Merger of Office Depot, OfficeMax Approved
Antitrust regulators will allow it
Business and Industry
Microsoft Shares Up 5 Percent on Better Than Expected Quarterly Results
Revenue, profits up over a year ago
Group Wants to Meet Barneys CEO over Racial Profiling Allegations
Threaten possible picket
Black Teen Sues After Being Detained by NYPD for Buying a Belt
Alleges Barneys targeted him because they didn't believe he legitimately could have the money to pay for it
The Government Shutdown and Our Permission Society
Many private harms caused by the government shutdown are due to its own insistence on meddling in our lives
IKEA Sales Increase, Helped By Growth in China and Russia
Full-year sales increase 3.1 percent
Apple's Former Boss Says the Company Should Make Big Acquisitions
Has lots of cash reserves
GE Partnering With AT&T, Intel, Cisco on "Industrial Internet" Products
Connecting industrial equipment to Internet and Internet devices
Sen. Wyden: NSA Surveillance Hurting US Economy
Tech industries stand to lose billions over loss of trust
Microsoft Looks to China to Expand Gaming Market
Ban on selling foreign game consoles to end there
Wells Fargo Cutting More Mortgage Jobs
1,800 positions in addition to 2,300 already announced
Staples, Radio Shack Dumping Amazon Delivery Lockers
Was apparently an avenue for potential customers to not buy stuff from them
Yahoo CEO: Jail Time Threatened for Revealing NSA Surveillance
Tech companies pressed on not informing users of government spying
Google, Intel Working Together on Chrome Book Development
Intel not just for Windows anymore
Abercrombie and Fitch Ban on Headscarves Ruled Illegal
Ruled discriminatory against Muslim employees
Activist Shareholder Carl Icahn Calls Dell's Board "Totalitarian Dictatorship"
Not fighting Michael Dell's attempt to acquire the company anymore
Koch Industries to Buy Tech Company for $7.2 Billion
Acquires Molex, an electronic connection manufacturer
Walmart Responds to Protests
Says protesters demanding higher pay are "a handful of union-orchestrated media stunts, made of up of primarily union members and activists."
