G iPhone this year: 1. It boosted its production plans when initial sales proved stronger than the company expected. It will build 40 million to 45 million iPhone 3Gs in the 12 months through August...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:05 PM

How they boost income: 19-August-08

Hyundai and Kia, South Korean carmakers of the Hyundai Group: 1. They have spent billions to go upmarket: Hyundai's new Genesis sedan will start at $33,000. Kia's new Borrego midsize SUV will start at $31,745 2. They will not abandon its strength...
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Sunday, August 10, 2008 5:06 PM

How they boost income: 09-August-08

McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company: 1. It introduced a discount menu selling double cheeseburgers for $1. It is promoting $1 sweet tea and sodas. It is offering snack-sized sandwiches. It coupled lower-priced foods with healthier...
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008 10:46 PM

How they boost income: 05-August-08

Motorola Inc., which is losing customers to the iPhone and e-mail-equipped handsets from Nokia and Samsung: 1. It will split its money-losing mobile-phone business from its profitable and faster-growing broadband business, which makes cable-television...
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Friday, July 25, 2008 8:08 PM

How they boost income: 25-July-08

Microsoft, software giant, trying to turn around its limping online operations after failing to acquire Yahoo: 1. It will invest 5% to 10% of operating income on online operations, which might increase to 20% to 40% if it is successful - and continue...
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Thursday, July 24, 2008 9:34 PM

How they boost income: 24-July-08

Amazon.com Inc., the world's largest Internet retailer, which sells products in more than three dozen categories, ranging from power tools to musical instruments. 1. It added electronics and digital-book downloads. It expanded digital sales, introducing...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:31 PM

How they boost income: 23-July-08

Hedge Funds: They borrowed almost 15 per cent, or about 550 million, of HBOS shares, which faced intense pressure from investors betting on the share price falling, and sold them to be able to buy them back cheaper. [Short sellers borrow shares they do...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:25 PM

How they control cost: 23-July-08

PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second-biggest carmaker: 1. It has instituted a savings program to reduce overhead and fixed production costs by 30 percent by 2010 2. It cut 10,300 positions in western Europe last year, 80 percent of them in France...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:38 AM

How they boost income: 22-July-08

Big Pharmaceutical Companies, facing fewer prescriptions filled, patent expirations, and FDA rejections of new drugs: 1. They are continuing to consoldate (Roche has bid $44 billion for Genentech, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has bid $7 billion for...
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Thursday, July 17, 2008 8:16 PM

How they boost income: 17-July-08

Ebay, the world's largest Internet auctioneer, losing market share to rivals such as Amazon.com, seeks to improve its fixed-price online retail business, grow PayPal and bolster customer safety and trust: 1. It made major changes to its business ...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 8:04 PM

How they boost income: 15-July-08

General Electric, giant engineering company: 1. It is unveiling a retro engine design for the business air travel market promoting a less glitzy technology, a propeller-driven engine as the turboprop market is enjoying a resurgence as an efficient alternative...
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Friday, July 11, 2008 10:02 PM

How they boost income: 11-July-08

Apple, converging technology company, seeking to catch up with Research In Motion Ltd.'s Blackberry: 1. It will turn the iPhone into Apple's third major business alongside the Macintosh computer and iPod media player. 2. It wants to sell 10 million...
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Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:25 PM

How they boost income: 10-July-08

Apple, converging technology company: 1. It is launching iPhone 3G across much of Europe on July 11 2. It has upgraded the iPhone 3G with GPS and support for faster connections 3. It has lowered the price for an entry-level model with 8 gigabytes of memory...
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:12 PM

How they boost income: 09-July-08

Tullow Oil Plc, the U.K. explorer with the most licenses in Africa: 1. It is focusing on exploration in Uganda and Ghana 2. It will pump 70,000 to 72,000 barrels of oil and gas a day this year 3. It is bringing three drilling rigs to Ghana to explore...
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Saturday, July 05, 2008 1:05 AM

How they boost income: 04-July-08

Viacom, media and entertainment content creator: 1. It is trying to prevent YouTube from having Viacom content on the YouTube site 2. It is arguing in its ongoing $1 billion copyright infringement suit against YouTube that a) YouTube wants illegal content...
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